Korean cargo carriers reduce domestic services 
Starting today, 23 August 2019, as part of its strategy to expand its overseas services, Korean Air Cargo is adding a third weekly flight to its Incheon (South Korea) - Anchorage (AK, USA) – Miami (FL, USA) - São Paulo (Brazil) - Santiago (Chile) - Lima (Peru) - Los Angeles (CA,... more
Greyorange hires Jeff Cashman as SVP and global COO
Greyorange, a software and robotics platform provider that leverages artificial intelligence and machine learning to optimise fulfilment operations for companies worldwide, has announced that Jeff Cashman has joined the company as senior vice president and global chief... more
Opening up Canada's Arctic territories
The development of the Slave Geological Province (SGP) corridor has received new Canadian federal funding. The project will receive a total of CAD 40 million (EUR 27 million) to support environmental regulatory reviews and planning studies. The long-term vision of this... more
A new perishables option in South Florida?
Hendry County, FL and Airglades International (AIA) announced new progress in US PPP in airport development on 19 August 2019. Firstly, the FAA had deemed the application under the airport investment partnership programme to be "substantially complete", with... more
CAM continues to expand
Air Transport Services Group (ATSG), a provider of aircraft leasing and air cargo transportation, reported that each of its principal business segments, aircraft leasing and air transport, generated higher revenues for the second quarter of 2019. The most important segment,... more
Amazon plans to open new fulfilment centre in Utah
Amazon plans to open a new fulfilment centre in West Jordan (Utah, USA) creating more than 800 full-time jobs. Amazon currently employs more than 2,000 full-time associates throughout the State of Utah. Amazon employees at the more than 93,000 sqm fulfilment centre will... more
Lisa Lefeber elected next CEO of Port of Everett Commission
The Port of Everett Commission (WA, USA) voted 3-0 to approve a contract naming the port’s deputy executive director Lisa Lefeber the next CEO, effective 16 October 2019. Lefeber is the first woman to be selected for this top leadership role in the port’s 100-year history.... more
Avianca Brasil leaves Star Alliance
The Brazilian airline Ocean Air Linhas Aéreas, headquartered in São Paulo and formerly operating under the name of Avianca Brasil, will formally leave the Star Alliance with effect from 1 September 2019. Ocean Air’s withdrawal follows several months of bankruptcy protection and... more
New service sets sail from Asia to the US Gulf region
The Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), Maersk and ZIM have launched a new joint service from Asia to the US Gulf. The new service deploys ten ships of 4,500 teu capacity on the following rotation: Xiamen (China) – Yantian (China) – Busan (South Korea) – (Panama Canal transit)... more
Eastern Canadian airport to upgrade cargo facilities
On behalf of Marc Garneau, the Canadian minister of transport, Ginette Petitpas Taylor, minister of health, and Dominic LeBlanc, minister of intergovernmental and northern affairs and internal trade, have announced that CAD 8.34 million (EUR 5.6 million) will be invested to... more