Yang Ming orders five LNG 15,000 teu vessels
The Taiwanese shipping company Yang Ming Marine Transport (Yang Ming) has signed a new shipbuilding contract for five 15,500 teu LNG dual fuel container vessels with the Korean ship builder HD Hyundai Heavy Industries. These units will be able to optimise Yang Ming’s fleet,... more
Ameriflight gets FFA approval to operate drones
Ameriflight has received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to operate drone aircraft, making Ameriflight the largest existing Part 135 Cargo airline to receive such exemption. The newly granted exemption allows Ameriflight to conduct UAS operations... more
Quay and road access improvements in Matadi
At Matadi Gateway Terminal (MGT) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (Ictsi) has provided new funds to advance the terminal’s efficiency and provide easier access to the port of Matadi. Kongo central governor Guy... more
C.H. Robinson picks Dave Bozeman
C.H. Robinson Worldwide has appointed Dave Bozeman as CEO a member of the board of directors, effective 26 June 2023. Scott Anderson, who has been serving as Interim CEO since January 2023, will continue in his role until Bozeman joins the company and will work with him to... more
ALS expands to Poland
ALS Customs Services has been working as a full-service customs broker in international markets for more than 30 years. The company’s customs experts are now offering their international solutions for customs processes and services in Poland, including advisory services for... more
Electric charging depot in California in operation
US Transport company Schneider National has built an electric charging depot at its South El Monte intermodal operations centre in Southern California. The depot will power its battery electric truck (BET) fleet, which will include nearly 100 Freightliner e-Cascadias by the... more
A partnership to build ammonia-fuelled engines
Wingd, a Swiss marine power company specialising in the decarbonisation of marine transport through sustainable energy systems, and the Japanese shipbuilder and technology developer Mitsubishi Shipbuilding have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU). The agreement... more
CTP Germany strengthens team
CTP Germany, an owner, developer and manager of logistics, commercial and industrial real estate, has hired two new executives. Gabriel Bober (left) and Phillip Rossbiegalle (right) joined the company's German team on 1 May 2023. As senior business developer / leasing... more
"Curiosity of the Day"
After Toby, his Irish Setter puppy, nearly tore up the manuscript of his novel Of Mice and Men in 1936, John Steinbeck wrote indulgently to his agent: "The poor little fellow may have acted like a critic." Steinbeck received the Pulitzer Prize in 1940, to be followed... more
Latam Cargo implements Iata's ONE Record
After two months of testing, Latam Cargo became the first airline to carry out a ONE Record digital corridor from South America, between the airports of Lima and Madrid. Together with the support of Usyncro, a solution that also incorporates blockchain technology in logistics,... more