Speeding up customs for pressing needs 
At Baltimore airport (BWI) last Sunday, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) expedited import clearances of big rubber stopper presses. The machines, imported by West Pharmaceuticals Services from Germany and destined for its facility in the USA, support the emergency... more
More opportunities with e-commerce
The French logistics group Geodis and Accenture Interactive, part of Accenture (NYSE: ACN), have published a whitepaper on e-commerce. Amongst others, the study confirms that the pandemic fostered online sales and that many brands estimate that e-commerce in 2020 will represent... more
US students to turn B777-300ER into freighters
The National Institute for Aviation Research (Niar) at Wichita State University will begin a large-scale entrepreneurial Boeing 777 passenger-to-freighter conversion programme. The programme, led by Niar's engineering design and modification team (EDM), will focus on the... more
K Line delivers donations to San Salvador
The Japanese carrier K Line, part of the ONE network, recently received the letter of appreciation for providing free ocean transportation of fire engines and ambulances donated to the Republic of El Salvador. The vehicles were donated by Japanese municipalities. Since 2014,... more
Russell Stokes to lead GE Aviation Services
General Electric has announced many changes in its senior leadership team. One of them is the appointment of Russell Stokes, a 23-year GE veteran, as chief executive officer and president of GE Aviation Services. GE Aviation, an operating unit of GE, is a worldwide provider... more
ITJ Video News – 8 October 2020
This week’s ITJ Video News features the New York Shipping Exchange, Quito international airport, the PTV group’s David Goh, Slovenia’s Primol-Rail, and one of the UK’s fastest-growing companies, the Europa Worldwide Group. (ah)... more
US rail company expands in Illinois
Short line railroad Elwood Joliet & Southern Railroad (EJSR), a newly formed subsidiary of Watco, has acquired a former Railway & Industrial Services (RIS) property in Crest Hill, Illinois, and leased an adjoining rail line that serves RIS and several other local... more
Handling United Cargo in Pittsburgh
Effective today, 8 October 2020, Prosegur will begin managing cargo handling for United Cargo at Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT). Prosegur is a multinational provider of integrated security solutions. It has gained over 35 years of aviation service experience... more
Passing of former NY/NJ top forwarder and broker
Stewart B. Hauser, former chairman of D. Hauser Inc., died on 28 September 2020 at the age of 78. With five decades of industry experience, he had devoted his entire education and career to the facilitation of international trade and transportation as a customs house broker,... more
Port indices climbing worldwide, says Drewry
British maritime analyst Drewry has drawn some conclusions out of the latest development of its global container port throughput index. In July 2020, the index crossed the level of 130 points for the first time this year, but did not reach the same mark as in 2019. Despite... more