Hong Kong GSSA happy to expand in Latin America 
Two weeks after becoming China Cargo Airlines’s GSSA in the Philippines, the Tam Group opened a new office in Mexico City on 15 January. The expansion supports growing demand for air cargo services in Latin America, complementing the company’s operations in Brazil, Chile and... more
CN’s network grows in Iowa
Canadian National Railways (CN) has acquired Iowa Northern Railway Company (IANR). The purchase has been approved by the country’s Surface Transportation Board. The short line has three direct class 1 interchanges as well as a short line interchange. IANR serves 20 grain... more
A high-value acquisition
AIT Worldwide Logistics has acquired Krupp Trucking, a US forwarder for high-value goods based in St Louis. The move, which took effect on 1 January, will boost AIT’s high-value technology logistics portfolio. Krupp manages shipments in the entire USA as well as globally in... more
Four key hires for CCM
Consolidated Chassis Management (CCM), a leader in intermodal equipment leasing and management solutions, has added four new members to its leadership team (pictured, from the left). Darren Audia has joined CCM as director of national sales. His previous experience includes... more
A Pinsly railway serves a new Florida hub
The North Florida Industrial Railroad (NFIR), part of the Pinsly Railroad Company, an independent rail services management firm from Jacksonville FL (USA), will serve the new ‘North Florida Mega Industrial Park’, located in the greater Jacksonville region. The corresponding... more
Management changes at FlexiVan
FlexiVan Leasing has appointed Chadwick Heller as its new chief commercial officer, and Keith Saunders as its new chief operating officer. Heller brings more than 30 years of commercial leadership in global transportation, logistics, freight forwarding and supply chain... more
Antonov selects GFS as GSA in the USA
Global Feeder Services (GFS), a US provider of logistics solutions headquartered in Fort Lauderdale FL, has announced a strategic partnership with the Antonov Company. As part of this collaboration GFS started serving as the general sales agent for Antonov in the USA on 1... more
Ramping up reverse logistics
DHL is acquiring Inmar Supply Chain Solutions, to boost its reverse logistics capacities in North America. As a division of Inmar Intelligence the business is active in return solutions for the retail e-commerce industry, with 14 return centres across the continent. A team of... more
More rail links to and from Santos
The French shipping line CMA CGM has enhanced its intermodal services in Brazil by linking the port of Santos with the four major logistics hubs of São Paulo, Minas Gerais, Goiás and Mato Grosso. By extending the hinterland connections from the largest port in Latin... more
Rainbow Dynamics targets the Americas
Rainbow Dynamics, a developer and manufacturer of robotic and automated materials handling solutions from the UK, has appointed Keith Gallant as its general manager for the USA and Canada. In this new role he’ll be responsible for identifying growth opportunities and... more