A strategic partnership in the Americas 
Americas GSA, now part of the ECS Group, has entered into a strategic partnership with JetBlue Cargo, the cargo arm of low-cost carrier JetBlue. JetBlue Cargo will benefit from ECS Group's expanded GSSA services and will be able to further expand and enhance its domestic and... more
Port of Nevada launches rail service to Oakland
The US inland port has launched an intermodal service for imports and exports between Fernley, Nevada, and the port of Oakland, California. This new offering is the result of a collaboration with Union Pacific Railroad, the CMA CGM Group, and the port of Oakland. The port of... more
STG Logistics bolsters leadership team
STG Logistics has appointed Tyler Holtgreven (lrft) to the role of chief financial officer (CFO) and Vince Paperiello (right) as its new senior vice president of intermodal operations. As CFO, Holtgreven will return to his finance and accounting roots. After graduating from... more
eTTS now run in New Jersey terminal
APM Terminals Elizabeth in New Jersey (USA) is progressing its green transformation thanks to an USD 1.4 million grant from the US environmental protection agency. With the grant, APM has replaced seven diesel terminal vehicles with seven electric terminal tractors (eTTs).... more
UP serves new railport in Utah
Utah Inland Port Authority (UIPA) celebrated the opening of the new Savage Cedar City Transload facility in Utah (USA) last week. The facility provides transload services between trucks and railcars, and on-site storage for shippers. It includes 70 railcar spots available... more
Metso's new Chilean centre
Metso, a logistics provider for the minerals and mining industry, has opened its new distribution hub in Vina del Mar, Chile, marking a further expansion into the South American market. From the new centre, Metso will be able to increase its distribution capacities for... more
US ports to handle record container volumes
The National Retail Federation (NRF) and Hackett Associates' Global Port Tracker report both indicate that monthly inbound cargo volume at major US container ports is expected to reach its highest level in nearly two years this summer. This surge reflects retailer confidence in... more
Jet Blue appoints GSSA for New York
Network Cargo Management has been appointed as the GSSA for Jet Blue in New York, effective from 1 June 2024. Ken Joseph, NCM’s sales manager based in New York: “I am happy to confirm that NCM has been appointed as Jet Blue’s GSSA in both the New York, JFK and Newark, EWR... more
Air Partner picks executive VP
Air Partner, a global aviation services group specialising in aircraft charter and aviation safety and security solutions has appointed Jon Corbi as executive vice president for group charter & cargo, USA. Corbi comes to Air Partner with extensive experience in the... more
Automatic notification of sales opportunities
Air Canada Cargo has contracted Rotate to implement the ‘sales cockpit’ programme as part of its global digitalisation strategy. It is a web-based software that continually scans the airline’s data to automatically identify specific opportunities with customers. Integrating... more