Hege Solstad joins Inchcape 
Hege Solstad has joined Inchcape Shipping Services as vice president commercial for the Europe Region. CCO Christopher Crookall: "We are delighted with this appointment. Solstad will be based in Oslo and take her place as a key member of the Europe regional leadership... more
An early Christmas for CBP officers
Christmas came early for US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Louisville Port of Entry. In just this past week, CBP officers have seized several dangerous drugs, counterfeit designer apparel and counterfeit currency-a total of 133 shipments containing illegal... more
New equipment for Port Lafito
Tideworks Technology has implemented a new marine terminal operating solution, called Mainsail 10, in Haiti's Port Lafito, which is managed by the Gilbert Bigio Group (GB Group). This launch is a fully hosted TOS deployment operating on Amazon Web Services (AWS). Port Lafito is... more
Traton Group takes over IT developer
The international Traton Group, which combines the brands MAN, Scania, Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus and Navistar, has been on the road since 2016 with its digital brand RIO as a cloud-based solution for the entire transport and logistics ecosystem. It has now successfully... more
Refrigerated trailers with modular cooling units
Krone has delivered the first refrigerated trailers furnished with the new modular Celsineo refrigeration machine to customers in the Netherlands. The trailers were handed over to Amex in Lelystad and Baas in Bunschoten. Amex has a fleet of 40 tractor units and a coldstore.... more
More flights and aircraft for peak season
During the busy peak season, Air Canada Cargo, which just has taken redelivery of its first own freighter, a B767-300ERF (57 t capacity), is providing three new flights and additional capacity on key routes. More details about the three new routes here: São Paulo, up to four... more
CEO transition at Norfolk Southern
James A. Squires, chairman and CEO, Norfolk Southern Corporation is planning to retire on 1 May 2022, at which time executive vice president and chief marketing officer Alan H. Shaw will become CEO. Squires and Shaw will continue to work closely together over the next five... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
William Hewlett (1913-2001) and David Packard (1912-1996) decided by the toss of a coin whose name should come first in their company's name (Hewlett&Packard). more
Stena Line expands Baltic network
As from February 2022, the Swedish shipping company Stena Line will offer a new route between the Norvik Port in Stockholm, Sweden, and Hanko, Finland. The vessel "Urd" will be deployed on the new route. A second vessel, "Stena Gothica", will be added in... more
More e-commerce via Hannover-Messe
In Hanover, Germany, the Bertelsmann Group affiliate Arvato Supply Chain Solutions is expanding its capacities to handle the online business for a sporting goods manufacturer and a customer from the beauty and cosmetics industry. A new logistics centre measuring around... more