Scandlines hires new head of freight sales 
Peter Leschly will take up his position as vice president freight sales on 1 February 2024. He brings extensive experience in various industries and has worked for some of Denmark's largest IT and transport companies. Leschly replaces Gerald Lefold, who is retiring after 30... plus
WFS fit to fly
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), a member of the Sats Group, will deploy Cind’s Contour Spect 3D modelling software at selected stations in its Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Asia (EMEAA) network following a successful proof of concept (POC) in its cargo terminal at Copenhagen... plus
Building a H2-corridor from California to Texas
The US government has approved a grant of USD 623 million to fund the deployment of charging points for electric vehicles in communities and along major travel corridors. At least 500,000 publicly available chargers are to be installed by 2030. In the last four years, EV... plus
Signing up for another five years
XPO Logistics is extending its partnership with Saint-Gobain PAM UK, a producer of pipelines and fittings for water networks based in Derbyshire. The logistics provider has been operating 20 sites in the UK and Ireland for Saint-Gobain since 2018, including 31,587 sqm of... plus
A COO in waiting
CN has appointed Remi G. Lalonde as executive VP and special advisor to the CEO in anticipation of his transition to the role of the company’s chief commercial officer (CCO) later in the year. As a former CEO, CFO and SVP at a prominent forest products company, Lalonde has... plus
Expanding handling capacity at Jaxport
Jaxport in Jacksonville, Florida, has signed a 30-year lease agreement with Enstructure, a USA-based marine terminal and logistics company, for 319,702 sqm at the Talleyrand Marine Terminal. Starting in late 2025, following the relocation of Southeast Toyota Distributors to... plus
And the winner is ...
The U-Freight Group has received ‘Top Agent Awards’ from Cathay Cargo in recognition of the air cargo revenue that it produced for the airline. Firstly, U-Freight Manila, part of U-Freight Philippines, was awarded for the annual revenue performance of Cathay Cargo’s top ten... plus
"Curiosity of the Day" 
The term ovomancy refers to divination by eggs, for example by cracking eggs open and observing which way the yolks fall. plus
À mi-chemin et plus loin
Bonnes nouvelles de Bakou. Le Caspian Air Cargo Summit, auquel Michael Mackey a assisté fin 2023 pour l’ITJ, a émis deux signaux visant l’industrie: d’une part l’Azerbaïdjan essaie de s’établir comme plaque tournante du secteur du fret aérien entre l’est et l’ouest et d’autre... plus
Swiss Post banned from takeover
Last Friday, Switzerland’s Competition Commission (Comco) forbade Swiss Post to take over the Quickmail Group. The commission said that the transaction would eliminate effective competition, and that there was also a market-friendly alternative. As both companies are engaged... plus