UPS adds two more members to board of directors 
UPS has elected Eva Boratto, CFO and executive vice president of CVS Health and Wayne Hewett, former CEO of Klöckner Pentaplast Group and Arysta LifeScience Corporation, to the UPS board of directors, effective immediately. “UPS has a robust process in place to identify and... mehr
Iumi's marine market trends
The International Union of Marine Insurance (Iumi) recently presented its analysis of the latest marine insurance market trends for 2019. Marine underwriting premiums for 2019 were estimated to be USD 28.7 billion, which represents a 0.9% reduction from 2018. The global... mehr
Stengg and the power of the small aircraft
The Singapore-based MRO ST Engineering (Stengg) redelivered the world’s first A321 converted freighter to launch customer, Vallair. The first in its size category to offer containerised loading in both the main and lower decks (14 main-deck positions can handle up to 27... mehr
Largest cargo volume increase in a decade in the USA
US airlines carried almost 13% more cargo by weight in July 2020 (preliminary) than in July 2019, the largest year-on-year increase since 2010.The rise was fuelled by a gain of 15.8% in domestic cargo, while the 4.5% rise in international cargo was the first annual gain since... mehr
A. Duie Pyle expands its facilities
A. Duie Pyle, a provider of asset and non-asset-based transportation and supply chain solutions in Pennsylvania (USA), has opened its highly anticipated integrated logistics centre near Hagerstown MD. The company also plans to expand its warehouse capacity with the addition of a... mehr
Industrial imports via Tec Plata terminal
To consolidate its position as an alternative to the port of Buenos Aires, the container terminal of Tec Plata (ICTSI Argentina) started handling imports for the logistics hub Buenos Aires La Plata Free Zone (BAZFLP). In July last year, Tec Plata signed a cargo-handling... mehr
Connecting three continents with one service
DHL Global Forwarding, the freight forwarder of Deutsche Post DHL Group, has launched an airfreight charter connecting the Asia-Pacific region to Europe and the USA, to meet demand from customers in the technology, manufacturing, life sciences and healthcare sectors.Managed by... mehr
One-stop access to tri-coastal rail network
Canadian National Railways (CN) has joined the Commtrex Transload online marketplace, offering customers one-stop access to CN’s tri-coastal rail network and its extensive range of transloading distribution services across Canada and the USA. Commtrex makes it quick and easy... mehr
DB Schenker: global cargo flights from Frankfurt
DB Schenker has launched its new "global flight operations programme". With exclusive full charter flights it now provides reliable connections between Frankfurt and the world's major economic powerhouses such as China (Shanghai twice - and Beijing and Zhengzhou once a... mehr
Fedex veteran joins U.S. Xpress
U.S. Xpress, a large asset-based truckload carrier, has elected Michael Ducker, former president & CEO of Fedex Freight, to its eight-member board of directors. “We are truly honoured to welcome Ducker to our company,” said U.S. Xpress president and CEO Eric Fuller.... mehr