WCA member America Logistics Group turns 30

WCA member America Logistics Group is celebrating 30 years of providing logistics services and continued growth across the Americas. The Guatemala City, Guatemala headquartered freight forwarder has locations in eight different countries with more than 400 staff in the region. The company was founded in 1989 and has been a WCA members since 2009, benefitting […]

Panalpina adds long term partners to its Perishables Network

Panalpina has made three long-standing agents in Asia and the Americas full members of the company’s Perishables Network. The three companies who were nominated following years of cooperation and a thorough vetting process were Cropa of Guatemala and Honduras; MIT Cargo of Sri Lanka; and TML of Pakistan, who reached agreements during the Fruit Logistica […]

Miami handles first ocean-to-air transhipment

Miami International Airport (MIA) has welcomed Florida’s first ever ocean-to-air perishables transhipment, including 10 tonnes of peas from Guatemala that flew to Amsterdam. The shipment arrived aboard the Crowley Maritime vessel Tucana J at Port Everglades on 30 January, was trucked to MIA before departing to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Centurion Cargo on 2 February. […]

Aeronaves orders fourth AEI MD-82SF converted freighter

Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) has received a fourth order for an MD-82SF converted freighter from Mexico-based Aeronaves. AEI will start modifying the aircraft, registration MSN 49990, at its Commercial Jet facility in Miami. The aircraft will be re-delivered to fly for the DHL network in Mexico. Aeronaves is the largest overall operator of AEI MD-80SF series […]