Two for cyber security at sea 
Bureau Veritas (BV) and insurance consultancy Bessé are teaming up to improve protection against cyber-attacks in the maritime sector. This partnership will be key to help shipowners comply with IMO and IACS requirements. BV has developed a set of rules (NR 659) which make... more
Green Swan Partners launches second company
Green Swan Partners (GSP), a sustainability-focused venture builder has elected Chetan Chothani - chief executive officer, Lala Faiz - group sustainability officer Mark V. Santo - group general counsel, Anders Flensborg - chief commercial officer and Mare Straetmans - chief... more
Long Beach paves the way
The US West Coast Port of Long Beach moved almost 7.89 million teu in the course of the first ten months of 2021. This is an upswing of 21% compared to the same period in 2020. Although congestion and limited capacity at marine terminals slowed imports at the Port of Long... more
Airbus unveils identity of A350 launch lessor
Air Lease Corporation (ALC) has signed a letter of intent (LoI) covering all Airbus families. Founded in 2010, Los Angeles-based ALC is one of Airbus’ largest customers, having ordered a total of 496 Airbus aircraft to date. The new order, which will be finalised in the... more
Rail park in Oklahoma
Jaguar Transport has entered into an agreement with Haskell Lemon Construction to operate the Oklahoma Central Rail Park (OKCRP) in El Reno, USA. The 800,000 sqm facility just west of Oklahoma City will be fully operational on 1 January 2022. The park connects with the Union... more
Paycargo chooses Amit Gairola
Paycargo has named Amit Gairola as chief design officer. Prior to this appointment, Gairola worked at Amazon for ten years in a variety of general management, product and commercial roles, including most recently as general manager of Amazon Freight in Europe. During his... more
21 countries for green corridors
On 10 November 2021, 22 countries signed the so-called Clydebank Declaration for the development of carbon-free 'green' corridors for maritime transport. The signing occurred during the Climate Summit COP26 in Glasgow. USA, Japan, Germany, Norway, the Netherlands, UK, Australia... more
DSV's "Les Vingt"
Just for the beautiful and rich: DSV is investing in a string of 20 automated DSV fulfilment facilities in various regions in Europe, North America and APAC. The aim is to cover all needs of customers of companies across different markets and distribution channels, both B2C... more
More capacity between Europe, UK and USA
IAG Cargo has increased schedule into the USA, as the country reopens to fully vaccinated passengers from destinations across the world. The new schedule will service 21 destinations in the country including additional capacity on key routes and the restart of the service into... more
Brambles for Marisa Sánchez
Brambles, a global supply chain solutions company which operates in 60 countries through the CHEP brand, has appointed Marisa Sánchez to the new role of global supply chain decarbonisation director. Sánchez has held positions with global organisations such as Orica, the... more