New Menzies headquarters in London 
Menzies Aviation, an aviation logistics specialist, has opened its new global headquarters in Central London. Menzies operates in more than 250 airports in 58 countries. When Menzies joined forces with National Aviation Services earlier this year, the entity became the world’s... more
Solar Duck takes to the waters
The Dutch company Solar Duck and its partners, Japan’s Tokyu Land Corporation and Everblue Technologies, have launched plans for Japan's first offshore floating solar power generation and automated sailing boat technology demonstration. The pilot project took place on 4... more
Warehousing takeover finalised
Bluejay Capital, a specialist for logistics and transport industry investments, has completed the acquisition of the Atlanta-based US firm Best Warehousing and Transportation (BWT), a 3PL and B2B warehousing and transportation business with 30 locations in 15 US states. The... more
CN picks COO
CN has appointed Edmond Harris to succeed Rob Reilly with immediate effect as the rail enterprise’s executive vice-president and chief operating officer. Harris already worked closely with the CN operations leadership team on the company's operational and service excellence... more
Skou retiring from Maersk
CEO Søren Skou, who led the transformation of the A.P. Moller-Maersk group from a diversified conglomerate to an integrated logistics company and set the business on a new growth trajectory, is now retiring. Chairman of the board Robert M. Uggla said that “Søren has... more
Increased trailer capacity to and from Sweden
The leasing company GATX has handed over 15 intermodal railcars to new customer Samskip, which will deploy the T3000e railcars on its high-frequency routes for intermodal traffic between Germany and Sweden.The new vehicles will enable the combined transport specialist to further... more
‘Emirates Delivers’ – now also from the UK
Online shoppers from the UAE have used ‘Emirates Delivers’ to shop from US retailers since it was launched in 2019. Now, just in time for last-minute festive shopping, Emirates SkyCargo has added the UK to its home-delivery shopping platform. Items purchased from UK... more
Geodis tops an Asian poll
Geodis, a leading transport and logistics enterprise, has been recognised by ‘HR Asia’ as one of the ‘Best Companies to Work for in Asia” in the Hong Kong region. The 2022 Hong Kong edition of the poll saw more than 253 companies participate – but only 64 of them were named... more
Around 100 BEVs to join the fleet
The transport company Schneider is set to take delivery of around 100 class 8 battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) for its intermodal operations in Southern California (USA). Schneider’s first ‘eCascadia’ is set to roll off the assembly line soon of Freightliner, a subsidiary of... more
Improving cargo capacities at US airports
Colorado-based Burrell Aviation has entered into a nationwide cooperation agreement with Alliance Ground International, one of the USA’s leading providers of cargo warehousing and freighter handling, to provide cargo and commercial aviation facility investment, development and... more