New managing director for Jettainer Americas 
Shailendar Kothari is the new managing director of Jettainer Americas. The Jettainer subsidiary is based in Delaware and includes branches in Dallas, Chicago, Miami, New York and Los Angeles. In his new role, Kothari is responsible for the company’s operational activities, as... mehr
Special transport to Southern Italy
The activities of the industry - including project logistics - continue in Italy. The shipping company Grimaldi Group has been entrusted with the transportation from Spain to Italy of new wagons that will enhance the Naples metro fleet. The first six units recently arrived... mehr
South Florida air cargo project takes new step
Airglades International Airport has broken ground on a new US customs and border protection facility that will replace the airport’s current general aviation terminal. The USD2.1 million, 4,000-square-foot (371 sqm) facility is made possible through partnership and coordination... mehr
IRU forecasts alarming jump in driver shortage in Europe
The commercial freight driver shortage on the European continent will rise from 23% in 2019 to 36% in 2020. Poland and Romania are two of the most heavily impacted European countries, according to the latest report of the International Road Union (IRU). In Poland, driver... mehr
New guide for maritime cyber security
The non-profit group Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA), a neutral body established to further digitalisation of container shipping through technology standards, recently published the DCSA cyber security implementation guide to facilitate vessel readiness for the IMO... mehr
Ceva Logistics opens own offices in Bangladesh
As part of its strategic expansion in the emerging Southeast Asian markets, Ceva Logistics has officially opened its own offices in Dhaka and Chittagong, Bangladesh. Ceva has been operational in Bangladesh for 17 years through a valued network partner, providing logistics... mehr
MOL appoints new head for Mozambique and South Africa
MOL has appointed Mitsuru Fukushima as chief country representative for Mozambique and South Africa under the umbrella of the chief executive representatives for Europe and Africa, effective 1 April 2020. Based in the representative office of MOL (Europe Africa), which will... mehr
ICS calls not to forget about IMO 2020
Maybe in the second line due to coronavirus precautions, port state control authorities nevertheless have been enforcing the IMO’s Sulphur 2020 since the beginning of March, making it an offence for ships to carry fuel that contains a sulphur content higher than 0.5% unless the... mehr
Air Charter Service opens next office in USA
Believing that there is a large market for its cargo aircraft charter services in Chicago, Air Charter Service has opened a new office in the "Windy City", its tenth in the Americas. The highly experienced Caitlin Uhlmann will be heading up the operation, having... mehr
Imperial plans to invest in logistics startups
Imperial Logistics has partnered with venture capital firm Newtown Partners to launch a corporate venture capital (CVC) fund focused on investing in disruptive startups in the logistics industry, with an initial investment of USD 20 million. “Imperial operates in an... mehr