Europa boosts its warehouse operations 
3PL operator Europa Warehouse has boosted its team with a new role by appointing John Shah as its first UK head of warehouse operations. With a career spanning 25 years across leading logistics operators, ecommerce and multichain suppliers across the UK and North America,... more
Global market recovery continues in September
According to data released by the International Air Transport Association (Iata), global demand, measured in ctk, increased by 1.9% compared to September 2022 levels. Capacity, measured in available ctk, was up by 12.1% compared to September 2022. Growth was owed largely to... more
MightyFly wins USAF contract
MightyFly has been selected by AFWERX, the innovation arm of the USA’s department of the air force, for a SBIR phase II contract worth USD 1.25 million. It focuses on the company’s autonomous load mastering system (alms), to allow its autonomous hybrid eVTOL cargo aircraft to... more
Californian haulier changes hands
The USA-headquartered transport company CRST International has acquired Gardner Trucking. Founded in 1989, it is one of California’s largest truckload carriers and a provider of specialised regional truckload services, logistics, drayage and warehouse services for bulk and... more
A special advisor for Seaber
Finnish maritime technology company Seaber has appointed a new special advisor, Willem Dijkhuis. He has served as chartering & freight trading executive at Cargill, an agribusiness company based in the USA and one of the country’s biggest private companies. Dijkhuis is... more
A centralised examination station for Boston Port
Boston Freight Terminals will now serve as a centralised examination station (CES) at the Area Port of Boston, within the control of US Customs and Border Protection (CBP). CES are used by CBP to efficiently perform cargo examinations at multiple facilities within a port of... more
Project 44 hires chief product officer
Project 44, a global supply chain visibility platform, has added AJ Wilhoit as chief product officer to its leadership team. An industry expert with more than two decades of experience in supply chain technology, Wilhoit has overseen the development of numerous innovations.... more
US intermodal offer extended
In the USA the haulier J.B. Hunt and the class I railway BNSF have launched their new 'Quanton' solution, to transport service-sensitive highway freight using rail and offering customised solutions. The 'Quantum' team is made up of J.B. Hunt and BNSF operators housed... more
A new head for logistics and distribution
Felipe Morgulis has been promoted to president of UPS Healthcare and Bomi Group's logistics and distribution business for Europe and Latin America (Latam). Morgulis will operate out of Italy as part of the UPS Healthcare leadership team. He will report directly to John Bolla,... more
ATSG: Joe Hete back in action
The board of directors of Air Transport Services Group, a specialist for medium wide-body freighter aircraft leasing, air operations, and support services, has re-appointed Joe Hete, currently chairman of the board and a former longtime chief executive officer, as ATSG’s CEO,... more