Designing an X-plane with FIW technology 
A new vertical lift concept published by Aurora Flight Sciences depicts a scalable technology for airborne logistics in locations without a prepared runway. The Boeing company says its proposed X-plane uses fan-in-wing (FIW) technology to provide high-speed, runway-independent... more
IAPH 2024 sustainability awards are out
The International Association of Ports and Harbours (IAPH) recently announced the winners of the IAPH 2023 Sustainability Awards during the gala dinner of the IAPH World Ports Conference in Hamburg: American, European & Asian ports are all among the winners, with Ulsan Port... more
Finalising new Basa arrangements
In line with the directive of president Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR, Festus Keyamo San, the minister of aviation and aerospace development, has commenced high-level discussions with the Brazilian ambassador to Nigeria, Carlos Garcete, to activate the Bilateral Air Service Agreement... more
Bringing a Skytrain back home
Teams from Dover Air Force Base, DE, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER), AK, and Robins AFB, GA, joined forces to bring a C-47A Skytrain, which had served during WWII, from its prior home in rural Alaska down to Georgia where it will receive a full restoration before being... more
Improved intermodal Puerto Rico service
The two transport companies Tote and STG are teaming up to deliver a faster rail-barge combined service to the Caribbean island. The solution represents the fastest rail-focused service to and from Puerto Rico from anywhere in North America, the two partners say. The... more
A Midwestern site for Levi Strauss
Logistics provider Maersk has opened an Ohio hub for Levi Strauss & Co, giving the famous clothes brand an additional 111,484 sqm of fulfilment capacity in the Midwestern USA. Situated in Groveport, the facility supports container handling and omnichannel fulfilment for... more
AA Cargo adds new routes for winter season
American Airlines Cargo has announced its winter widebody schedule with new routes and increases for the 2024/2025 winter season. Out of Latin America, American is introducing a new seasonal service from Rio de Janeiro Galeão International Airport (GIG) to Dallas/Fort Worth... more
Hub Group augments intermodal services in Mexico
The US transport company has formed a JV with Easo, a Mexican intermodal carrier specialising in intermodal, trucking, truckload and freight brokerage services. Through a network of terminals in Mexico, Easo caters to the entire Mexican domestic market and main logistics hubs in... more
STG Logistics: investments to drive growth
The US-based transport specialist has secured a USD 300 million financing package to continue its ongoing expansion and strategic growth initiatives. The company’s aims for 2025 include a 25% growth in domestic services by enlarging its intermodal portfolio in North America... more
Delivering lifesaving colposcopes to Ghana
United Cargo, in collaboration with Quick, a Kuehne + Nagel company, and JDM Operations Management, recently completed a critical humanitarian mission that has the potential to save countless lives in Ghana. The shipment, consisting of advanced medical equipment including... more