29th Intl maritime hall of fame: five honourees 
The Maritime Association of the Port of New York and New Jersey (Mapony/NJ recently elected the 29th international maritime hall of fame honorees. The awards will be presented on 17 May 2023 at The Lighthouse, Pier 61 at Chelsea Piers in New York City. Mapony/NJ executive... plus
Next project for ABB and Rio Grande terminal
Wilson Sons, an integrated port and maritime logistics operator based in Brazil, has chosen ABB’s Optical Character Recognition (OCR) for its ship-to-shore cranes at Rio Grande container terminal. ABB provides automation, electrification, and digitalisation services for process... plus
Un titan s’envole 
Du fret aérien osseux de Buenos Aires à Londres Heathrow. Le nom est bien choisi pour l’animal le plus grand ayant jamais vécu: Patagotitan Mayorum. Le squelette de ce dinosaure découvert en Argentine a traversé l’Atlantique par avion en 40 caisses pour être exposé au Musée... plus
Ports of Indiana promotes Jody Peacock
Ports of Indiana has named Jody Peacock (left) as the new chief executive officer for the state-wide port authority which operates three ports on the Ohio River and Lake Michigan. The appointment was approved during the meeting of the Ports of Indiana Commission. Peacock has... plus
Investing in core business and global operations
EFL Global has acquired Trans American Customhouse Brokers. Established in 1984, Trans American has evolved into an industry innovator in customs and global logistics. It is ranked within the top 20 of all US customs brokers by annual entry filings. With this purchase, EFL... plus
Third month of the year, three old "Combi" jumbos
AMS has been exclusively retained to remarket three B747-400 aircraft, serial numbers 28459, 28460 and 30454. The CF6-powered aircraft were manufactured in 1997, 1999 and 2000, respectively. The three B747-400Ms, which can accommodate seven pallets on the main deck behind... plus
JAS continues to strengthen Americas team
JAS Americas has made several leadership appointments to further solidify its strategic direction as a quality-driven and customer-centric logistics provider. Mario Tenebruso (top left) has been promoted to vice president, sales & marketing for the Americas Region. He... plus
Good news from Iceland
2022 brought good results for the logistics provider and shipping company Eimskip from Iceland, which operates scheduled services in the North Atlantic. Revenues exceeded a total of EUR 1 billion for the first time, an increase of 21.3% compared to 2021. Ebitda amounted to... plus
Joining forces to deploy e-trucks in California
Uber Freight, Watt EV and Chep are cooperating to deploy electric trucks on select routes in Southern California. As part of this collaboration, Watt EV will provide electric trucking capacity to Uber Freight shippers. The pilot is Uber Freight’s first EV deployment and... plus
Priority access to hub-to-hub lanes
USA-based transport company Ascend is the first carrier customer to reserve autonomous freight capacity on the Volvo Autonomous Solutions (VAS) network. By reserving capacity, Ascend will have priority access to V.A.S.’s first lanes that will run based on a hub-to-hub model.... plus