Shopify Invests in Freight Forwarder Flexport with $260M Funding

January 23, 2024
Freight forwarder Flexport has raised $260m in funding from e-commerce platform Shopify. The company, which last year had to make job cuts as it looked to reduce costs, raised the money through an uncapped...

FarCargo Takes Delivery of First Cargo Aircraft for Salmon Transport Operations

January 23, 2024
Faroe Islands-based fish farmer Bakkafrost subsidiary FarCargo has taken delivery of its first cargo aircraft as it prepares to start operations transporting salmon. The new airline, which closed a deal to purchase the Boeing 757-200 last August,...

Cargo Facilities at Quito Airport Expanded for Increased Efficiency

January 23, 2024
Ecuador’s Quito International Airport has expanded its specialist cargo area as it prepares for another busy Valentine’s Day period. The airport said that companies specialised in cargo palletising at the airport had invested in...

Lightweight Cardboard Composite Boosts Sustainability for Leading Air Freight Players

January 22, 2024
DHL in Frankfurt and Paris, Kühne + Nagel as well as Lufthansa Cargo, Cargolux and Emirates SkyCargo are just some of the leading air freight players that trilatec supplies with its unique squAIR-timber product....

Silk Way West Airlines Extends Collaboration with ACL Airshop

January 22, 2024
Silk Way West Airlines, the leading cargo airline in the Caspian and Central Asian region, proudly announces the extension of its longstanding strategic collaboration with ACL Airshop, the leading worldwide Unit Load Device (ULD)...

WFS Partners with Cind to Revolutionize Cargo Handling with ContourSpect 3D Modeling Software

January 22, 2024
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), a member of the SATS Group, will deploy Cind’s ContourSpect 3D modelling software at selected stations across its Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Asia (EMEAA) network following a successful Proof...

MSC Cargo Expands Transpacific Operations

January 19, 2024
MSC Cargo’s latest freighter has been delivered and will be put into action on the transpacific. The newbuild Boeing 777F was this week delivered to lessor Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings and is the last of...

Boom in Air Cargo Conversions: 70% of the Freight Fleet to Come from Passenger Aircraft Modifications

January 19, 2024
The freighter fleet will grow by 2.6% annually and 3,590 freighter aircraft will be supplied over the next 20 years, predicts the latest Cirium Fleet Forecast. This includes 1,060 new build aircraft (30%) worth...

Vancouver International Airport Receives Funding to Enhance Cargo Facilities

January 19, 2024
The project will also enable the movement of larger aircraft between cargo facilities and the runway. The funding will be used to increase parking space capacity to accommodate four additional widebody freighter aircraft; upgrade...

World Courier Expands with Three New Stations in North America to Meet Growing Pharma Demands

January 18, 2024
The Cencora-owned company will add facilities in Denver, Indianapolis and San Diego to expand its capacity to store, handle and transport pharma products, including those that require cryogenic storage.