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25 No. 32 Thursday
July 2, 2026 |
Qatar Airways Advances FIFA Fourth USA
If you’ve ever thought a big sports event is just ninety minutes of action and then a long ride home, today’s story might completely change your picture of what “going to a match” can mean.
Because right now, with the FIFA World Cup experience stretching across North America, it’s not just a tournament.
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Celebrating 250 Listening To The Music
As America creeps up on its 250th birthday, I keep circling one question: what does this country sound like when it talks about itself? Not in speeches, not in textbooks: in the stories it sings. That’s a big question.
So where do you even start? Maybe with a detour, a musical timeout, because sometimes two songs can tell you more about a nation than a shelf of history books. And today, I want to put two tracks side by side, like two riders moving through two totally different landscapes.
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Bridge To Tomorrow
Looking at this wonderful picture of the George Washington Bridge (GWB) connecting New York City above The Hudson River to New Jersey, all lit up birthday cake style for the 250th Fourth of July celebrations this upcoming Saturday, we were reminded of our dearest friends, the late Cary and Tim Peirce.
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25 No. 31 Friday
June 26, 2026 |
Happy Birthday America
A United Airlines Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner pictured here, flying into Sao Paulo, Brazil sports a special livery called "Stars and Stripes" to celebrate 250 years of U.S. Independence.
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FIATA In South East Europe
In 1961 I was just 9 years old. Yet I did witness with anticipation the progress in building the biggest construction in the world at that time in Turin, as part of the celebrations for the centennial of the creation of the kingdom of Italy. The structure was built 1959-1960: everything worked as clockwork then, so it was complete for its inauguration. Nobody is sure about the record now, but my family had an albeit small part in the celebrations: my grandfather, a well-known tailor, supplied all the uniforms and regalia for the parade during the opening ceremony.
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Chuckles for June 26, 2026
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Kale Logistics Portel To Tomorrow
Kale Logistics Solutions acquired Portel Logistics Technologies , a Spain-based port community and regulatory compliance solutions provider.
“Kale strongly believes that e-commerce and regulation will be the key trends driving the future of the industry and the acquisition of Portel is a defining step in Kale’s journey
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25 No. 30 Thursday
June 18, 2026 |
ATC At Air Cargo China June 24
It’s a tough year, and stepping into a space the size of several football fields, filled with the people and technology next week may feel a bit overwhelming.
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USER—Voice Of Romanian Logistics
USER, the Union of Shipping Companies in Romania is a professional organization, established in 1993, which brings together companies with activities covering all modes of transport and related services, including intermodal transport operators, logistics operators and customs brokers. USER has 214 member companies.
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Chuckles for June 18, 2026
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India Gulf Carriers Concession
There's a familiar feeling in the global air cargo business right now, though it comes with a pretty smart, modern update. India's Ministry of Civil Aviation recently made a key change, giving Gulf airlines—big names like Emirates, Kuwait Airways, and Jazeera Airways—special approval to use their passenger planes just for cargo.
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25 No. 29 Wednesday
June 10, 2026 |
Riyadh Cargo More Spirit To It
Picture this. It’s 2026, and a brand-new airline is taking off from Saudi Arabia with a goal that’s bigger than just flying people from one city to another. It also wants to change how the world moves goods, and it wants to do it from Riyadh.
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Pumping Traffic News
CHAMP Cargosystems’ Cargospot takes over as the core of Air Canada Cargo’s new cargo management system, spanning operations, commercial, and selected revenue accounting functions.
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'Indy Wings' is DSV Global Transport’s Air ThermoDirect (ATD) brand for moving highly sensitive pharmaceutical, healthcare, and life-saving medical products between Luxembourg and Indianapolis International Airport.
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At TIACA’s recent Executive Summit in Warsaw, Poland, Kalé Logistics Solutions said that it will combine its cloud-based air cargo technologies with e-Smart Logistics.
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Chuckles for June 10, 2026
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Amazon PrimeAir India Expansion
In March 2026 Amazon Air expanded its operational footprint into Northeast India as part of a major scaling of its domestic logistics network. The company is now operating a dedicated cargo corridor linking Guwahati and Kolkata with major fulfilment hubs such as Delhi and Bengaluru.
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25 No. 28 Wednesday
June 3, 2026 |
How To Weather a CBP Slowdown
In USA the potential cutback of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers from airports in sanctuary cities poses a significant threat to the air cargo industry and global trade.
A recent proposal from Homeland Security leadership, linked to Markwayne Mullin, suggests this move as a means to pressure jurisdictions on immigration enforcement.
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Compliance? EMO Trans Has It Handled
EMO Trans has been implementing customized global logistics solutions for over 50 years.
With over 100 EMO Trans offices and EMO Trans headquarters in 25 countries and 250+ network offices in 120 countries covering 6 continents, the company is known and admired as nimble, yet stable, and filled with people who are proud to deliver the personalized service of a privately-held company with the robust infrastructure of a multi-national leader.
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Chuckles for June 3, 2026
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Noida International Strategy For Global Trade
Come June 15, 2026, the roar of jet engines will signal more than just the birth of a new airport. The commencement of commercial operations at Noida International Airport (NIA) in Jewar (Delhi and the Indian National Capital Region’s second international airport) will mark the opening of a strategic sluice gate for global trade. While the passenger terminals will buzz with travelers, a more quiet, tectonic shift is occurring at the airport’s northern flank: the rise of a digitally integrated, multimodal cargo powerhouse.
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25 No. 27 Thursday
May 28, 2026 |
Atlanta Port Day Report
Kale Info Solutions Vice President Donna Mullins emceed a packed house at Atlanta U.S. Customs Border Protection (CBP) and Partner Government Agency (PGA) Port Day, May 20 hosted by the Atlanta International Forwarders and Brokers Association, (AIFBA).
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Chuckles for May 28, 2026
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Pfeil At ATC Keeping A Step Ahead
Recently we were talking about a career that’s basically grown up alongside the modern air cargo market in North America.
Timothy Pfeil is Managing Director North America at ATC Aviation Services, AG.
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PayCargo Ups Fintech Innovation Down Under
Great conversations and valuable perspectives shared at 2026 International Forwarders & Customs Brokers Association of Australia Ltd. (IFCBAA) Annual Conference just concluded (May 13-16) in Hobart.
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25 No. 26 Tuesday
May 19, 2026 |
Brandon Fried Keynotes CNS SFO
There must be a couple hundred words to describe a Keynote.
But two come to mind that work well together as we share the opening speech that Brandon Fried just delivered to the 35th Annual Cargo Network Services (CNS) Partnership Conference going on today May 19 through May 20 in Downtown San Francisco at the Union Square Hilton Hotel.
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Rajni Patwardhan Rebranding Kale As An Elevation Exercise
Rajni Patwardhan, Head of Marketing at Kale Logistics Solutions, is a person who feels no trouble dealing with new, challenging concepts, even when starting from a very high level already.
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Bangaranga Rhythms At SEEFF
This week Bucharest, Romania is hosting FIATA for the first time since 2005 as the 100-year old, leading freight forwarder-driven organization in the world is in town with participants from 22 countries for The South Eastern Freight Forwarders Association Congress (SEEFF).
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25 No. 25 Monday
May 18, 2026 |
Lady Puts A Slammer On CNS SFO
Reporters and other maniacs of the so-called fourth estate often jump to placing emphasis on the important or memorable breaking news in a story by ending the sentence or paragraph or headline or proclamation with "A Slammer"; ie-news talk for an exclamation point!
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Chuckles for May 18, 2026
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AS Alaska Launches Seattle/London
Time moving forward and keeping things simple saw a goodbye last month, and a bit of a tweet-tweet farewell for the 97 year old Flight Code "HA" at Hawaiian Airlines.
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Sunrise For Riyadh Cargo
Move over as the cargo division of the great new airine of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh Air, makes significant strides in its international expansion by appointing General Sales and Service Agents (GSSAs) in three key markets: Egypt, India, and the United Arab Emirates.
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25 No. 24 Wednesday
May 13, 2026 |
FIATA Has A Truly Global Training Mission
Let me start this new section about FIATA’s HQ with the picture of the FIATA Logistics Institute (FLI) session, where FIATA’s initiatives in training and education were presented. Second from left of the screen you can see Inessa Platonova, Chair of the Management Committee of the FIATA Foundation, who pierced not only the screens, but also our hearts, with her report on Ukraine’s teaching:
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Chuckles for May 13, 2026
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GMR Setting Standards At Delhi International Airport
In the high-stakes world of international air cargo, diplomatic tensions rarely spill onto airport aprons. Yet at Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA), geopolitics and logistics have become closely intertwined. In a move that signals a new phase for India’s busiest aviation hub, GMR Airports Limited (GAL) has emerged as the winning bidder to modernize and manage Cargo Terminal 1.
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The Quiet American At Saigon's Continental Hotel
You know that strange, almost physical moment when you come across a photo and, without warning, you find yourself thrown back decades in time?
One image and everything comes rushing back. A face, a street, a smell. So, what’s the photo here?
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Where Do The Children Play?
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25 No. 23 Thursday May 7, 2026 |
Six For American Airlines Cargo
On April 28, Brandon was heads up participant at an American Airlines Enterprise Council meeting.
Kudos to AA Cargo for including AfA with Brandon, the leading advocate in Washington for air cargo forwarding, who undoubtedly at this gathering offered his view of the general air cargo legislative landscape.
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Chuckles for May 7, 2026
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Speedy Wonder Cargo By Water
Picture New York the way it used to feel. Before every curb became a loading dock. Before double-parked trucks turned whole avenues into a slow-motion argument. It’s funny, because the city has always had a highway system that never needed paving water. All around us.
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Buffalo Says Skol To Sweden
Wee Willie Keeler was a baseball player in right field for Baltimore during the 1920s.
He was a great contact hitter, tough to strike out averaging over 60% at bats between whiffs.
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When Most Of Pan Am Became United
41 years ago, on April 22, 1985 we were gathered upstairs in the Marine Air Terminal at LaGuardia Airport situate for a prayer meeting at our North Beach Club (NBC) overlooking the main runways just next to our Air Cargo News offices in Room 1219.
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