Magma Aviation launches new Kigali service 
Starting today, 2 October 2019, UK-based Magma Aviation, which provides worldwide air freight transportation on a regular and charter basis, continues to focus on its Africa services, launching a weekly B747F flight from Liège (Belgium) to Kigali (Ruanda). Flying on behalf... plus
Bridgehead for LNG bunkering in the USA
The technology group Wärtsilä will supply its LNG cargo handling system for a new 5400 sqm LNG bunker barge being built in the USA. The barge is being built at the Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding yard in Wisconsin (USA) on behalf of NorthStar Midstream. It will be operated by the... plus
A large cargo door for Canadian DHC8-300
Air Inuit, a regional airline that provides vital passenger, charter, cargo and emergency air transport services throughout northern Quebec and destinations across Canada and the USA, and Collins Aerospace have inducted a DHC8-300 aircraft for large cargo door conversion.... plus
Data exchange between Champ and Inttra
Champ Forwarding Systems' full freight forwarding solution "Logitude" now offers messaging via the Inttra ocean trade platform for communicating with ocean shipping lines. The new feature enables forwarders to work with over 30,000 active shippers across 200... plus
Clarksons downbeat over maritime development
Clarksons Research has revised its forecast of growth of maritime transport in tonnes downwards, from the 2.9% foreseen in its spring report to 1.7%, as it has just published in the progress of its autumn report on shipping. This low growth, the lowest since 2009, is due to... plus
High-speed hub in Nashville expanded
UPS has announced that it has completed the multi-phased expansion of its Whitescreek, Tennessee (USA) ground package sortation and distribution facility. The project has brought more than 300 new full- and part-time jobs to the area. “UPS is transforming our operations to... plus
Arpin Group promotes Slawomir Mitak
Arpin Group has promoted Slawomir Mitak from senior software developer/engineer to director of software development. In his new role, Mitak will be responsible for the architecture, development, and delivery of applications supporting transportation logistics including the... plus
New hub for shipping plastic pellets by rail across the USA
OmniTRAX and A&R Logistics, a US provider of integrated dry bulk logistics solutions for the chemical and plastic industries, are opening a new transload facility in Atlanta, USA. The Atlanta Waterfront Terminal, located adjacent to the Fulton County Railway (FCR) tracks... plus
One more flower logistics certification
Just before attending the Proflora exhibition in Bogotá, Air France KLM Martinair Cargo announced the FlowerWatch approval for its flower exports out of Colombia, as an extension of the programme after the launch of the FlowerWatch certification in Kenya in June. AFKLMP... plus
Port of Long Beach launches incentive strategy
Every container counts: The port of Long Beach is launching an incentive programme for liners to move more boxes. The harbour commissioners were to vote on a paper of the port’s staff saying that the competitor, the port of Los Angeles, introduced a successful incentive... plus