CPB seizes more than 100 airsoft rifles 
CBP officers at the Louisville Port of Entry seized more than 100 airsoft rifles during Operation Safety Tip from 20-24 March 2023. They focused on suspect shipments of airsoft toys without orange safety tips attempting entry into USA. The officers’ primary focus was on... more
Chapman Freeborn picks Lloyd D’Souza
Chapman Freeborn, a global aircraft charter specialist and part of Avia Solution Group, has appointed Lloyd D’Souza as the new regional business development manager – cargo for the IMEA (India, Middle East and Africa) region. With over 25 years of experience the cargo... more
Swimming for a winning team
Winning Logistics in Guinea, a West African branch of a global logistics provider headquartered in Singapore, has ordered two Konecranes Gottwald cranes on barge. After on-site commissioning in Q3/2024, Winning will operate a total of ten of such cranes from the Finnish... more
Relocating to support business growth
Holman in the USA is relocating two of its Kent (WA)-based multi-client warehousing operations to a new storage and distribution centre located in Spanaway (WA). It is scheduled to begin operations already this month, April 2023. Both Kent facilities, which had served the... more
Tower Cold Chain inks deal with Saudia Cargo
Saudia Cargo has added Tower Cold Chain to its approved roster of temperature-controlled containers for shipping pharmaceutical, biotech and life science products, in a new global rental agreement. A key benefit of Tower Cold Chain’s technology is its reliability in... more
Another option on the China-Russia-Belarus route
Russian rail operator Trans Container and Chinese logistics provider Dragon Link recently signed an agreement to jointly develop container transports between China, Russia, and Belarus. The document specifically provides for cooperation in the organisation of... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
Cats sleep through two thirds of their lives. Only opposums and bats sleep more. more
Selling trucks at a price per kilometre
Quantron and Goldstone are forming a joint venture (JV) to jointly develop a digital platform for the Quantron-as-a-service offering. It will enable Quantron to provide trucks and buses to its customers at a price per kilometre. The digital platform will act as a transaction... more
Quantron gains new chairman and investor
Sustainable passenger and freight transport specialist Quantron has welcomed Hansjörg Cueni as an investor and chairman of the board of directors for its Swiss subsidiary Quantron Switzerland. Cueni brings 50 years of experience as an entrepreneur and investor in sustainable... more
A triple at Malpensa
Oversized transports urgently completed with the An-124-100. When a petrochemical plant in Saudi Arabia reported a technical failure the logistics specialist recruited to transport the spare parts had to arrange several flights very quickly. Three of the four flights operated... more