Xpediator swallows Nidd Transport 
The Xpediator Group, formerly trading as “Delamode” and now a logistics services provider active across the UK and Europe, has acquired the UK-based international groupage freight forwarder Nidd Transport. GBP 4.6 million were invested in the transaction. Nidd focuses on... more
US rail company expands in Illinois
Short line railroad Elwood Joliet & Southern Railroad (EJSR), a newly formed subsidiary of Watco, has acquired a former Railway & Industrial Services (RIS) property in Crest Hill, Illinois, and leased an adjoining rail line that serves RIS and several other local... more
Female logistics leaders are rated higher
According to a survey of over 1,800 supply chain professionals undertaken by the organisational development company Novosensus based in Singapore, women, while only representing 13% of senior leaders in logistics, score higher on six out of seven leadership competencies than... more
JV for storage in Indonesia
A letter of intent (LOI) to set up a joint venture company has been inked by Chandra Asri Petrochemical Tbk (Chandra Asri), a major Indonesian petrochemical company, and the tank storage company Royal Vopak (Vopak). The collaboration aims at the construction of a new jetty... more
DSV extends Panalpina warehouse
Danish transport and logistics services provider DSV has added around 1,800 sqm to its storage capacities in Dresden, Germany. With the modern new warehouse, the former Panalpina location closes a gap in the region. Managing director Frank Sobotka, managing director finances... more
Handling United Cargo in Pittsburgh
Effective today, 8 October 2020, Prosegur will begin managing cargo handling for United Cargo at Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT). Prosegur is a multinational provider of integrated security solutions. It has gained over 35 years of aviation service experience... more
Rail transport in Russia becomes cheaper
Russian Railways (RZD) has introduced decreasing coefficients for tariffs on a number of items. The move is designed to attract additional volumes of freight to rail. The discounts regard the transportation of ferrous metals, scrap metal, pipes, chemical products and containers,... more
Passing of former NY/NJ top forwarder and broker
Stewart B. Hauser, former chairman of D. Hauser Inc., died on 28 September 2020 at the age of 78. With five decades of industry experience, he had devoted his entire education and career to the facilitation of international trade and transportation as a customs house broker,... more
Vaccine readiness 
Once a serum to help keep the outbreak of Covid-19 at bay has been developed, then its distribution will present the next major challenge. The need for the strict temperature control in the concomitant services could well put the brakes on rapid distribution. more