Access Air

06/08/2026

The nature of breakbulk and project cargo has made it challenging to apply artificial intelligence tools to out-of-gauge loads with inconsistent dimensions.
Attempts are being made for AI to encroach on the variety and oddity of oversize cargo moved through logistics channels

Recent adoption is underway, as an advanced AI and digital rail platform for oversized cargo at the Port of New Orleans and the New Orleans Public Belt is being implemented.
The Port of New Orleans, which announced the rollout May 28, is the inaugural port to adopt the technology.

The platform leverages the technology of UTC Transoceanic — a newly-formed joint venture between New Orleans-based shipping company Transoceanic and Houston-based global logistics firm UTC Overseas. The platform consists of AI-powered rail clearance technology and a real-time digital model of the New Orleans Public Belt rail network, using the Palantir Foundry data platform.
The system will provide the clearance coordinates for all 32 miles of the Public Belt’s main rail line, along with load restrictions for wharves. Or so the plan says.
It can take six months to clear an oversize shipment, so they are trying to expedite that process.

Another early adopter was Dubai-based tech firm “Logiswift”, with operations in Houston. Logiswift has been providing an AI-powered tool the company rolled out in 2025 as “ChatGPT for logistics”,
designed specifically for project forwarding and breakbulk operators. Currently, however, there is no mentioning of “oversize cargo” at company’s web site.

Diving head on into AI when handling oversize breakbulk cargo is in fact quite dangerous.
Cargo shippers naturally more inclined to hand off logistics complexities to forwarders instead of embracing AI technology themselves.
The AI revolution in project sector will not happen overnight, not even over year or decade, if ever.

Tim Killen, head of growth for the project sector at forwarder Fracht Group, told Journal of Commerce that “in the short to medium term, this industry will always rely on experienced and skilled people to define,
design and deliver the technical solutions required.”

05/04/2026

The rise of Monster or yet another reason for Access Air to focus even more on Personal Touch Customer Service.

12/08/2025

One Poor Little Car got fed up with snow,, ice and salt and rusting …and dreamed of hot sand blasting.
Access Air has helped to make travel arrangements from Toronto to Dubai last week aboard Turkish Airline in style.
Cargo Business Class - dedicated air pallet.

11/17/2025

Charter we had on Nov 13 from JFK on B747. Using CEIV Pharma certified warehouse ( certified to IATA standards for Pharma – only one such warehouse in JFK) > note below how fast they have managed to get airline pallets from warehouse and into the aircraft !
They also brought aircraft close to warehouse to ensure all done fast so as not to compromise temperature requirements for the cargo ( shipment was wrapped in thermal blankets for protection too).
Airline was trying to skip on that as they have contract with the other warehouse at JFK, but WFS told them that they cannot guarantee maintaining temp requirements otherwise and airline had to bring the aircraft to them.

• ULDs began leaving the warehouse at 0310L
• Aircraft loading commenced at 0320L
• The final ULD was loaded at 0355L
• Outside Ambient Temperature (OAT) during loading: 54°F / 12.25°C

06/05/2025

Now wrapping up with friends from 🇲🇩 and 🇺🇦 tasting Cricova wine and bubbly! Danke Munich Messe !

06/04/2025

Messe Munich Day 2

06/02/2025

Day 1

04/14/2025

03/23/2025

Shipment: 154 pallets of temperature controlled pharmaceuticals (+15/+25C) from shipper in NY to Malta.

Initial plan was to move freight in lots from shipper via JFK in temp controlled trailers and fly in active airline containers with a scheduled airline over several weeks. However after moving initial 56 pallets split over many scheduled flights the shipment became very urgent and AA was tasked with chartering an aircraft to move balance of the shipment directly to Malta. The task was presented to AA on THU.

Over the next 2 days we have found and negotiated with a charter company to fly this cargo based on schedule and budget that was acceptable to client.
Also arranged and coordinated with both charter and active container provider to have all equipment ready to move according to a tight schedule.
4 temp controlled trailers picked up freight from shipper over MON and WED and moved it to JFK where it was expeditiously transloaded into 23 active airline containers that were already preconditioned to +20C.
All freight was also screened and moved to airlines’ handling warehouse in JFK over WED and THU.
Boeing 747 chartered for this flight departed 7AM FRI JFK time and in 8 hrs arrived to Malta where it was offloaded within the next 2hrs.
Access Air monitored live temperature inside all the containers to ensure it was within a prescribed range of +15/+25C from the time containers were loaded till the time they were offloaded.
Complete shipment was successfully delivered to consignee’s warehouse in Malta on SAT morning.

Overall it took us 7 days from initial discussion till the time cargo was flying to Malta.

03/10/2025

US Tariffs emerge as “shot in the foot” conundrum.

China’s counter-tariffs on US imports appear to be already having an effect: log exporters halted shipping several containers from the Pacific Northwest to China because of higher costs.
Exports of fruits, nuts, soybeans and other agricultural products also appear to be slowing due to China’s countermeasures.

Even more troubling, China explicitly banned US soybean exports from three major US agri traders — Louis Dreyfus, CHS and Export Trading Group
While China used the pretext of sanitary issues with the exports, the move suggests a long-term decoupling from the US as China sources from other countries.
USA does not grow anything that can’t be sourced from other countries.

Newly proposed $1,000,000 fee for each ocean vessel built (wholly or partially) in China calling any of US ports will cause diversions to ports in Canada or cancelling certain services affecting export and import flow on both side of the continent.

Along with US farmers and small businesses sharing their stories of pain due to Trump’s moves, dockworkers are very exposed to Trump’s actions to reduce trade.
While it was ironworker and shipbuilder unions that pushed the port fees, longshore unions are well-placed to lobby against further trade measures.

Lobbyists for US shippers, exporters and dock workers may now join their voices in Washington that can temper Trump’s moves.

American liquor, wine and spirit brands have been pulled off shelves in many Canadian stores as part of retaliatory measures to Trump's tariffs.

The California wine industry is also concerned about Canadian consumer backlash.
"Canada is the single most important export market for U.S. wines with retail sales in excess of $1.1 billion annually," Robert P. Koch, president and CEO of the Wine Institute said in a news release.
The tariffs and threat of tariffs come at a particularly hard time as the alcohol industry is facing "unprecedented challenges in the marketplace," he said.

Alcohol is the first target of tariff ire, but other industries could follow
The Jack Daniel's response is "the first bottle to drop" in the tariff dispute, but is more symbolic and a negative hit for the brand, said Brian Bethune, a professional financial economist at Boston College.

Other industries that could see negative reactions from Canadian consumers include U.S. meat and agriculture products, U.S. apparel, U.S. autos, and hotels and airlines.
“Iconic American brands will be most affected”, said Charlie Skuba, faculty emeritus at Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business.

A decision to remove U.S. brands from distribution in Canada "goes hand-in-hand with a 'Buy Canadian' sentiment," Skuba said. "By pulling American products from the shelves, a Canadian retailer can build
its bonds with Canadian consumers who feel deeply betrayed by the United States."
Retailers' decisions to pull products is bad news for American businesses, Skuba said.