Schedule reliability increases sharply 
The maritime consultancy Sea-Intelligence reports that global schedule reliability in February 2023 reached 60.2% - an increase by 7.7 percentage points month-on-month. On a year-on-year level, schedule reliability was 26.0 percentage points higher. The average delay for... mehr
One month for detecting fraudulent consumer goods
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers seized over USD 700,000 in counterfeit designer brand name clothes, purses, scarves, sneakers and other items in Norfolk, VA. They initially examined the shipment on 3 February 2023, which had arrived from Seoul, South Korea, and... mehr
A step further towards a net zero business
In UK, Biocair has added its first 100% electric vans to its fleet of delivery and collection vehicles. The acquisition is part of company’s effort to become a net zero business by 2024. The new units will be used to complete deliveries and collections at ambient... mehr
Another Amazon executive joins Xpdel
Xpdel, a fast-growing US based hi-tech fulfilment and logistics service provider, has hired Sai Kotha as senior vice president of operations. Kotha brings extensive industry experience, including seven years at Amazon as the director overseeing the largest US region and... mehr
Services between the Far East and USA
Shortly after its inaugural flight between Billund and Hangzhou (HGH), China, Maersk Air Cargo is connecting North America and Asia Pacific with new regular services. Maersk will commence with two weekly flights between Greenville-Spartanburg (GSP) and Shenyang (SHE), China,... mehr
Farsound relocates
The Farsound team has moved into its new 5,389 sqm headquarters in Brentwood Essex, UK. The state-of-the art property is located close to Farsound’s old HQ building and has been designed and built entirely from scratch. The building, which is considerably bigger than the... mehr
K Line Chile – 50 years of experience
The 50th anniversary ceremony, including a traditional sake barrel breaking ceremony, of the company K Line Chile brought together 150 people in Santiago de Chile, among which were His Excellency the Ambassador of Japan to Chile, Kazuhisa Shibuya, and Chilean governmental... mehr
Five more Boeing 787-9s for EVA Air
EVA Air has ordered five more Boeing 787-9s following approval by its board of directors on 13 March 2023. The deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2025 and be completed in 2027. And, starting in mid-2024, EVA will update and reconfigure its 787-9s to add its popular... mehr
Ambercor Shipping chooses Josh Havelka
Josh Havelka has been appointed as US project business development manager for Ambercor Shipping USA to drive overall logistics sales and further expand Ambercor’s project product portfolio. Havelka brings to his new role more than a decade of experience in international... mehr
Between Southwest Germany and the USA's Southeast
"Inspire", the penultimate "Jumbo" produced, has inspired Kuehne + Nagel to launch a new flight connection, running from Chicago to Stuttgart and then to Birmingham, AL in USA, with which the global logistics provider recently agreed a partnership. Marko... mehr