New Bolloré CEO in the USA 
Marc Sawaya has been appointed as the CEO of Bolloré Logistics USA. He has more than 20 years of experience in supply chain management, including ten with Bolloré Logistics.This provides him with good insights into the company’s network, having held the posts of regional... more
Air cargo tonnages and rates both declining
Global air cargo flown tonnages and prices continued their gradual decline in the first two weeks of August after volumes staged a brief and partial recovery in the second half of July, as the latest figures published by World ACD Market Data show. Looking at week 32... more
Crowley names Bob Karl
Crowley has appointed Bob Karl as senior vice president and general manager of the company’s new business unit, Crowley Wind Services. Karl is a long-time energy industry executive and has held various global leadership and management positions at General Electric (GE) over... more
Investments in South Carolina Ports
Works to upgrade of the Wando Welch Terminal at the Port of Charleston (South Carolina Ports) are coming to a close. The fifteenth and final crane was recently moved into position along the waterfront. With five cranes to a berth, Wando Welch Terminal is now capable of... more
Aeronet Chicago moves to larger facility
Aeronet Worldwide’s station in Chicago, Illinois, has upgraded to a larger facility. With this move, the company increases its warehouse capacity by 40% (totalling 4,460 sqm). This allows more space for operations such as storage, transloading, e-commerce fulfilment and... more
Planning a clean energy rail terminal
Canada’s National Railways (CN) and the Canadian energy supplier Keyera will leverage their joint expertise to evaluate the creation of a specialised clean energy terminal in Alberta’s industrial heartland. The main point of discussion is the building of a first-class facility... more
More rail assets in Pacific Northwest
BNSF Railways has started operating the new Tacoma south facility near Seattle, USA. The domestic intermodal facility, leased from partner Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA), will substantially improve capacity in the intermodal segment and accommodate more than 50,000 annual... more
40 years of Chapman Freeborn Germany
The German branch of Chapman Freeborn, the global specialist for charter flights and part of the Avia Solutions Group (ASG), is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. The foundation stone for Chapman Freeborn Germany was laid in Frankfurt in 1982 through the cooperation... more
Global K9 joins school safety programme
Global K9 Protection Group (GK9PG), a provider of canine screening solutions, has joined the first public and private consortium to introduce a new school safety programme using detection dogs at Auburn High School, Alabama. The Paws on Patrol School Safety Programme will... more
PML picks Iain Bruce
Logistics and supply chain solutions provider PML has appointed Iain Bruce as its new finance director. He has already held a range of senior financial positions within various prestigious high-profile operations including McLaren, Johnson & Johnson and Pepsi Co. A... more