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15.11.2024

A tandem for Seafrigo

Seafrigo Group, a provider of specialist cool-chain food logistics, has appointed Bruno Plantaz as its new group chief executive officer (CEO). Company founder, Eric Barbé, is stepping up to the role of president and will work...

15.11.2024

Last flight

On 1 November, border protection agriculture specialists (CBPAS) at the Louisville port of entry intercepted a shipment from Nigeria heading to a residence in West Palm Beach, Florida. The shipment was manifested as “yam flour...

15.11.2024

"Curiosity of the Day"

Squirrels can smell nuts under a 30 cm layer of snow.

15.11.2024

30 million poppies for Britain

Ahead of Remembrance Sunday, Millbray Contracts, which is part of the APC Network, delivered poppies for the Royal British Legion in the UK for the third consecutive year. The four-week project saw APC shipping 30 million...

15.11.2024

On-site biosecurity inspections

Victoria International Container Terminal (Vict) at the port of Melbourne has gained approval to conduct rural tailgate inspections under Australia’s approved arrangement class 14.4, enabling on-site biosecurity checks for...

15.11.2024

TIP Group delivers 56 trailers

The truck leasing company has won the contract to renew the existing trailer fleet of Interfloor, UK-based underlay and flooring accessories supplier. TIP has now delivered 56 new trailers to its customer as part of a...

15.11.2024

Port of Rotterdam picks COO

The shareholders have appointed Berte Simons as chief operating officer (COO) of the Port of Rotterdam Authority, effective 1 January 2025. She will join the executive board and succeed Boudewijn Siemons, who was named CEO and...

14.11.2024

Celebrations in Houston

Breakbulk Americas was a worthy venue for Chipolbrok America’s 20th anniversary. When China and Poland registered ever-more sailings from China and the Far East to the USA, the co-owners of Chipolbrok decided to establish a...

14.11.2024

Rail service also for very small quantities

Finland-based Nurminen Logistics has purchased the Swedish railway logistics company Essinge Rail. This acquisition will make it a significant railway operator in the growing freight market between the Nordic countries and...

14.11.2024

Boeing: +66% of freighters by 2043

Boeing has just published its "2024 World Air Cargo Forecast" (WACF), the biennial overview and long-term outlook for the air cargo industry, projecting that air cargo traffic will increase by an average of 4% per year...

14.11.2024

UP to serve new car plant in Texas

Volkswagen Group of America has chosen the US class I railroad to serve its recently opened car facility in Freeport, Texas (USA). Union Pacific (UP) will help VW distribute imported vehicles to 300 dealerships in the central and...

14.11.2024

Prestwick partners with Chicago Rockford

During this week's Tiaca Air Cargo Forum in Miami Beach, Chicago Rockford international airport (RFD) and Glasgow Prestwick airport (PIK) signed a joint development agreement to promote cargo flights between the two locations....

14.11.2024

Lineage builds on Midwest cold chain

Lineage has acquired the assets of the Kansas City-based Cold Point Logistics, a provider of temperature-controlled solutions, effective 1 November. This move will expand Lineage’s cold chain in the USA and add to its existing...

14.11.2024

Prioritising innovation over cyber security

DNV’s latest report reveals a high tolerance for cyber risk in the maritime industry, with 61% of professionals willing to accept greater cyber vulnerabilities if it supports digital innovation. This figure is notably higher than...

14.11.2024

Leadership changes at Post NL

Herna Verhagen has decided to step down as CEO of Post NL after the annual general meeting of shareholders on 15 April 2025, when she will formally hand over her responsibilities and duties to Pim Berendsen, the current CFO....

14.11.2024

Amazon drone delivery takes off in Arizona

Amazon customers in the West Valley of the Phoenix metro area are now receiving Prime Air drone deliveries from the Tolleson, AZ, same-day delivery site. Since starting drone delivery in 2022, Amazon has shipped thousands of...

14.11.2024

Fleet upsize to meet net-zero targets

Wallenius Wilhelmsen has exercised options to add two additional 11,700 ceu Shaper class vessels to its fleet from China Merchants Jingling Shipyard, with delivery expected in the latter half of 2028. The company also intends to...

14.11.2024

Hödlmayr acquires Laaers carriers

The Austria-based transport company is leasing Laers automobile carriers from Gatx Rail, with the first batch to be delivered by the end of 2024. Hödlmayr is Gatx’s first customer to use Laers automobile carriers, which bring...

14.11.2024

"Curiosity of the Day"

A mole's fur has no line, allowing the animal to move equally well in all directions.

14.11.2024

Germany-wide distribution for Alnatura

Alnatura’s stores in major German cities have partnered with Spetra Spedition & Logistik as their supply chain partner. The deal covers locations in Berlin, Potsdam, Leipzig, Dresden and Erfurt. To handle the organic food...