WWL appoints national director of air freight 
Worldwide Logistics Group (WWL), an integrated logistics provider, has appointed Robert Stadnicki as national air freight director, where he will oversee the US air freight division. Stadnicki will be responsible for setting the company’s air freight strategy, managing import... more
Double drought 
Low water levels for US inland waterways. The Mississippi River is running low on water and threatening exports in 2023 – as was already the case in 2022. more
Boeing confirms Alvin Liu in China
Boeing has appointed Alvin Liu as president of Boeing China, effective 1 September 2023. Liu has been serving as interim president since 10 July 2023, following the announcement that his predecessor, Sherry Carbary, plans to retire later this year, concluding a distinguished,... more
Playing with cargo in the Americas
The global GSSA Strike Aviation is expanding its partnership with Play Airlines, having already acted as its agent in Poland. The Icelandic low-cost carrier, which has become a key player in the North American and European travel sectors, will now be represented by Strike... more
Coffee transported by wind and hydrogen
With its partners, the Swiss coffee manufacturer Atinkana ships coffee along an 8,500 km route that is 98% sustainable. From Columbia, the coffee beans are first carried by sailing ships from Fairtransport across the Atlantic to Amsterdam in the Netherlands, then by truck to... more
Dronamics appoints general manager Australia
Dronamics, the world’s first cargo drone airline, has appointed Gavin Gomes as general manager, Dronamics Australia and a member of the senior management team, effective 1 August 2023, as the company prepares to strengthen its presence in the Asia Pacific region. Gomes has a... more
Chad Raube joins Intellitrans
Intellitrans, which provides global multimodal solutions for optimising supply chain operations for bulk & break-bulk industries, has elected Chad Raube (right) as president and CEO, replacing Ken Sherman (left), who has retired. Raube has over thirty years of experience... more
New warehouse automation for Onboard Logistics
US-based freight forwarder Onboard Logistics has partnered with intelligent logistics platform Raft to optimise warehousing operations. The provider now has a fully automated warehouse pre-check process, utilising Raft’s platform to improve the receipt and processing of cargo... more
Peta: Don't Trust them!
Documents obtained by Peta, the global animal welfare NGO founded 43 years ago today, from European partners reveal that between April 2021 and May 2023, Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) and other carriers flew more than 5,300 dogs from US suppliers to European testing laboratories.... more
A promotion for Tom Durrenberger
Bravotran, a payables automation platform for freight forwarders promoted Tom Durrenberger to CEO, effective 1 August 2023. Founder Matt Bernstein will serve as non-executive chairman and advisor. As COO of Bravotran for the past two years, Tom Durrenberger has played a key role... more