E-commerce
SEKO continues US expansion with two new East Coast hubs
SEKO Logistics opens regional distribution hubs on the US East Coast to manage growth in Baltimore, Maryland and Charlotte, North Carolina. ➤
US & Canada
Carriers
DB Schenker moves vaccine equipment from Germany to US
DB Schenker transports equipment for a vaccine filling line on behalf of US-based healthcare company Nexus Pharmaceuticals. ➤
Airports
Rickenbacker sees 500th ‘preighter’ as capacity still tight
Rickenbacker International Airport (LCK) handles its 500th passenger-freighter since the start of the Covid–19 pandemic. ➤
Carriers
Antonov Airlines uplifts vital pharma equipment
Antonov Airlines transport essential pharmaceutical machinery from Germany to the US, where it will be used for the production of COVID-19 vaccines. ➤
Carriers
Air Canada to be first NAmerican carrier on cargo.one
E-booking platform cargo.one and Air Canada Cargo have signed a letter of intent for the carrier to offer its capacities on cargo.one’s air cargo booking platform. ➤
Airports
CMA CGM Air Cargo opens two more US destinations
CMA CGM Air Cargo, the ocean shipping group’s new dedicated air freight division, is building on its initial service offering of Liege (LGG) – Chicago (ORD) with New York (JFK) and Atlanta (ATL). ➤
Carriers
Icelandair does B767-300ER sale/leaseback deal with Titan
Titan Aircraft Investments, a joint venture between Titan Aviation Holdings and Bain Capital Credit are acquiring two B767-300ER aircraft from Icelandair. ➤
Airports
Amerijet uplifts Covid vaccines to Caribbean, Central America
Amerijet continues its role in the global distribution of Covid-19 vaccines, with recent deliveries to the Caribbean and Central America on behalf of Odyssey Logistics. ➤
Aircraft Manufacturers
United Cargo rejigs schedule after 24 B777-200s pulled
United Airlines’ cargo schedule will be impacted by the carrier’s removal of 24 B777-200 aircraft following an engine failure of United flight 328 over the weekend. ➤
Carriers
Cathay Pacific, Airlink partner in Americas on relief efforts
Cathay Pacific Airways and Airlink are partnering in the Americas, giving the organisation and its 130 nonprofit humanitarian relief partners access to Cathay Pacific’s extensive Asia network from its 16 passenger and cargo ports in ➤