Balanced cargo streams in Oakland 
July turned out to be a good month for the Port of Oakland close to San Francisco (USA). Containerised import shipments jumped 6.4% in July compared to 2019 totals. The step up followed a 1.9% increase in June. The good news was tempered by a 6.4% decline in July export... more
Just four hours instead of two days
The first TIR shipment from Saudi Arabia has arrived safely in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Operating under a single customs transit document and a single guarantee, Almajdouie Logistics moved almost 25 t of aluminium across the border, taking advantage of the TIR electronic... more
Imbach Logistik builds in Lucerne
Imbach Logistik, a subsidiary of Galliker, a Swiss transport company, is building a new logistics facility in Lucerne (Switzerland). Already present in the area, Imbach now intends to significantly grow its footprint in Lucerne and is investing CHF 60 million in the project.... more
Smart Global Holdings names Mark Adams as CEO
Mark Adams will join Smart Global Holdings as president and CEO effective 31 August. In these functions, he will also serve on the company’s board of directors. Ajay Shah, Smart’s current president and CEO, will continue to lead the board as executive chairman. “I am excited... more
Flemish channels find their swing
Flemish Waterways, Port of Antwerp, Port of Ostend, Port of Zeebrugge and North Sea Port as well as the Agency for Maritime and Coastal Services and the Common Nautical Management (CNM) have joined forces to introduce the innovative reporting platform SWING (Single Window for... more
Gecas' additional orders relieve Boeing
Gecas (GE Capital Aviation Services) has signed an agreement with Boeing converting 11 B737-800 Converted Freighter (BCF) options to firm orders and adding nine more options to its orderbook. This is a repeat order from GE's commercial aircraft leasing and financing arm for... more
Promoting rail-ready sites at the Chicago link
US transport company Omnitraxis is working with the Calumet Area Industrial Commission (CAIC) to launch its rail-ready sites programme at the Chicago Rail Link (CRL). The first two sites are ideal locations for automotive manufacturing, steel fabricators and finishers, food... more
Samsung Mexicana orders Flexi fleet
Narrow Aisle has a contract to supply a fleet of its latest electric-powered Flexi Lithion articulated forklift trucks to Samsung Mexicana for operation in the company’s Tijuana plant, where semi-conductor devices and electronic components for the automotive and consumer sectors... more
Eastland Group welcomes new board members
Eastland Group, the New Zealand-based infrastructure, logistics and energy company, has two new directors. Shareholder Trust Tairāwhiti has appointed Candace Kinser and Jim Quinn to the Eastland Group board. They join chair Matanuku Mahuika and directors John Rae, Jon Nichols... more
Air Canada Cargo's revenue soars
Strong demand in the second quarter netted outstanding results for Air Canada Cargo, which reported a revenue increase of 52% in this period (USD 200.7 million) over Q2/2020. Calin Rovinescu, Air Canada's president and CEO: "For the first time ever, our cargo revenues... more