Another air cargo carrier picks Airblox 
The online B2B marketplace platform Airblox has onboarded Pacific Air Cargo, a US cargo carrier established in 2000. Brian Kolb, VP of Strategy at Airblox: "Its unwavering support for the communities it serves aligns perfectly with our mission to provide the air cargo... more
Next level for zero carbon aviation
The project of the first airship to perform a non-stop world tour with no CO2 emission was showcased during last week's Climate Week NYC: Eleven years after starting the 100% round-the-world flight with Solar Impulse, Swiss national Bertrand Piccard is set to circumnavigate... more
Ports of Indiana names operations managers
Ports of Indiana has filled two key leadership roles at its Ohio River ports, naming Ashley Blocker (left) and Michael Graves (right) as operations managers in Mount Vernon and Jeffersonville, respectively. Blocker was promoted to the new role after serving as operations... more
Air Canada: the third Dreamliner version
Air Canada has selected Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner to further modernise a Canada’s flag carrier will deploy the new fuel-efficient airplanes as part of its broader strategy to reduce carbon emissions while expanding its global route network. Reducing fuel use and improving... more
Asia, Arctic, archipelagos 
Several new partnerships for airship developer Flying Whales. The French airship developer Flying Whales was pleased with its news at Breakbulk Europe (see ITJ Daily of 20 June 2023). At the Paris Air Show then, things went from strength to strength. The firm’s new partnerships... more
Record funding for rail projects
The USA has invested a record amount of USD 1.4 billion into 70 rail improvement projects of which USD 720 million will support 47 short line railroad projects in 36 states. One of the grants concerns the Palouse River & Coulee City Railroad in Washington state to... more
Lactalis to lease dairy facility in Ontario
Lactalis Canada is entering into a long-term lease for a new distribution centre in Oshawa, Ontario, principally for its cheese and table spreads supply chain network. It is set to open in Q4/2024. The 35,210 sqm site will consolidate multiple shipping locations – including... more
Rescued from skewed distress
Before a magnificent panorama. The sailing ship Europa, built in 1911, is regularly serviced in a dry dock every southern winter. This year an incident occurred in Cape Town which the South African specialist company Vanguard managed to rectify around two months later. more
Röhlig appoints global head of industry verticals
The owner-managed logistics company Röhlig Logistics has appointed Marisol Henschen as global head of industry verticals, effective 1 September 2023. She reports to Andreas Polychronakos, global sales & air freight director at Röhlig Logistics. Polychronakos: “We are... more
ICTSI milestone: large vessel in Latin America
The arrival of the CMA CGM “Alexander Von Humboldt” at Contecon Manzanillo S.A. (CMSA) in Mexico and then at Sociedad Puerto Industrial Aguadulce (SPIA) in Colombia marks a significant milestone for International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) in Latin America. ... more