Los Angeles: an almost genuine treasure hoard 
The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers assigned to the Los Angeles/Long Beach Seaport had a successful Fiscal Year 2021 (1 October 2020 – 30 September 2021). The number of trade enforcement seizures increased by 24% and the overall value of these seizures increased... more
HGK Shipping picks Susanne Kluthe
Susanne Kluthe has been appointed head of human resources at HGK Shipping. In this central function, she is responsible for all overarching human resources activities of the country organisations in Europe. In her professional career, Kluthe has held a wide variety of management... more
Mena Cargo Airlines partners with Unilode
Mena Cargo Airlines, a dedicated full-service cargo airline of Mena Aerospace Enterprises, has signed a five-year unit load device (ULD) supply, management and repair agreement with Unilode Aviation Solutions, the market leader in outsourced ULD management and repair services.... more
Déjà vu: danger zone Gulf of Guinea
The European Community Shipowners’ Association (ECSA) is one of the maritime organisations concerned about the surge of piracy attacks in the Gulf of Guinea. The latest incident, in South Nigeria, which involved a suspected pirate vessel and the Danish frigate ‘Esben Snare’... more
500,000 t of perishables by train
Indian Railways has operated 1,586 transports since the launch of the first Kisan Rail service on 7 August 2020. Until 19 November, the trains carried more than 520.000 t of fruits and vegetables across ten Indian states. Kishan Rail service was introduced by Indian Railways... more
Navia holds the Key(s)
Melbourne-headquartered Navia Freight and Logistics company has extended its Australian network with the purchase of Perth-based company Keys Freight and Logistics. Combined, the company now has locations in four Australian cities and an expanding global footprint with... more
Silver Airways takes parcels on board
Headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, FL, the regional airline Silver Airways operates flights between gateways in Florida, the Southeast and the Bahamas. It took delivery of its first five dedicated freighters, all converted ATR72-500F, and began operations on behalf of Amazon last... more
A Fesco dry port in Zabaikalsk?
Russian provider of terminal services Fesco is planning to build a dry port at Zabaikalsk, a crossing checkpoint on the Russian-Chinese border. The project includes building up capacities enabling a throughput of 450,000 teu per annum. Besides the container terminal, the... more
Clecat's first woman secretary general
Antonella Straulino, Fedespedi's head of international relations, has been appointed secretary general of Clecat – the European association for forwarding, transport, logistics and customs services which was founded in Brussels in 1958. Straulino is the first woman to hold... more
First Dutch snaps up all shares of S5
A rapid concentration is taking place in the “Port Services” industry. After taking over the agency activities of the Royal Burger Group and Jardine, First Dutch has now acquired the S5 Agency World (S5)'s shares of Marmedsa Noatum Maritime and Kanoo Shipping, becoming the sole... more