A new hub for Greater New York 
A new logistics centre is in the making. The Industrial Centre Carlstadt II, to be developed and managed by Goodman Group, is located between New Jersey and New York City. One major focus will be last mile logistics deliveries to a market of over 15 million people around New... more
Building facilities to augment fleet
Paveway Express recently started to expand its Greenville facility. The fast-growing US trucking company has cleared about extra 4,000 sqm of land to increase its parking facilities with the long-term goal of adding ten new trucks in 2023. Phase one of the work will be done in... more
CMA CGM Air Cargo contracts Hactl
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) – Hong Kong’s largest independent air cargo handler – has been appointed to handle CMA CGM Air Cargo’s new Hong Kong services which began in early September. CMA CGM Air Cargo is the cargo airline of the CMA CGM Group, a global... more
Post NL planning to reappoint Herna Verhagen
The supervisory board of Post NL intends to reappoint Herna Verhagen for a new four-year term as CEO and member of the management board at the shareholders’ annual general meeting (AGM) in 2023. Jan Nooitgedagt, chair of the supervisory board: “We’re very pleased that... more
NYK banking on Indonesian energy
It is a strategic agreement. The Japanese carrier NYK has now reached a basic agreement allowing it to invest in PT Pertamina International Shipping (PIS), a shipping subsidiary of the oil and gas company PT Pertamina (Persero) based in Indonesia. The parties are planning to... more
US merger in omnichannel business
Louisville (KY)-based MHS Global, which develops solutions for material flows, has joined forces with software company Fortna, which is headquartered in Atlanta. The two companies will now operate jointly under the Fortna brand. MHS Global brings in over 2,500 employees at... more
Shuttle services between Russia and Iran
RZD Logistics has introduced a regular container train between Russia and Iran. The import/export shuttle runs along the North-South transit corridor in eastern Russia. The train starts in Chekhov, south of Moscow (Russia), and travels via Kazakhstan first to Sarakhs in... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
Nutmeg contains myristicin, a neurotoxin that causes hallucinations and convulsions when consumed in large quantities. more
LNT announces changes in the board
In Germany, Gudrun Gaus (second from right), authorised signatory and branch manager at Axthelm + Zufall in Nohra, and Sebastian Mertens, head of corporate development at Twenty 5 Logistik from Gotha, have now joined the board of the Logistik Netzwerk Thüringen (LNT). LNT is a... more
ACS France bounces back
Air Charter Service’s French operation, based in Paris, has seen an impressive first half to the year, up by 91% on the same period in 2021. Alexandre Busila, CEO of ACS France, commented: “We have seen a real return to business for all of our three main divisions following... more