Largest logistics trade show in the USA
There is 15% more space for more than 200 international exhibitors. The transport logistic Americas & air cargo forum trade show will be held November 8-10, 2022, in Miami and is the largest logistics trade show in the world this year. Around four months before the start of the event, bookings with 75% are above […]
Rhenus opens new warehouse in Miami
Rhenus logistics has opened a new warehouse facility in Miami, Florida that will serve as the regional headquarters for North and South America. The new 16,000 sq m facility will be designated as a foreign trade zone, providing vertical solutions for consumer electronics, industrial telecommunications, high-technology, high fashion and retail. “Our regional headquarters for the […]
Messe München launches transport logistics Americas
Messe München will launch a new international platform with transport logistics Americas, complementing TIACA’s air cargo forum. The platform for shippers, logistics service providers and logistics-related service providers will take place in Miami from 10 – 12 November 2020, and exhibition applications are now open. 5,000 square metres will be reserved for shippers, logistics service […]
Lufthansa Cargo returns to Miami after 25-year break
Miami International Airport has welcomed Lufthansa Cargo back after a 25-year break, with weekly Boeing 777 Freighter flights from Frankfurt. The weekly service resumed on Tuesday 5 November, and adds to daily passenger flights. Germany is Miami airport’s top European trade partner by value, with imports and exports amounting to $2.2 billion. Carlos Gimenez, mayor […]
ACS donates own aid to Hurricane Dorian relief effort
Air Charter Service’s Miami office has assisted with the Hurricane Dorian relief effort by filling up an empty passenger aircraft with supplies. The aircraft was on its way to perform an evacuation flight, with hundreds of kilos of supplies flying on an empty leg. Along with several evacuation flights on both private jets and larger […]
Amazon and Atlas Air face lawsuit for Flight 3591 crash
The brother of the first officer killed in Flight 3591, which crashed near Houston in February is suing Atlas Air and Amazon for negligence. Atlas Air Flight 3591 a Boeing 767-300 Boeing Converted Freighter crashed on 23 February when it rapidly descended from 6,000 feet and hit a marshy bay about 40 miles southeast of […]
JetBlue launches cargo service with Aeronex Cargo
US low-cost carrier JetBlue will partner with Aeronex Cargo to launch a new cargo offering. Aeronex Cargo, based in Miami, are specialists in delivering turnkey air cargo managed services to low-cost airlines and will focus on providing fast and reliable air cargo services to registered freight forwarders as well as known shippers. Cargo services will […]
LATAM Cargo ups flights from Colombia and Peru
LATAM Cargo will strengthen its position in Colombia and Peru with extra freighter flights to the US and upgrading passenger flights to Spain. LATAM Cargo Colombia plans to add 12 frequencies between Bogota and Miami, with imports into Colombia increasing with eight freighter flights a week between Miami and Bogota. The expansion of Colombian services […]
Swiss WorldCargo to upgrade USA and Japan flights
Swiss WorldCargo will increase capacity to the USA and Japan with new flights to Osaka and Washington DC, and upgrades to Tokyo and Miami services. The freight division of Swiss International Air Lines will launch the Osaka and Washington flights in March 2020, using an Airbus A340-300 on the former and an Airbus A330-300 on […]
Ethiopian Cargo connects Chongqing with the world
Ethiopian Cargo and Logistics Services has connected Chongqing with Africa and the Americas on a weekly cargo flight. The weekly Boeing 777-200 Freighter service was launched on 26 June and passes through Shanghai – Chongqing – Delhi – Addis Ababa – Lagos – Sao Paulo – Quito – Miami. Located in southwest China adjacent to […]
Copenhagen flights are a fairy tale for LATAM Cargo
LATAM Cargo has become the first cargo airline to offer direct services between Scandinavia and Latin America with flights to Copenhagen, Denmark. The Boeing 767-300F route will cut transit times by up to 48 hours, and will transport an estimated 20-25 tonnes on each weekly flight. The round trip increases connections to between Scandinavia and […]
Miami to be home of the TIACA Air Cargo Forum
Miami will be the permanent home for the Air Cargo Forum under the formalised partnership between The International Air Cargo Association and Messe München. The 2020 show, which will be held at the Miami Beach Convention Center on 10-12 November will be the first to be organised by Messe München and become part of its […]
Tigers USA moves into larger Miami facility
Tigers USA has moved its Miami team to a larger facility to strengthen its focus on the Latin American region and meet e-commerce demand. The purpose-built facility, which will be led by branch manager Elena Varona measures 34,115 square feet and includes a new office as well as a warehouse with nearly double the storage […]
B&H Worldwide moves to larger Miami facility
B&H Worldwide has moved its US East coast operation to a larger facility in Miami, tripling available warehouse capacity for customers. The larger facility features climate controlled and non-climate controlled areas to cater for the specialist aerospace shipments the company handles. In addition to more space, the Miami site also means larger structural parts can […]
Amazon Air freighter crashes near Houston
An Amazon Air Boeing 767 Freighter being operated by Atlas Air has crashed near Anahuac, Texas with three people not surviving the crash on 23 February. Atlas Air Flight 3591 was flying from Miami to Houston when it crashed into Trinity Bay, approximately 30 miles southeast of Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport shortly before 12.45pm. […]
American Airlines clears up after Hurricane Michael
Following the devastation left by Hurricane Michael in October, American Airlines Cargo employees took it on themselves to find ways to help local communities. The Miami team partnered with the American Red Cross to compile packages for those who lost everything in the storm. The group put together more than 5,000 boxes of hygiene kits […]
Amazon Air comes to Miami with two flights a day
Miami International Airport has welcomed Amazon Air cargo operations, with double daily Boeing 767-300 services operated by Atlas Air. Amazon already operates four warehouses in Miami-Dade County, all within 12 miles of the airport with an 885,000 square foot fulfilment centre at Miami-Opa Locka International Airport being completed this year. Amazon Air’s launch comes nine […]
American Airlines Cargo shows off Milan Malpensa facility
American Airlines Cargo has shown off its new facility at Milan Malpensa Airport, with customers from across Italy viewing the 53,000 square foot building. The building handles the airline’s daily flights to New York and Miami and growing cargo volumes from northern Italy have increased customer demand for direct services out of Italy. Frequently shipped […]
La dolce vita for Air Italy in United States
Air Italy, the former Meridiana airline, has moved its representation in the United States to Globe Air Cargo USA, a subsidiary of ECS Group. effective immediately. Miami-based Globe Air Cargo USA intends to open up new logistical solutions for the American market with direct daily flights for Milan (MXP) from Miami and New York, thanks […]
FlyKargo to manage cargo services for JetBlue Airways
FlyKargo is partnering with JetBlue Airways to move cargo between Fort Lauderdale and San Juan, Puerto Rico as part of a three month pilot programme beginning on 15 October. Miami-based FlyKargo specialises in managing air cargo services to low cost airlines and will focus on providing fast and reliable services to registered freight forwarders and […]
Ethiopian Cargo connects Miami with Africa for the first time
History was made on 29 August when Ethiopian Cargo touched down in Miami, creating the first-ever cargo route between the African continent and the Florida city. The twice-weekly scheduled flights to Addis Ababa will operate on a route including intermediate stops in Spain, Colombia and Belgium on inbound and outbound services, all utilising a Boeing […]
LATAM extends European network to Lisbon and Munich
LATAM Cargo is continuing to expand in Europe with new routes to Lisbon and Munich, in addition to connecting northern Chile with Miami. The flights from Sao Paulo Guarulhos Airport to Lisbon will begin in September, and the first half of 2019 in the case of Munich, which is still subject to regulatory approval. LATAM […]
Gates joins Amerijet as charter sales director
Glen Gates will join the Amerijet International senior management team as director of charter sales. The announcement was made on Thursday, June 7 at Amerijet’s office in Miami by Derry Huff, VP of Strategic Initiatives. According to Huff: “The addition of Glen is intended to fortify the entire Amerijet senior management team and help take […]
Exclusive: ECS Group’s Globe Air Cargo signs up Finnair stateside
In a key move in the Americas, ECS Group subsidiary Globe Air Cargo will represent Finnair Cargo in the United States from May 1. The airline, which serves major gateways at Chicago, Miami, New York and San Francisco directly from Helsinki, will utilise an Airbus 350 on the routes. The A350 has a maximum cargo […]
Bollore Logistics inaugurates Miami Foreign Trade Zone facility
Bollore Logistics has inaugurated its Foreign Trade Zone facility in Miami, consolidating freight forwarding and contract logistics services in one location. The 200,000 square foot facility, which was inaugurated in the presence of Consul general of France in Miami, Clement Leclerc; Bollore Transport & Logistics chief executive officer (CEO), Cyrille Bollore and Bollore Logistics CEO, […]
Peli BioThermal adds eight US return points for Credo on Demand
Pelican BioThermal is expanding the reach of its growing Credo on Demand rental programme by providing additional points of return for reusable shipping assets to eight more US destinations. The temperature controlled packaging company has established new drop off points in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, San Francisco and Washington. It says […]
WFS gets off to flying start with new and renewed contracts
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has got off to a flying start in 2018 by winning and renewing a number of contracts in North America. The handling agent won the freight contract at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport to service Turkish Airlines’ twice-weekly flight to Istanbul, extending WFS’s existing relationship with the airline. It has also […]
AEI enjoyed ‘stellar year’ in 2017 with 27 freighter deliveries
Miami, Florida-based ircraft conversion specialist Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) delivered 27 freighter conversions to leasing and operator customers world-wide in 2017. AEI delivered twenty-one B737-400SF freighters, followed by four MD-83SF freighters, one MD-82SF freighter and one CRJ200 SF freighter. Preceding this news, AEI also announced that the company delivered its 100th overall B737-400SF freighter, which was […]
ABC completes multi-modal pharma shipment trial with DHL
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has completed a multi-modal shipment trial for DHL Global Forwarding to deliver healthcare products from Moscow to Miami using an RKN active cargo container in accordance with Good Distribution Practice (GDP) cool chain standards. For the trial, ABC’s pharma logistics practitioners opted the abcPharma product using an Envirotainer RKN unit, replacing real […]
DHL Global Forwarding receives IATA CEIV at seven US airports
DHL Global Forwarding has certified seven of its airfreight stations in the USA to International Air Transport Association (IATA) Center of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) in Pharmaceutical Logistics standards. DHL began the certification process of its global stations to IATA CEIV Pharma standard in the third quarter of 2016. Following independent audits by third […]
