Port of Rotterdam picks COO 
Boudewijn Siemons has been appointed as the new COO of the Port of Rotterdam Authority as of 1 October. He will also be joining the Port Authority’s executive board. Siemons succeeds Ronald Paul in this role. Until recently, Siemons served as president of Royal Vopak’s... more
Fake Covid-19 protection items intercepted
After 20,000 counterfeit N95 masks arriving from Hong Kong had been seized by officers of the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) earlier this month at Boston airport, their Chicago colleagues confiscated a shipment of 500,000 counterfeit N95 masks arriving from Shenzhen,... more
Digital solution in Antwerp goes live in 2021
On 1 January 2021, the port of Antwerp will launch "Certified-Pick-up" (CPu) an integrated digital solution for the release of containers. It will replace the current system of PIN codes. The new platform will guarantee a secure, transparent and optimised release... more
Koenig & Bauer Kammann banks on PSI software
Following the successful implementation of the PSIwms warehouse management system from PSI Logistics, Koenig & Bauer Kammann, a manufacturer of decoration machines, now runs the processes for warehousing and production supply in an integrated IT infrastructure at its new... more
Fesco introduces intermodal service for seafood
Russian transport company Fesco has launched a regular intermodal container service for seafood deliveries from the Russian Far East to Jilin province in China. The seafood is shipped in refrigerated containers by Fesco's regular services from Kamchatka, Magadan and Sakhalin... more
Gudrun Winner-Athens elected to Logistics Hall of Fame
The Logistics Hall of Fame has a new member: Gudrun Winner-Athens. The managing partner of Spedition Winner and long-standing chairwoman of the advisory board of Kombiverkehr is regarded in Germany and Europe as a pioneer of intermodal transport. “Gudrun Winner-Athens has... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
Whenever a pope dies he is hit on the head three times with a special silver hammer, just to make sure. more
AEO certification for Safram France
From now on, all Safram's French subsidiaries hold the authorised economic operator (AEO) certification, following the example of the company's Paris branch, which was certified already in 2016. AEO status guarantees the security of international supply chains and... more
Boris and the Bahamas
The Bahamas Maritime Authority (BMA) is enhancing its digital platform, the Bahamas online registration information system (Boris). The services for digital access now include checking and reserving a vessel name, complete registration application and certificate verification.... more
Twelve weeks between Hong Kong and Pittsburgh
Cathay Pacific Airways has launched a temporary expansion of its cargo operations in the Americas, linking Pittsburgh International (PIT) with Southeast Asia and supplementing its existing network of 19 cargo stations throughout the Americas, including East Coast services to... more