Converting to air cargo: Eastern Airlines
EASTERN Airlines is set to blaze a trail in the freighter business and has acquired 35 B777 passenger aircraft (a mix of different versions) to mount a freighter operation with...
Air cargo faces wide spectrum of challenges including staff shortages
AIR freight is straining under the twin pressures of high demand and disruption from lower capacity and labour shortages, as well as various Covid restrictions, reports The Loadstar of UK....
Cainiao partners Atlas to ramps up Latam freighter flights
THE logistics subsidiary of China's giant e-commerce firm Alibaba - Cainiao - is extending its partnership with Atlas Air as it looks to cater for growing demand in the Latin...
Cosco targets Peru’s Chancay port to be shipping hub
CHINA's shipping and port giant, Cosco Shipping, is seeking to turn the future mega-port of Chancay into a hub for the South American region, reports Colchester's Seatrade Maritime News. Speaking...
Port of Virginia continues to handle record box volumes
CONTAINER volumes are surging at the Port of Virginia, processing more than 318,000 TEU in October, marking a new single-month volume record, according to Container News. October was the third...
SC Ports posts eighth consecutive month of record box volume
SOUTH Carolina Ports handled 234,923 TEU at Wando Welch Terminal, North Charleston Terminal and Hugh K Leatherman Terminal in October, a nine per cent increase compared to the same month...