Hapag-Lloyd promotes Joerg Sonne 
Joerg Sonne has been appointed senior managing director Region North Europe, succeeding Martin Rolf, who will take over the position of managing director human resources. Sonne joined Hapag-Lloyd following the merger with Uasc and successfully led the Area Arabian Gulf... more
Menzies Aviation grows in Latin America
Aviation services provider Menzies Aviation has acquired Aircraft Services and Consulting, a company that has been operating in airports in Panama for over 20 years. This strategic acquisition enables Menzies Aviation to enter the aviation market in Panama and extend its... more
Reliquefaction retrofit cuts costs and emissions
Wärtsilä has been chosen to supply the reliquefaction system for a retrofit project on a US LNG carrier vessel converted to operate as a floating storage unit (FSU). The "Energos Grand" is being chartered by New Fortress Energy. The Wärtsilä system allows the... more
Emirates expands network into Canada
Emirates Skycargo customers can now find and book interline cargo shipments tp Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver and Calgary on Air Canada flights, via key Emirates European gateways. With the enhanced online booking capabilities now live, Emirates Skycargo customers can book... more
Thornton Tomasetti chooses Lisa Mackay
Thornton Tomasetti has appointed Lisa Mackay as vice president of its New York transportation team. Mackay has more than 30 years of experience in the design, inspection, rehabilitation and management of high-profile transportation and infrastructure projects for the New York... more
Clearing foreign cargo at Chennault Intl Airport
A long-standing major player in commercial and military MRO services, Chennault International Airport in Lake Charles, Louisiana, is seeking to add air cargo to its portfolio. The airport has established procedures with US Customs and Border Protection enabling 24/7/365... more
US class I railway awarded
Florida-based US class I railway CSX has been recognised by intermodal providers as the top-performing railroad in North America. The “Intermodal Service Scorecard” ranking assessed the company’s performance in Q1/2023. To create the Scorecard, more than 100 shippers and... more
CBP promotes Jayson Ahern
Jayson Ahern took up his new position as US Customs and Border Protection's area port director at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport in late April 2023. He leads the day-to-day CBP operations at DFW, as well as the ports of Austin, Amarillo, Lubbock, Midland, San Antonio,... more
15 years safe on the ground
The Safety Audit for Ground Operations (Isago), an industry programme for the global oversight of ground handling service providers (GHSPs) introduced by the International Air Transport Association (Iata), has been advancing aviation safety for the last 15 years. It is based on... more
Aeronet Worldwide promotes Robert Turner 
Robert Turner has been named CEO of Aeronet Worldwide. Prior to this promotion, Turner, who joined Aeronet in 1989, was executive vice president of the management group and the Texas region. With this appointment, former CEO Anthony N. Pereira – Aeronet’s founder and majority... more