Cincinnati CBP Agriculture bars prohibited fruit 
US customs and border protection agriculture specialists in Cincinnati have confiscated 1,927 kg of fresh strophanthus fruit since early February. The fresh fruit arrived in multiple shipments from Laos and was destined to numerous locations throughout the United States.... more
New giants on the horizon
OOCL is maintaining its contracts with shipyards Nantong Cosco KHI Ship Engineering (NACKS) and Dalian Cosco KHI Ship Engineering (DACKS) for five newbuilt container vessels. Each unit at a cost of USD 155.68 million will have a nominal capacity of 23,000 teu. The carrier... more
Riia Sillave becomes CEO of HHLA TK Estonia
The container and multipurpose terminal HHLA TK Estonia, a subsidiary of Hamburg Hafen und Logistik, has appointed Riia Sillave as CEO. She succeeds Vladimir Popov, who is leaving the group. Born in Estonia, Sillave gained a degree business administration from Ludwig... more
Dutch forwarder delivers with zero emissions
DAF Trucks has started field testing the CF Hybrid to gain experience in daily use. The Dutch transport operator Peter Appel is now using two of these innovative trucks to supply supermarkets in the heart of the Netherlands. The DAF CF Hybrid is 100% electric in urban areas... more
Delays in fashion logistics
The rapid spread of the coronavirus is already having an impact on the German fashion industry. Setlog, a company that specialises in supply chain management software, has calculated that deliveries of goods from Asia are delayed by an average 20 days. And the peak of the crisis... more
Exploring São Paulo's potential
Intermodal São Paulo, which was scheduled to be held from today, 17 to 19 March, has been cancelled at short notice and been put off to probably the second half of July. According to the latest Agility Emerging Market Logistics Index, Brazil is the country with the... more
UPS Board appoints Carol Tomé as CEO
The UPS board of directors has named Carol Tomé as UPS CEO from 1 June 2020. David Abney, the current chairman and CEO, will remain in his role until 1 June, when he'll become executive chairman of the board. He'll retire from the UPS board on 30 September. In order to... more
Chinese ebb in the port of Long Beach
A tandem torpedo hit the Californian port of Long Beach at the beginning of the year. The total number of boxes handled in January and February declined 7.1% compared to the same period in 2018. Lingering effects from the United States’ trade war with China on ship calls and the... more
DHL Supply Chain and Locus Robotics expand partnership
In the USA, DHL Supply Chain and Locus Robotics, a provider in autonomous mobile robots (AMR) for fulfilment warehouses, have extended their partnership to include ten new, nationwide deployments of the Locus AMR solution in 2020. The companies have signed an expanded multi-site... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
While wild salmon are naturally pink due to the large amount of shrimp in their diet, farm-raised salmon eat differently. In order to achieve that pleasing pink colour, salmon farmers add carotenoids (plant pigments) to the fish feed to mimic the natural hue of wild salmon. more