Fedex chooses Raj Subramaniam as president and COO 
Fedex has appointed Raj Subramaniam as president and COO, effective 1 March. This appointment follows David J. Bronczek’s personal decision to retire as president and COO and from the board. Subramaniam will remain president and CEO of Fedex Express and will also serve as... more
Champ Cargosystems helps to measure emissions
With the introduction of the new carbon offsetting and reduction scheme for international aviation (Corsia) initiated by Icao, the air cargo supply chain provides a unique opportunity for more stakeholders to measure their emissions. The average emissions during 2019 and... more
Improving rail traffic for Vancouver’s port
The Government of Canada, the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority and Canadian National Railways (CN) have signed an agreement to upgrade key infrastructure in the Greater Vancouver area. The project is part of a long-term strategy to increase capacity and grade-separate the... more
Ebitda target is coming closer
In 2018 Agility reported a net profit of KWD 81.1 million (USD 267 million), up 18.4% compared to 2017. Revenue for the year reached KWD 1.55 billion (USD 5.1 billion), and ebitda was KWD 154.8 million (USD 509.6 million), increases of 10.2% and 14.5%, respectively.... more
“Curiosity of the Day” 
A camera has been installed on Andy Warhol‘s grave in Pittsburgh (USA) that transmits live pictures on the internet, 24 hours a day. https://www.warhol.org/andy-warhols-life/figment/ more
Wabco Automotive moves its headquarters to Bern
Wabco Automotive, a supplier of braking and driving systems for utility vehicles, will move its global headquarters to Bern (Switzerland). The US company has so far run its global business from Brussels (Belgium). In a first phase, members of the executive management,... more
Port of Hamburg sets a steady course
In 2018, the port of Hamburg handled 135.1 million t of sea cargo, similar to the result of the previous year. One of the reasons for the slight decrease of 1% was a drop in bulk cargo volumes. Loaded container volumes remained stable.In hinterland traffic, the port moved a... more
Czech locomotives ordered Emilia Romana region
CZ Loko has won a tender to supply two EffiShunter 1000 locomotives to the Italy-based TPER joint stock company. The latter also has an option for another four units. The shunters will be used by TPER's subsidiary Dinazzano PO, a long-term customer of CZ Loko, already operates... more
Hydrogen fuel - on its way to Auckland
The New Zealand-based port operator, Ports of Auckland, is to receive some financial support for purchasing hydrogen fuel cell vehicles from the government’s low emission vehicles contestable fund. Ports of Auckland, along with its project partners Auckland Transport,... more
ACS recognises importance of Atlanta
The aircraft charter specialist Air Charter Service (ACS) has opened its sixth office in the USA in Atlanta GA. It is in the hands of the experienced Joseph Chiantia, who previously worked in the company's New York office. Prior to joining ACS, Chiantia was a member of US Coast... more