UAV Latam banks on drones 
German drone delivery pioneer Wingcopter is partnering with UAV Latam, a Latin American holding with over ten years of experience in the unmanned aerial vehicle space (UAV) and offices in seven countries. Through this alliance, Wingcopter will work with UAV del Peru, a... mehr
Latin American location for Leschaco
In February 2022, the Transantartic S.A.C. (TPL), a freight forwarding company based in Lima, Peru, was taken over by the German logistics group Leschaco (Lexzau, Scharbau). The Peruvian player had been a part of the Leschaco Group's agent network for more than ten years.... mehr
Short line rail network adds 210 km
US short line railroads operator R. J. Corman has purchased two railroad branches from Norfolk Southern, creating a new company to be called Knoxville and Cumberland Gap Railroad (KXCG). KXCG will have interchange cars in Norfolk Southern’s Sevier Yard. This acquisition will... mehr
A bright future for the logistics market
Dublin-based intelligence provider research and markets has published its latest "Global Logistics Market Report and Forecast 2022-2027’". According to its findings, the global logistics market reached a business value of about USD 9,525 billion in 2021. Driven by... mehr
Duluth back to pre-pandemic levels
Inland navigation through the Saint-Laurence River and the Great Lakes is also getting back to normal. Throughput in the Port of Duluth-Superior climbed to 32.9 million t in 2021, an increase of 27% compared to 2020 and a 2.3% improvement over the five-season average. 20.4... mehr
CN picks Tracy Robinson
CN (Canadian National) has appointed Tracy Robinson as president and chief executive officer and as a member of its board of directors, effective 28 February 2022. This appointment follows the previously announced retirement of Jean-Jacques (“JJ”) Ruest. Robinson, who will... mehr
More than ever before
142 hydrogen refuelling stations went into operation worldwide in 2021, – setting a new record. 37 hydrogen stations were opened in Europe, 89 in Asia and thirteen in North America, according to an annual assessment. Meanwhile, hydrogen refuelling is possible in 33... mehr
Big Brown in good shape
UPS is reaching for the stars, approaching the threshold of USD 100 billion in annual revenues. In 2021, consolidated revenue in the CEP business increased by 15% compared to 2020, amounting to USD 97.3 billion in total. Net profit also took a leap, since adjusted operating... mehr
Big order for Boeing's new freighter programme
Qatar Airways will be the 777-8 freighter launch customer with a firm order for 34 jets and options for 16 more, the largest freighter commitment in Boeing history by value (+USD 20 billion at current list prices). Boeing will build the type in its Everett, WA factory, where... mehr
CBP seizes two shipments of GBL and DMT
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Philadelphia seized two shipments of dangerous controlled substances – gamma butyrolactone (GBL), a date-rape precursor, and dimethyltryptamine (DMT), an LSD-like hallucinogenic – that arrived on 20 January 2022 in express... mehr