US short line railroad to improve infrastructure 
The Ohio Rail Development Commission (ORDC) in USA has awarded a USD 750,000 grant to the Columbus & Ohio River Rail Road (CUOH), an affiliate of G&W. With the grant, the US short line railroad will improve the capacity of its Newark Yard and thus help avoid blocks on... more
One elephant and many flowers transit Florida
With Mother’s Day celebrations taking place around the globe, Atlas Air saw flower volumes bloom. This year, the US cargo carrier shipped 8,000 t of fresh roses and a variety of other blooms from Colombia and Ecuador to Miami. Furthermore, in the north of Florida, Atlas Air... more
1,450 EVs worldwide in two years' time
Ceva Logistics is planning to grow its fleet of electric vehicles (EVs) to 1,450 by the end of 2025. The expanded EV fleet would reduce the company’s CO2 emissions by 67,000 t per year — the equivalent of 30,000 round trips by a truck between Paris and Munich. Along with the... more
Stratolaunch completes separation test
One year after carrying a pylon on Roc’s centre wing, Stratolaunch has successfully completed a separation release test of the Talon-A separation test vehicle, TA-0. The 4 hours and 8 minutes flight was the eleventh for the company's launch platform and the second time the team... more
Melvin named 'Outstanding Woman in Supply Chain'
South Carolina Ports president and CEO Barbara Melvin (middle) received the Outstanding Women in Supply Chain award from supply chain management students Halie Fairchild (left) and Jenna Murphy (right) at The University of Tennessee, Knoxville. “In choosing a recipient, we... more
CBP and FDA seize Apetamin worth USD 688,000
US Customs and Border Protection officers and US Food and Drug Administration consumer safety officers seized over 25,000 bottles of Apetamin, an appetite-stimulating and potentially harmful weight-gain supplement popularised on social media, on 28 April 2023, after it arrived... more
Three Canadian ports take up net-zero challenge
After Canada’s federal minister of environment and climate change issued the net-zero challenge in August 2022, the ports of Montreal, Quebec City and Trois-Rivières began to join forces to accelerate the decarbonisation of maritime transport on the St. Lawrence River corridor.... more
Agility's acquisitions pay off in Q1/2023
Kuwait-based Agility ended Q1/2023 with earnings of KWD 15.3 million (EUR 45.7 million), an increase of 20% over the same period in 2022. Agility’s ebitda increased 78.1% to KWD 60.4 million (EUR 180.5 million) and revenue grew 142.7% to KWD 320.5 million (EUR 958 million).... more
First USA-Faroe service bookable from today
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has announced the USA’s first-ever nonstop service to the Faroe Islands with flights by Atlantic Airways between New York Stewart International Airport (SWF) and Vágar, the sole airport on the Faroe Islands. The seasonal weekly... more
Historic moment for Jaxport
The Jacksonville Port Authority (Jaxport), Florida’s No. 1 container port by volume and one of the USA’s major vehicle-handling ports, set a new port record with the arrival of the vessel “One Stork”, the largest container ship to ever call Jacksonville. This vessel is... more