Chile–China cherry link 
A new Cherry Express service by CMA CGM will operate from Chile to China during the 2025 export season, offering a 23-day transit time between San Antonio and Shanghai. The service, dedicated to cherry shipments, is supported by rotation adjustments on the ACSA 1 and M2X... more
Port Houston names new COO and incoming CLO
Port Houston has strengthened its leadership bench, appointing Eric Casey (pictured) as Chief Operating Officer and Parker Harrison as incoming Chief Legal Officer. Casey, a former CEO of the Port of Wilmington and EVP Global Ports at Cold Summit Development, also held senior... more
Menzies opens third Sydney cargo hub
Menzies Aviation has expanded its footprint at Sydney International Airport with the opening of a third cargo warehouse, known as M1. The 5,000 sqm airside facility brings the company’s Sydney cargo capacity to over 20,000 sqm across three sites, enabling annual handling of up... more
Dako strengthens project logistics team
Two weeks before Breakbulk Americas, Dako Worldwide Transport has appointed Tim Nemitz as senior project manager in Hamburg, effective 15 September 2025. Nemitz brings long-standing expertise in project logistics, having overseen numerous complex and oversized transports... more
Friedrichshafen hosts Ccc Plugfest
From 10–15 November, Friedrichshafen will host the CCC Plugfest, bringing together global carmakers, smartphone producers and system providers to advance the digital key standard. Companies including Apple, Samsung and Google will join automotive manufacturers at the event... more
Bcube sells forwarding arm
Fischer & Rechsteiner company and Gimax international have signed a agreement to acquire Bcube’s freight forwarding division. The deal, announced on 26 September in Genoa, follows Bcube’s wider strategy to streamline its business portfolio. Under the transaction, Fischer... more
Hydrographic link in Rotterdam
According to its own information the Port of Rotterdam has become the first in the world to establish a direct digital link with a national hydrographic service, creating electronic nautical charts with up-to-date terminal and berth information. In cooperation with the Royal... more
Kronenbourg appoints new supply chain VP
Brasseries Kronenbourg, located in Strasbourg (France), has named Marek Krzysztoporski vice-president supply chain France effective 1 September 2025. An economics graduate from the University of Warsaw, he began his career at Carlsberg Poland in 2001 in the supply chain... more
Bacardi strengthens supply chain leadership
Bacardi has promoted Nicole Zukowski to Chief Supply Chain Officer, effective January 2026. She will join the global leadership team, based in Bermuda, and oversee the company’s worldwide supply chain, spanning sourcing, production and logistics across Bacardi’s 200-brand... more
Grimaldi adds PCTC vessel
The Grimaldi group has added the 'Grande Svezia' to its fleet, the second of ten new pure car and truck carriers being built at China merchants heavy industries Jiangsu. The vessel, 220 m long and 38 m wide, has a capacity of 9,000 car equivalent units across 14 decks and... more