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Record performance for GEODIS in the first half of 2021

In the first half of 2021, GEODIS achieved revenues of €4,865 million, up +21% compared to 2020 at constant exchange rates and scope of consolidation, resulting from sustained activity recorded in all the Group's business lines and regions.o EBITDA of €458 million, up by more than 60%.o The amount of operating cash flow has enabled the Group to finance acquisitions while reducing net financial debt compared to June 2020 (-€123 ... [+]

XPO Logistics Announces Second Quarter 2021 Results

XPO Logistics, Inc. announced its financial results for the second quarter 2021. Revenue increased to $5.04 billion for the second quarter, compared with $3.50 billion for the same period in 2020. Net income attributable to common shareholders was $156 million for the second quarter, compared ... [+]

Air Cargo Posts Strongest First Half-Year Growth Since 2017

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air cargo markets for June showing a 9.9% improvement on pre-COVID-19 performance (June 2019). This pushed first half-year air cargo growth to 8%, its strongest first half performance since 2017 (when the industry posted 10.2% ... [+]

Digitalize global supply chain with TradeLens

CMA CGM Group announces that TradeLens subscribers now have the possibility to retrieve booking information, visibility on their container tracking as well as B/L data for all the CMA CGM group carriers.TradeLens is the world’s largest containerized freight blockchain platform. With TradeLens, CMA CGM offers ... [+]

Freightify lands $25m to fund for tool to help forwarders

Freightify, a startup that refers to itself as the “Shopify for maritime freight,” has secured $2.5 million in pre-Series A funding to help the company with its ocean rate management platform.In 2020, The company, originally known as FreightBro, became the first platform to integrate into ... [+]

JAXPORT achieves strong cargo volumes

The Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) recorded strong container and vehicle volumes during the first three quarters of Fiscal Year 2021. During this time, JAXPORT moved more than one million containers, a 15 percent increase over the same period last year. JAXPORT’s fiscal year runs Oct. ... [+]

LATAM Renews with WFS in Spain

LATAM Airlines has awarded Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) a cargo handling contract extension at Barcelona Airport.Having initially appointed WFS in Barcelona in 2018, LATAM has now signed a new three-year agreement for WFS to handle cargo onboard its Boeing 767 operations carrying import and export ... [+]

La Compagnie appoints WFS to support its first-ever air cargo route

La Compagnie, the 100% SMART BUSINESS CLASS airline, has appointed Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) to support its first-ever venture into the air cargo market.It has awarded WFS a three-year contract to handle cargo onboard its Airbus A321LR services from Paris Orly to New York’s Newark ... [+]

Bolloré Logistics Americas supports sustainable aviation fuel

After a first commitment taken by Bolloré Logistics to cover at least 60% of its 2021 traffic with Air France KLM Cargo (AFKLMP Cargo) flights between CDG and JFK by SAF, enabling a global CO2 reduction of 50%, its subsidiaries Bolloré Logistics USA and Mexico ... [+]

Port of Corpus Christi sets new tonnage records

The Port of Corpus Christi ended June 2021 with a new record quarter and a record first half of the year, moving nearly 80.5 million tons of cargo in the first six months of the year.The Port’s first-half 2021 total tonnage yielded a 4.7% increase ... [+]

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