In freight, the Japanese have agreed to let Federal Express ferry cargo to Beijing and Shanghai via Japan.

ECONOMIST: Japanese airlines

The facility is set to be a 134, 000-square-meter international express and cargo hub, up and running at the airport by 2017.

FORBES: FedEx Investing $100 Mln In China

He has persuaded several big cargo airlines Federal Express, Cargolux, Lufthansa, and Air France to include Prestwick as a stopover on their transatlantic routes.

ECONOMIST: The little airport that could

After returning from Vietnam, Cotsakos earned a college degree in New Jersey, then joined Federal Express as a temporary cargo handler in 1973.

FORBES: After the bubble

Then came a defining moment in his career:He joined Federal Express as a temporary cargo handler in 1973 and in 19 years worked his way up to senior management.

FORBES: After the Bubble

One of Cornell's buy recommendations is on the Orient Express subsidiary of Bermuda-based cargo concern Sea Containers.

FORBES: A Different Spin