‘Emirates Delivers’ – now also from the UK 
Online shoppers from the UAE have used ‘Emirates Delivers’ to shop from US retailers since it was launched in 2019. Now, just in time for last-minute festive shopping, Emirates SkyCargo has added the UK to its home-delivery shopping platform. Items purchased from UK... more
Around 100 BEVs to join the fleet
The transport company Schneider is set to take delivery of around 100 class 8 battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) for its intermodal operations in Southern California (USA). Schneider’s first ‘eCascadia’ is set to roll off the assembly line soon of Freightliner, a subsidiary of... more
Improving cargo capacities at US airports
Colorado-based Burrell Aviation has entered into a nationwide cooperation agreement with Alliance Ground International, one of the USA’s leading providers of cargo warehousing and freighter handling, to provide cargo and commercial aviation facility investment, development and... more
Global e-commerce player joins IRU
Amazon has joined the International Road Transport Union (IRU), to work on areas that are critical to its large chain of logistics partners and the broader global road transport sector. Common challenges include sustainability and decarbonisation, road safety and artificial... more
AEI converted units can cope with the cold
Aeronautical Engineers Inc (AEI), a leading player in the business of converting passenger aeroplanes into freighters, is the oldest conversion company operating today. Since AEI was founded in 1958 it has developed more than 130 ‘supplemental type certificates’ (STCs) and has... more
WPI researchers create method for making net-zero aviation...
An interdisciplinary team of researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has developed a potential breakthrough in green aviation, namely a recipe for a net-zero fuel for aeroplanes that will pull carbon dioxide (CO2) out of the air. The team, led by Jagan... more
WDS complements its US west coast activities
A takeover has been completed in the USA, with the World Group, the parent company of World Distribution Services (WDS), acquiring Pacific Cascade, including both Pacific Cascade Distribution and Pacific Cascade Trucking headquartered in Sumner WA. Pacific Cascade, founded in... more
Is it a price war - or is it competition?
According to a market forecast made by Container X Change, an online platform for container logistics, “the probability of an all-out price war in 2023 is high," as CEO Christian Roeloffs put it. After the times of scarce capacities and exceptionally high container rates,... more
WestJet Cargo dedicates B737-800 freighters
WestJet Cargo, the air cargo division of WestJet, has confirmed the planned launch of four dedicated Boeing B737-800 freighters on 26 March 2023, to massively increase its operations, thereby meeting growing demand in the Canadian market. Kirsten De Bruijn, WestJet’s... more
New manager appointed for Argentina and Uruguay
Bolloré Logistics has named Charles Lams as its managing director for Argentina and Uruguay, where he’ll be in charge of the company’s strategy in the two countries, and adapting its services to the needs of the local market. He’ll be based in Buenos Aires (Argentina) and will... more