Sale of Sheppard to Bendix concluded 
In the USA, ZF Friedrichshafen has concluded the sale of Sheppard to Bendix for the price of USD 149.5 million. Sheppard is a major provider of steering technology for commercial vehicles. Bendix is an indirect subsidiary of Knorr-Bremse, which produces braking systems for rail... more
Mriya flies millions of masks from China to Canada
The new Canadian office of Intradco Global, a Chapman Freeborn company and a family member of Avia Solutions Group, in collaboration with GTA GSM, has completed a significant charter operation, transporting 13,000 cartons (totalling nearly 1,000 cbm) of medical supplies and PPE... more
More money for trade corridor in Texas
The Port of Corpus Christi was awarded a grant by the Texas department of transportation (TxDOT) under the 2019-2020 port access programme for safety improvements to the Joe Fulton international trade corridor and Rincon Road leading to the Rincon industrial complex.... more
Analyst issues warnings for June
May 2020 was not as bad for the air cargo industry as the previous month. As indicated in data from Clive Data Services, the industry has passed the lowest point. After a -37% decline in volumes YOY in April, the corresponding figure for May of -31% showed a slight upward... more
Nippon Express acquires MD Logistics
Following an equity purchase agreement concluded with MD Logistics and MD Express, a logistics group operating in the USA, Nippon Express acquired the entire equity interests of MD Logistics through its subsidiary Nippon Express USA on 22 May 2020. MD Logistics is... more
Vietnam sends PPE to the USA
Fedex is helping the Vietnam Red Cross Society transport thousands of donated medical masks to the American Red Cross in the United States. The donation was mobilised to help communities in the USA cope with the Covid-19 pandemic. Vietnam Red Cross Society Nguyen Thi Xuan... more
Merchant fleet officer shortage imminent?
The already existing shortage of officers to crew the global merchant fleet is getting worse. According to the latest manning annual review and forecast report published by the London (UK)-based shipping consultancy Drewry, the reduced attractiveness of a career at sea and... more
Smart Kenyans and Canadians
Transport Canada has approved the conversion of Dash 8-100/200 and Dash 8-300 aircraft into simplified package freighters in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. 748 Air Services, a Kenyan provider of passenger and cargo services to humanitarian, natural resources and... more
Making Mexican mango fly to Europe
The weekly air cargo schedule of Dachser de México continues to provide uninterrupted service to five key European destinations (Amsterdam, Frankfurt, London, Madrid and Paris), ensuring the predictable and timely flow of goods even as ocean freight transport faces ongoing... more
First nine Mason mega rail tracks opened
Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) in the USA has put into operation the first nine of 18 new working tracks in the framework of is the Mason mega rail project. More than 2.2 million staff hours have already gone into the planning and construction of the port of Savannah’s Mason... more