Bogotá receives laurels from American Airlines 
Colombia is celebrating as American Airlines has selected Bogotá Cargo (BOG) as the "most improved station" for H2/2018. At an award ceremony where attendees included Menzies Aviation leaders and representatives from the airline, the El Dorado international airport... more
Vienna calling - Air Canada coming
Today (29 April 2019), Air Canada Cargo is beginning a service between Vienna and Toronto. The new daily year-round service is operated with B787-9 equipment. For shipments arriving in or originating from the Austrian capital, Air Canada's ground handling will be managed by the... more
Eco locomotive replaces old switcher in California
The US shortline railroad, Stockton Terminal and Eastern Railroad (STE), part of Omnitrax, has introduced a new environment-friendly locomotive at the STE depot in San Juaquin County CA (USA). The new STE locomotive, built by Knoxville Locomotive Works, is an EPA tier-4... more
Panalpina expands perishables network
Panalpina is continuing to expand its perishables network in South America through the acquisition of Cargo Master in Colombia, and its subsidiary, Laseair in Ecuador. Cargo Master is one of Latin America’s largest companies specialized in the airfreight export of... more
Fedex Express opens logistics centre in Panama
Fedex Express has inaugurated a new logistics centre in Panama Pacifico. The opening is part of the company’s plan to deliver a broader portfolio of solutions and expand its presence in the Latin American and Caribbean region. The new Fedex facility features the following:... more
Kick-off for new CSX-served intermodal facility
After a groundbreaking ceremony, the construction work for the Carolina Connector (CCX) intermodal transportation facility in Edgecombe County (NC, USA) has started. The site will allow trucks to bring cargo containers to a railyard where they will be transferred to trains... more
Georgia Central Railway to serve new plastic facility
US shortline railroad Georgia Central Railway, a subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming (G&W), will serve a major new plastics distribution facility under construction on its line in Pooler (GA). Georgia Central will transport bulk plastic resin to the new Plastic Express... more
New ownership for two US shortline railroads
Ironhorse has acquired the Sequatchie Valley Railroad and the Walking Horse and Eastern Railroad. The Tennessee (USA)-based railroads will be renamed Sequatchie Valley Switching Company (SQSC) and the Walking Horse Railroad (WHRR). SQSC is an 18.5 km shortline railroad... more
Emir Pineda from Miami Airport joins Tiaca board
Emir Pineda, trade & logistics manager of the marketing division of Miami-Dade aviation department, which operates Miami international airport (MIA), has been elected to the board of the international air cargo association (Tiaca). Pineda started his career as an intern... more
Fifth Taiwanese satellite flown with China Airlines
For the fifth time, China Airlines recently transported a Taiwanese national satellite to the US. A B747-400F assisted the National Space Organization (NSPO) with flying the Formosat-7 to Miami, from where it will be transferred to the Kennedy Space Center for launch.... more