Four key hires for CCM 
Consolidated Chassis Management (CCM), a leader in intermodal equipment leasing and management solutions, has added four new members to its leadership team (pictured, from the left). Darren Audia has joined CCM as director of national sales. His previous experience includes... more
A Pinsly railway serves a new Florida hub
The North Florida Industrial Railroad (NFIR), part of the Pinsly Railroad Company, an independent rail services management firm from Jacksonville FL (USA), will serve the new ‘North Florida Mega Industrial Park’, located in the greater Jacksonville region. The corresponding... more
Management changes at FlexiVan
FlexiVan Leasing has appointed Chadwick Heller as its new chief commercial officer, and Keith Saunders as its new chief operating officer. Heller brings more than 30 years of commercial leadership in global transportation, logistics, freight forwarding and supply chain... more
Antonov selects GFS as GSA in the USA
Global Feeder Services (GFS), a US provider of logistics solutions headquartered in Fort Lauderdale FL, has announced a strategic partnership with the Antonov Company. As part of this collaboration GFS started serving as the general sales agent for Antonov in the USA on 1... more
Ramping up reverse logistics
DHL is acquiring Inmar Supply Chain Solutions, to boost its reverse logistics capacities in North America. As a division of Inmar Intelligence the business is active in return solutions for the retail e-commerce industry, with 14 return centres across the continent. A team of... more
More rail links to and from Santos
The French shipping line CMA CGM has enhanced its intermodal services in Brazil by linking the port of Santos with the four major logistics hubs of São Paulo, Minas Gerais, Goiás and Mato Grosso. By extending the hinterland connections from the largest port in Latin... more
Rainbow Dynamics targets the Americas
Rainbow Dynamics, a developer and manufacturer of robotic and automated materials handling solutions from the UK, has appointed Keith Gallant as its general manager for the USA and Canada. In this new role he’ll be responsible for identifying growth opportunities and... more
Growth abounds – except in Africa
The International Air Transport Association (Iata) has revealed that total demand measured in cargo tonne-kilometres (ctk), rose for the 16th consecutive month of growth, increasing by 8.2% compared to November 2023 levels (+9.5% for international operations). Asia-Pacific... more
Counterfeit jewellery seized at US border
Around USD 30,000 worth of counterfeit Tiffany & Co jewellery was seized at the Champlain port of entry by US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) teams recently. From late last year until the beginning of this week, officers examined shipments of what appeared to be high-end... more
Cheers to a Kansas City cold chain
311,000 sqft for food and beverage logistics – this is Vertical Cold Storage’s newest cold chain expansion in Kansas City. The multimodal distribution site has been designed to support the company’s temperature-controlled logistics offerings, with over 100 team members on-site... more