Air Freight News
Ida is making Labor Day gasoline most expensive since 2014
Hurricane Ida’s blow to the oil industry is probably making this Labor Day the most expensive for U.S. drivers since 2014.
Southwest Air bumps hiring goal 16% in an effort to cut delays
Southwest Airlines Co. increased the number of workers it wants to hire by 16% to 5,200, part of an effort to ease flight disruptions and…
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Rails brace for gridlock after Ida hammers New Orleans hub
Hurricane Ida forced Kansas City Southern to shut its main line in Louisiana and has halted exchanges between railroads in New Orleans, which may worsen…
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HDR hires two new transportation principal program managers
Bolstering its roster of experienced transportation program managers, HDR recently hired two new principal program managers to help oversee our clients’ complex and high-profile programs.…
Lara joins CargoAi’s Board of Advisors
• David Lara, renowned air freight expert, joins CargoAi’s Board of Advisors from 1st September 2021 • Former SVP Global Airfreight Procurement & Capacity Management…
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Project experts Ambercor Shipping appointed for WWPC in Canada and USA
Comprised of a group of experienced project freight forwarders in North America, Ambercor Shipping Inc., have been appointed as exclusive country and area members for…
Ethiopian Airlines and Boeing have signed strategic MoU to position Ethiopia as Africa’s aviation hub
Ethiopian Airlines Group and the Boeing company have signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on positioning Ethiopia as an aviation hub for Africa. Building…
Positive throughput trend for Port of Hamburg after downturn caused by COVID-19
• Universal Port of Hamburg maintains upward trend in first half • Railborne container transport sets record • More calls by vessels of the Megamax…
Kalmar receives repeat order of five AutoRTGs to extend the system at Dublin Ferryport Terminals
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has concluded an agreement with Dublin Ferryport Terminals (DFT) to extend the Kalmar AutoRTG system at the terminal with five new…
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Svitzer Europe appoints new cluster managing director for Scandinavia & Germany
Effective 1 September 2021, Mathias Jonasson will become cluster managing director for important Scandinavia and Germany region