FedEx to fly first ATR 72-600 with LCD 
Acia Aero Leasing has signed a definitive agreement to sell the first-ever ATR 72-600 passenger-to-freighter conversion aircraft to FedEx. The aircraft (MSN1239), featuring a Large Cargo Door (LCD), is scheduled for delivery by December 2025. Acia launched the -600 LCD... more
Brian Saucier joins RK Logistics
The Californian 3PL RK Logistics Group has appointed Brian Saucier as director of semiconductor engineering and campus support services. Saucier brings over 30 years of experience in supply chain and business development and will focus on expanding RK’s third-party support... more
Terminal digitalises yard dispatch
Florida International Terminal (FIT) has expanded its use of Tideworks Technology’s Mainsail TOS by deploying the traffic control aiming to improve safety and yard performance. The system digitally coordinates container moves and equipment dispatch, replacing manual processes... more
Bitterfeld logistics site sold
Garbe Industrial, Bremer and Quakernack have sold a large logistics property in Bitterfeld (Germany) to a fund managed by Clarion Partners Europe. The facility, located in the Technologiepark Mitteldeutschland, comprises 125,000 m² of leased space on a 222,000 m² site and is... more
Unified tracking from port to rail
TransmetriQ, a Railinc brand, has launched a ocean-to-rail visibility platform offering end-to-end shipment tracking from port of origin to rail destination. The new tool integrates GPS-based vessel data, AI-powered ETA modelling and event reporting from over 41 shipping lines,... more
Scalable, mobile, rapidly deployable 
Meeting the energy needs of today and tomorrow. Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (Mol) and Kinetics have signed an mou to launch the world’s first integrated floating data centre platform, powered by mobile and renewable energy and offering scalable digital infrastructure from a retrofitted... more
Wind energy for 312,000 Australian homes
AAL Shipping (AAL) has completed the final sailing of a major wind energy project in Queensland, Australia, delivering 83 turbines to the 500 MW Wambo Wind Farm. The two-year project involved 18 sailings from China, including Dongzao, Lüsi, Tianjin and Taicang, to Brisbane... more
Next-gen vessel sets course for ammonia power
The Grimaldi Group, headquartered in Naples (Italy), has officially named the Grande Shanghai, its first next-generation pure car and truck carrier (PCTC), during a ceremony at China Merchants Heavy Industries in Haimen (Jiangsu, China). Designed in collaboration with Knud E.... more
Just in time for the next pint
Air Charter Service (ACS) Mexico recently organised an urgent charter to prevent a brewery shutdown in Mexico City. A leading beverage manufacturer needed over half a ton of beer hops flown from Washington State to Mexico within 24 hours. ACS, with 37 offices worldwide,... more