Aapa elects new board chairman 
At its 111th annual convention and expo in Orlando, Florida, the American Association of Port Authorities (Aapa) elected Sean Strawbridge of the Port of Corpus Christi as the new chairman of its board of directors. Outgoing chairman Mario Cordero of the Port of Long Beach made... more
ZIM prepares for landing
Haifa-based ZIM Integrated Shipping has reported its results for Q3/2022 and 9M/2022. In the third quarter of this year, revenues reached USD 3.23 billion, a year-over-year increase of 3%, while adjusted ebitda declined by 7% compared to Q3/2021 to USD 1.93 billion and net... more
CPSL enhances pharma handling capacities
Cathay Pacific Services Ltd (CPSL) has opened its newest facility at the Cathay Pacific Cargo Terminal, a fully temperature-controlled area of over 1,250 sqm dedicated to handle pharmaceutical products. The new pharma handling centre features real time temperature... more
Shift to electric city logistics continues
Transgourmet, a subsidiary of the Swiss retailer Coop, has put two new e-trucks into operation in Schlieren near Zurich. With Renault’s two D Wide E-Tech trucks, Transgourmet is taking a further step in the conversion of its city logistics to battery power. Transgourmet... more
Alternative Parcels hit in FY 2021/2022
The financial results for the UK-based Alternative Parcels Company (APC) in the 2021/22 financial year ending on 31 March 2022 showed some decline. Profit before tax amounted to GBP 6.41 million, a 30% drop compared with the 2020/21 financial year. The decrease was largely due... more
Ray Provencio now CBP director for El Paso Port
Ray Provencio was formally sworn into office as US Customs and Border Protection director for El Paso Port at a CBP change of command ceremony. Family, friends, colleagues and local dignitaries gathered as Provencio recited the oath of office during a ceremony at the Chamizal... more
A tough quarter for Hamburg
The port community of the Port of Hamburg handled 91.8 million t of seaborne cargo from January to September 2022, about 4.3% t less than in 2021. Conventional general cargo performed well with 1.1 million t crossing the quay walls of Hamburg, a growth of 19.3% compared to... more
Railways demand fair sharing of costs
The German Railway Industry Association (VDB) has posted mixed results for H1/2022: at EUR 6.8 billion, sales are around 1.5% above the figure for H1/2021. Domestic business is up by 24%. Foreign sales, on the other hand, show a decrease of 35% to EUR 1.7 billion. According... more
Ninth STC approval for AEI's B737-800 freighter
The Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) has approved the STC of Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) for the twelve-pallet position B737-800SF freighter conversion (ST02690LA). The Miami-based passenger-to-freighter conversion services provider has gained FAA (USA), CAAC... more
Now it's Bomi Group, a UPS company
As reported by the ITJ Daily on 16 August 2022, UPS has finalised its previously announced acquisition of Bomi Group, a healthcare logistics provider mainly in Europe and Latin America. Through the acquisition, the company’s healthcare unit, UPS Healthcare, will add... more