Construction is underway at Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport on a modern air cargo terminal that local officials say will make it easier for Wisconsin businesses to move goods domestically and internationally, but ultimate success still hinges on attracting one or more cargo airlines that can provide airlift.
The speculative project will redevelop a significant portion of a former U.S. Force Reserve base into a 337,000-square-foot dedicated cargo building with parking for up to five...
The Port of Los Angeles replaced Laredo, Texas, as the No. 1 U.S. trade gateway in July among the nation’s 450 airports, seaports and border crossings, according to Census Bureau data analyzed by WorldCity.
It was the first time in 15 months that an international gateway other than Laredo was the country’s top-ranked commercial trade port.
Trade at the Port of LA for July increased 24% year over year to $30 billion. Laredo ranked No. 2 at $28.3 billion, followed by Chicago O’Hare International...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/port-of-la-topples-laredo-texas-as-top-us-trade-gateway-for-july
Competition for air cargo business in the Greater Chicago area is heating up with Milwaukee’s main airport planning to build a large terminal for freighter aircraft and poach traffic from Chicago O’Hare, the dominant cargo hub in the region, and rising upstart Chicago Rockford airport.
The local economy’s strength suggests the investment has merits, but capturing more than surplus shipments from a major international gateway like O’Hare will be a tall order, according to an expert.
Project...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/milwaukee-airport-to-build-air-cargo-hub-with-private-financing
A final ground handling agent at Chicago O’Hare International Airport has reached a required labor agreement and will continue cargo operations, sparing several cargo airlines from potential service interruptions.
The Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) on Tuesday notified freighter operators that cargo handler Swissport has signed an agreement with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) establishing parameters for the union to mount a membership drive. The development eliminates the...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/chicago-ohare-avoids-labor-impasse-cargo-disruption
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Cargo service provider Alliance Ground International has reached agreement with a major union on...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/chicago-ohare-labor-deal-minimizes-risk-of-supply-chain-upheaval
La ciudad de Chicago ha amenazado con revocar las licencias de los contratistas que procesan la carga para las aerolíneas en el aeropuerto de O’Hare si no se abren a los organizadores sindicales, poniendo a dos tercios del tráfico de carga en este importante centro internacional en riesgo de quedar varados y estresando las cadenas de suministro por un período indeterminado.
Los directivos de las aerolíneas de carga advierten de que podrían tardar meses en encontrar agentes de asistencia en...
The city of Chicago has threatened to revoke the licenses of contractors that process cargo for airlines at O’Hare airport if they don’t open to union organizers, putting two-thirds of cargo traffic at this major international hub at risk of being stranded and stressing supply chains for an undetermined period.
Cargo airline executives warn it could take months to find replacement ground handling agents, leading to long backlogs at other overstretched facilities and forcing them to hunt for...
Maersk Air Cargo, the in-house airline of container shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk, plans to inaugurate scheduled airfreight service in the U.S. market on Oct. 31 between Rockford International Airport in Illinois and South Korea, FreightWaves has learned.
Meanwhile, Maersk has opened a freight station near Chicago O’Hare International Airport to support its aggressive growth plans for air cargo business in the United States, part of a broader transformation into a one-source provider of...
Alliance Ground International, a large provider of airport services to airlines in the U.S., has acquired MIC Cargo to increase its cargo handling capability at Chicago O’Hare International Airport, the company announced Wednesday. MIC’s flagship account is Emirates SkyCargo.
The acquisition gives Alliance Ground additional warehouse and aircraft parking capacity at Chicago O’Hare, with a combined warehouse footprint of more than 1 million square feet. The cargo processor also gains specialized...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/alliance-ground-acquires-cargo-handler-at-chicago-ohare-airport
Logistics companies looking for ways to avoid crushing congestion at Chicago O’Hare airport have resorted to yet another workaround: putting shipments on Air Canada passenger freighters to Toronto and then trucking them to their Windy City facilities.
Air Canada (OTCUS: AC) was one of the first airlines to pivot to dedicated cargo flights when COVID-19 decimated passenger flying. It even removed seats from seven twin-aisle Boeing 777s and Airbus A330 planes to create extra space for light cargo...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/loonie-tune-air-cargo-to-ohare-being-routed-through-toronto