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21.04.2022

ATA chooses Megan Masitto

The American Trucking Association has hired Megan Masitto as its new chief financial officer. Masitto comes to ATA with more than 25 years of experience, primarily in service of trade associations and their affiliates. At...

21.04.2022

WDS with new site in North Pacific

World Distribution Services (WDS), an affiliate of the World Group, recently secured a new 90,000 sqm distribution facility in the USA’s Pacific Northwest, giving customers an additional destination and thus more distribution...

21.04.2022

Start-up purchases 50 e-trucks

USA-based start-up Watt EV has placed an order for 50 Volvo VNR Electric trucks. Over the next several months, the trucks will be deployed in the company’s truck-as-a-service model (TaaS). TaaS provides shippers and carriers...

21.04.2022

New Caledonia in transition

Gipanc, which manages the island of New Caledonia’s port and airport IT systems, has taken the next step in its cooperation with Marseille-based MGI. New Caledonia’s port community now has implemented the Ci5 port community...

21.04.2022

Chinese first quarter still strong

The Ningbo-Zhoushan port complex has reported a robust throughput in Q1/2022, with a container volume of 3.18 million teu in March, an increase of 4% compared to the same period last year. Over the first quarter,...

21.04.2022

APM Terminals: Marliz Bermúdez to move to Mexico

Marliz Bermúdez, currently head of commercial for APM Terminals Latin America and based in Panama, will assume the role of managing director of APM Terminals Lázaro Cárdenas in Mexico, effective June 2022. She will replace José...

21.04.2022

Belarus closes border to EU trucks

Belarusian authorities have banned motor vehicles (automobiles and truck tractors) registered in the EU from entering Belarus across the customs border of the Eurasian Economic Union. Exceptions are made in cases when such...

21.04.2022

A French client for Goodman

After a successful cooperation in the Netherlands, 3PL provider Geodis is now starting its first project with Goodman, a global property group, in France. The two parties have inked a lease for a 30,000 sqm logistics platform...

21.04.2022

Expanding partnership in Europe & North America

Global aviation logistics specialist Menzies Aviation has doubled the number airports where it supports LOT Polish Airlines with ground and air cargo services. The new five-year contract covers twelve airports in the airline’s...

21.04.2022

"Curiosity of the Day"

Female grasshoppers aren’t attracted by the males’ songs – but they’re deterred if a male sings badly.

21.04.2022

RIP air cargo industry stalwart Trevor Brading

The air cargo industry is mourning the death of its stalwart, Trevor Brading, who has passed away at the age of 89, following a brief illness. Brading joined the air cargo industry in 1956, initially working for Pan American...

20.04.2022

More cooperation

Focus on Rotterdam–Basel–Genoa.

20.04.2022

Takeover of Pan Am Railways authorised

The Surface Transportation Board (STB) in USA has approved CSX’s application to acquire Pan Am Railways. CSX can thus move forward with its plan to close the transaction by 1 June 2022. The US class I railway will operate Pan...

20.04.2022

Conquering US roads

Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Aviation Group, has appointed Accelerated, headquartered in Nashville, and Jet Airways, based in Los Angeles, as its RFS providers for US customers. These...

20.04.2022

SAS picks Ann-Sofie Hörlin

SAS has appointed Ann-Sofie Hörlin as head of sustainability. She has extensive experience from sustainability work within the aviation industry, most recently as head of sustainability at Malmö Aviation and BRA. In recent...

20.04.2022

More LTL capacity in California and Georgia

XPO Logistics is adding two less-than-truckload (LTL) terminals to its North American LTL network. The Adelanto, California terminal will expand XPO’s footprint in San Bernardino County, where an influx of business development is...

20.04.2022

More UWL in Asia and California

Cleveland-based NVOCC UWL recently opened two new offices: a domestic one in Long Beach, CA, and one in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. UWL President Duncan Wright: “As the industry diversifies trade route options, we are...

20.04.2022

Global Crossing Airlines opens the cargo door

Miami-based Global Crossing Airlines Group has celebrated a key milestone for its first A321 P2F aircraft by ST Engineering with a door cutting ceremony. The aircraft is currently undergoing conversion at the latter's airframe...

20.04.2022

GXO saves water, drinks wine

Majestic Wine, a major UK wine retailer, has awarded an additional contract to GXO, a spin-off of XPO Logistics to handle its e-commerce orders. Majestic Wine, with over 200 stores and over 1,000 staff in UK, was originally...

20.04.2022

IAG Cargo: between Catalonia and California

IAG Cargo, the cargo division of International Airlines Group, has launched a new route between Barcelona (BCN) and Los Angeles (LAX) and restarted its popular route between Barcelona and San Francisco (SFO), for the first time...