First containers for HCT 
Canadian National Railway (CN), New Hamilton Rail Terminal (HCT) and the Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority (Hopa Ports) have created a direct intermodal rail service between Hamilton, ON and Montreal, QC. Carrying export-bound shipping containers, the inaugural train completed its... more
Start of a flourishing season in Ecuador
Valentine's Day is only three weeks away! The dedicated cargo season began at Quito airport (UIO) and will last until 11 February. Since 92% of the cargo transported from UIO are flowers (2023: 20,000 t), local logistics processes have been optimised. As part of a strategic... more
First female president to lead AMP
The American Maritime Partnership (AMP), which represents the USA’s maritime industry, has elected Jennifer Carpenter (centre) as its new president and the first woman to lead the organisation. Carpenter will be joined by vice president Sara Fuentes (left) and James Weakley... more
A COO in waiting
CN has appointed Remi G. Lalonde as executive VP and special advisor to the CEO in anticipation of his transition to the role of the company’s chief commercial officer (CCO) later in the year. As a former CEO, CFO and SVP at a prominent forest products company, Lalonde has... more
Building a H2-corridor from California to Texas
The US government has approved a grant of USD 623 million to fund the deployment of charging points for electric vehicles in communities and along major travel corridors. At least 500,000 publicly available chargers are to be installed by 2030. In the last four years, EV... more
Expanding handling capacity at Jaxport
Jaxport in Jacksonville, Florida, has signed a 30-year lease agreement with Enstructure, a USA-based marine terminal and logistics company, for 319,702 sqm at the Talleyrand Marine Terminal. Starting in late 2025, following the relocation of Southeast Toyota Distributors to... more
More than half way there 
Good news from Baku. The Caspian Air Cargo Summit, which Michael Mackey attended for the ITJ at the end of last year, had two clear messages for the industry. One was the emergence of Azerbaijan as a hub for air traffic between east and west. The second one was that the industry... more
Extending cooperation on dangerous goods
The International Air Transport Association (Iata) and the International Civil Aviation Organisation (Icao) have extended their long-standing cooperation on setting and implementing global standards for the safe carriage of dangerous goods by air. An agreement to this effect... more
Gliding between archipelagos
Twelve corporate and community organisations have just launched the Hawaiʻi Seaglider Initiative (HSI), which aims to increase understanding and adoption of seagliders in Hawai’i with a focus on community, culture, and the environment. Seagliders would operate exclusively 9... more
Before the crest of a wave
Global container-shipping capacities are set to grow the most in 2024. The building of new containerships has its own ‘me-too’ logic. High demand for freight volumes in 2021 and 2022 triggered a boom in orders. This additional shipping space is now set to steadily increase... more