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Port of Long Beach has 2nd busiest August

Cargo volume in August at the Port of Long Beach fell just short of another record month as a slowdown in consumer spending in the U.S. continued.Dockworkers and terminal operators moved 806,940 TEUs of container cargo last month, down just 764 TEUs – 0.1% – from August 2021, which was the busiest August ever. Imports were down 5.6% to 384,530 TEUs and exports increased 1.6% to 121,408 TEUs. Empty containers ... [+]

Port of Los Angeles Cargo volume eases in August

After record-breaking cargo volume in 2021 and the first half of 2022, the import surge at the Port of Los Angeles slowed in August. The port handled an estimated 806,000 TEUs in August, approximately 15% less than the same period a year ago.“Some goods that ... [+]

Rheinmetall partners with Air Canada

Rheinmetall is partnering with Air Canada to type trial its electric air start unit, the Rheinmetall eMSU, at airports. The Rheinmetall Group’s Canadian branch Rheinmetall Canada recently launched the world’s first zero-emission, all-electric air start unit.Air Canada has become a development partner and, upon successful ... [+]

SWISS joins the UN Global Compact

Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) has joined the UN Global Compact Network Switzerland & Liechtenstein. In doing so, the airline is underlining its commitment to the Ten Principles of the UN Global Compact in the fields of the environment, human rights, labor and anti-corruption, and ... [+]

American Airlines Cargo expands with WebCargo

The American Airlines Cargo network continues to expand on WebCargo, a Freightos company, now with the inclusion of 28 new countries and more than 40 markets across Latin America, the Caribbean and Canada.Following Europe and the U.S., this regional rollout onto WebCargo now includes a ... [+]

Bolloré Logistics partners with United Airlines

Bolloré Logistics and United Airlines entered into an innovative partnership relating to the purchase of three million liters of sustainable aviation fuel for 2022. This collaboration demonstrates Bolloré Logistics’ ongoing determination to pursue its commitments by developing sustainable offers to help decarbonize air freight transport.This ... [+]

Cathay Pacific Cargo introduces Fly Greener

Cathay Pacific is taking the lead in aviation’s sustainability efforts in Asia with the extension of Fly Greener to its air cargo services. Fly Greener is a carbon-offset programme powered by an integrated carbon emissions calculator, as part of the airline’s commitment to tackling climate ... [+]

Unilode, OnAsset announce deployment of the world’s first airborne IoT network

Unilode Aviation Solutions and OnAsset Intelligence announce a massive network upgrade that now includes in-flight tracking capabilities. Unilode owns and operates the world’s largest digitally enabled unit load device (ULD) fleet, over 120,000 digital ULDs strong and growing, built upon a global network of OnAsset’s ... [+]

Air Belgium partners with WFS

Air Belgium is partnering with Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) in Johannesburg and Cape Town for the launch of its first services to South Africa.The airline has awarded a three-year contract to WFS to provide cargo handling for the 1,600 tonnes per annum forecast to be ... [+]

AAL Triumphs again in 2022 at AFLAS awards

AAL Shipping (AAL) has been named ‘Best Shipping Line – Project Cargo’ at the 2022 Asian Freight, Logistics and Supply Chain (AFLAS) Awards, held in Hong Kong on September 7. The AFLAS Awards are a celebration of Asia’s freight, logistics and supply chain industry, and AAL ... [+]

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