When Juan Manuel Santos takes over as Colombia’s president in August, the Harvard-educated economist will continue many of the same pro-business, pro-U.S. policies of President Alvaro Uribe that helped transform their South America country into a magnet for foreign investment. But Santos, 58, plans to boost emphasis on creating jobs and modernizing the economy, now that the two-term Uribe has wrestled down Colombia’s once severe security problems — with Santos’ input as his former defense minister. Those are among the upbeat conclusions from participants at WorldCity’s Global Connections event held… Read More
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Amerijet makes two acquisitions
Amerijet, the Fort Lauderdale air cargo and logistics company, has been on the move, making two recent acquisitions.
It acquired a majority interest in Nations Express, a nationwide express trucking company operating a fleet of about 200 trucks based in Charlotte, N.C.
“Nations Express represents a company doing all the right things, at the right time, and a company we believe is a unique fit with Amerijet and our global logistics services,” said Amerijet CFO John Nash.
“The investment by Amerijet will provide the additional capital necessary for the company to take advantage of a number of exciting growth opportunities in the ground freight transportation industry as well as new freight service opportunities offered by Amerijet,” said William Frazier, Nations Express President and CEO.
The acquisition coincides with Amerijet’s recent announcement to lease five Boeing 767-200 cargo aircraft. These aircraft will compliment its existing fleet of Boeing 727-200’s.
Amerijet also just announced its acquisition of SRX Transcontinental, a Florida-based company specializing in ground-handling operations throughout Central Asia, and owner of Avialeasing Aviation, an Uzbekistan certificated airline.
SRX and Avialeasing market the sales, charter operations and contract maintenance of Antonov An-12 and An-26 aircraft based from both Uzbekistan and Miami. These aircraft are known for their ramp loading capabilities, unique winch and crane cargo handling system enabling it to load heavy and oversized cargo, as well as their ability to operate to airports not normally served by other commercial and or cargo aircraft.
Amerijet International operates offices all over the world, serving destinations throughout the Americas, the Caribbean, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Amerijet operates Boeing 727-200 and Boeing 767-200 aircraft from its primary hub at Miami International Airport, with 210,000-square-foot export and 100,000-square-foot import air cargo handling facilities and a 50,000-square-foot ocean cargo facility. A custom-built 10,300 square-foot cooling facility was specially designed to maintain the cool chain integrity of perishables during the transportation process.
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