Henry hops on American aircraft 
Starting next Monday, 1 February 2021, animals that previously travelled as emotional support animals and no longer qualify as service animals on flights in the USA, may travel as carry-on pets (charged USD 125) or as cargo pets, as long as they meet the requirements. American... more
Corpus Christi floats on crude oil
Despite the pandemic’s impact on the energy market worldwide, the Port of Corpus Christi witnessed significant growth in 2020 - mainly attributable to a 65% increase in crude oil shipments from 2019. The port set a new annual tonnage record of 159.7 million t, a 31%... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
Farts do not contaminate sterile operation rooms as long as the culprits keep their trousers on. more
Rebranding across America
As of January 2021, Freight Logistics International, Pirâmide SeaAir and Rodair will officially be known as Rhenus Logistics in the Americas. The three companies in the United States, Brazil and Canada were acquired in 2018 and 2019. Jörn Schmersahl, CEO of Rhenus Air &... more
Two strategic promotions
Consolidated Chassis Management (CCM), a cooperative chassis pool manager from the USA, has named Thomas Martucci (left) the company’s new vice president and chief technology officer and Timothy Sibley (right) vice president and chief financial officer. Both positions will... more
ITJ Video News – 28 January 2021
In the ITJ Video News of 28 January 2021, editor-in-chief Chris Doepgen looks at Djibouti’s plans to become a regional air-sea logistics hub; the addition of new storage capacities at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport; the appointment of InstaFreight’s new chief commercial... more
Five trains per week
Arcese has launched a new rail connection between Italy and Germany. The intermodal freight service runs between Bologna and Cologne and has been in operation since mid-January. The new train passes through the Ceneri Base Tunnel in Switzerland, directly linking central Italy... more
Wind of change at Gefco
Gefco announces the arrival of new general managers, with new positions for many seasoned GMs around the world: Concerning the clusters, Frank Erhard now leads a new cluster covering the Benelux region, Austria, and Switzerland; Thierry Vasselin has been promoted to GM of... more
Refinancing for Crossbay
Crossbay, founded in May 2020 as part of the Mark Group’s multi-platform strategy and the first pan-European logistics platform to focus on single-tenant distribution centres, has agreed a GBP 400 million debt facility with global investment bank Citi to help fund its continued... more
First carbon-neutral shipment
Contecon Guayaquil (CGSA), the concessionaire of the public port in Guayaquil (Ecuador), recently handled the world’s first certified carbon-neutral container shipment. The logistics process involved supply chain firms, from exporter to port and distributor, that go easier on... more