CBP Miami picks new chief patrol agent 
Walter N. Slosar has been appointed as the new chief patrol agent of the Miami sector headquarters. Chief Slosar officially came on duty in this capacity on 17 February 2022, and succeeds Chief John Modlin, who recently transferred to the Tucson border patrol sector as the chief... more
Cargo iQ improves QMS for 25th anniversary
Cross-stakeholder organisation Cargo iQ has made key updates to its quality management system (QMS), adding a visibility maps function and new milestones to its route map planning as it celebrates 25 years of operation. Cargo iQ route maps, which enable the journey of an air... more
A good year for the MLP Group
The Polish MLP Group, which specialises in logistics real estate, improved its position in 2021. MLP Group offers warehousing space in large-scale logistics facilities (big box) and business parks (urban/city logistics). Last year, the group increased the value of net assets... more
More gas fuelling stations in Scandinavia
European fuel and service card specialist UTA-Edenred is further expanding its network of LNG and CNG stations in Scandinavia through a partnership with the Nordic energy company Gasum. The cooperation allows UTA to integrate Finland into its network for the first time. 39... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
At birth, around 97% of a human consists of water; this figure drops to about 70% by the time we become adults. more
More reefers for ONE
Japan’s Ocean Network Express (ONE), which is headquartered in Singapore, is opting for more reefers. The shipping company is adding 6,500 new units to its existing fleet. The demand for containerised reefers is expected to continue to grow in 2022. Besides using water-borne... more
GS1 France chooses Didier Veloso
Didier Veloso has been appointed executive chairman of GS1 France. An HEC graduate, he began his career at Nestlé France in 1992 and moved to Unilever in 1997, where he held various international roles. Veloso returned to France in 2018 and created his consulting company. ... more
A new block train between France and Germany
Ekol Logistics has opened a new block train route between Sète, France and Cologne, Germany, in cooperation with DFDS. The service represents an alternative link between Turkey and Europe via Trieste, Ekol said. The partners expect business volumes to grow on Italy’s railway... more
Kiel trade index with a gloomy global outlook
Faced with the threatening prospect of a Russian invasion of Ukraine, world trade already declined significantly in February. According to the latest data from the Kiel Trade Indicator published by the Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW), global trade is expected to fall... more
P&O Ferries and its routes in peril
Cargo and passenger ferry operator P&O Ferries has laid off 800 members of its workforce of 3,000. The running services have also been blanked "for the next few days", as the company said. In a statement, P&O Ferries described its current economic... more