More capacity at Chicago O’Hare Intl Airport 
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), a member of the Sats Group, has increased its cargo capacity at Chicago O’Hare International Airport by more than 10% to over 310 million kg a year with the opening of another cargo terminal. WFS has signed a 15-year lease on the new facility... more
Driversim for MIT
A full-service provider of comprehensive terminal operating system (TOS) solutions, Tideworks Technology (Tideworks), has introduced its latest product at Manzanillo International Terminal (MIT), Mexico. Diversim is a simulated, supplemental training tool for terminal yard... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
In ancient Greece, when a girl was born, a piece of wool was placed over the front door. The birth of a boy was announced by an olive branch. more
Avianca: a VP to head strategic projects
Avianca Cargo has appointed Diogo Elias as vice president of corporate development. With more than 20 years of experience heading commercial and operational strategies and new businesses in the air cargo sector and various other industries, Elias will be leading strategic... more
Automatic small parts store to speed up processes
Space for 1.4 million pairs of shoes: Elten, a manufacturer of safety and work footware, is expanding and modernising its central warehouse in Uedem on the Lower Rhine in Germany. With more than 5,000 order lines daily, it had long been clear that logistics would have to... more
Collecting milk without much noise
Swiss haulier J. Meier Grüt has taken delivery of a new Renault Truck D Wide P6×2 three-axle truck. Every day, from 23.00 h to 09.00 h, the vehicle is on the road collecting milk from local farmers in the Zurich Oberland. The 460 hp of the new truck are required to transport the... more
Naming ceremony for Wan Hai Lines’ vessels
Ten days ago, Wan Hai Lines joined Japan Marine United Corporation Ariake Shipyard to hold ship naming ceremonies for “Wan Hai 365” and “Wan Hai 367”. Ariake Shipyard built those vessels, which are the first and third in the 3,055 teu series. In line with its motto, “We... more
Spain to test bio-fuel trains
Maersk, Renfe and Cepsa are preparing to test rail transports powered by second-generation bio-fuels between Algeciras and Madrid in Spain. The partners will use renewable diesel fuel on the non-electrified section between Algeciras and Cordoba and renewable electricity on the... more
Bolloré Logistics appoints Jérôme Petit
After a thirty-year career with the Bolloré Group, Jérôme Petit has been appointed deputy managing director of Bolloré Logistics. He brings extensive international experience to the role. Petit assumed his new role on 1 June 2023. Alongside CEO Thierry Ehrenbogen, his task will... more
First electric Scania truck for Singapore
Singapore-based freight forwarder Jasico Express recently took delivery of a battery-electric truck from Scania, the first of its kind to be deployed in the city’s logistics sector. Jasico will use the truck exclusively to support the operations of DB Schenker, a business... more