Forward Solutions picks Dan Clarke 
Transport technology firm Forward Solutions (FS) has added another experienced infrastructure engineer to its team. Dan Clarke started his career within the IT team at pallet specialist Pall-Ex. He has also worked as senior IT engineer for a specialist software supplier to... more
Iata Ceiv li-batt makes it four for Hactl
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) – Hong Kong’s largest independent handler – has successfully obtained accreditation under Iata’s Ceiv lithium batteries (li-batt) standard. Hactl now holds all four Iata Ceiv accreditations (pharma, fresh, live animals, li-batt).... more
Mission accomplished
The deal is fixed. After receiving the green light from the authorities, Geodis has completed its acquisition of the American group Need It Now Delivers. Based in Keasbey, New Jersey, Need It Now Delivers operates over 65 company locations and more than 300 interconnected... more
Bringing European e-mobility to North America
German-based Quantron supplies numerous European customers with battery- and hydrogen-electric commercial vehicles for the long-term reduction of C02 emissions. Its Quinton-as-a-service platform also offers a 360° product & solution ecosystem with around zero-emission... more
The quartet is full
The Singapore-based company AAL Shipping (AAL) has added further vessels to its multipurpose cargo vessel (MPV) fleet. The units are owned, not chartered. This month saw the delivery of the 2010 “AAL Gunsan” (ex-BBC America) and her sister vessel, the 2009 “AAL Geelong” (ex-BBC... more
Bolloré welcomes Loig Pavard back to Asia
Bolloré Logistics has appointed Loig Pavard as chief executive officer of Bolloré Logistics Singapore. He will report directly to Cyril Dumon, CEO of Bolloré Logistics Asia-Pacific. Pavard brings over 22 years of experience in the supply chain and logistics industry. During... more
Milan Bergamo nearly doubles capacity for UPS
As part of Milano Bergamo Airport’s ongoing infrastructural development, the airport has inaugurated new facilities with UPS which will nearly double the logistics corporation’s capacity at the Italian gateway. Providing an area of 5,000 sqm, located in the new cargo... more
US class I railway to expand business
CSX has been chosen as the rail transportation partner for a new USD 2.5 billion low-carbon aluminium recycling and rolling plant built by Novelis in Bay Minette, Alabama (USA). The facility will be the first fully integrated aluminium mill built in USA in 40 years. In... more
General cargo network gains two more partners
Oneflow and Heinrich von Wirth joining the German general cargo network Online Systemlogistik (OSL). Oneflow's catchment area covers the region east of Düsseldorf between Ratingen and Hilden; this was previously the responsibility of Spedition Kleine, which will leave OSL at the... more
Capacities flowing back
The Copenhagen-based maritime intelligence provider Sea-Intelligence recently leveraged the capacities deployed by the carriers with the rates in the market. In the weeks following Golden Week (weeks 41-43), carriers are taking out significant levels of capacity per week on... more