Cool Swissness cube 
Swiss Worldcargo, Swiss Airtainer (see p. 24 of tomorrow's ITJ 17-18/2023) and pharma logistics specialist BPL have launched a cool airfreight container for life-saving medicine that brings a significant weight reduction of 250 kg and thereby less fuel consumption. The first... more
UPS building new sorting facility at TPA
A new 3,716 sqm cargo building is going up near the Pemco World Air Services hangar on North Westshore Boulevard. It is part of a wide-ranging project that includes taxiway, apron and roadway improvements and a new City of Tampa pump station. The Aviation Authority-owned... more
Odyssey names Hans Stig Moller as CEO
The board of directors of Odyssey Logistics & Technology Corporation has named Hans Stig Moller as the company’s new chief executive officer. As CEO, Moller’s task will be to steer Odyssey’s multimodal services and strategic supply-chain solutions into the future. He... more
Veson wants Vessels Value
Veson Nautical (Veson) has announced its intent to acquire vessel valuation provider Vessels Value. The Boston-based provider of maritime freight management solutions believes that the move will add a strong company and brand with a proprietary data set and unique modelling... more
Aeronaves TSM orders six more AEI conversions
Saltillo (Mexico)-based Aeronaves TSM (TSM) has ordered an additional six AEI CJR200 SF freighter conversions from Aeronautical Engineers, Inc. (AEI). The modifications for all the aircraft are being performed by the authorised AEI Conversion Centre, Commercial Jet, in Dothan,... more
MOL recruits representative for New Zealand
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL; president & CEO: Takeshi Hashimoto) has appointed Kazuki Kuwahara as chief country representative for New Zealand under the company’s regional organisation of Southeast Asia, Oceania, effective 1 April 2023. Since New Zealand presents great... more
Sharp increase in US container import volumes
In its recent analysis of logistics data for the shipping industry, Descartes Systems Group reports that import volumes show some consistency with pre-pandemic levels for the first quarter of the year but continue to point to a challenging global supply chain performance in... more
Promoting railfreight in Pacific Northwest
The Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) in USA is launching its 2023 rail cargo incentive programme aimed at driving growth and cost-effective operations in the Pacific Northwest region. The programme will provide a USD 50 incentive per rail lift for eligible rail volumes... more
LEI and EFL Global merge
The supply chain and logistics provider EFL Global, which is headquartered in Sri Lanka, has acquired the Canadian family-owned logistics company Locher Evers International (LEI). The acquisition is effective immediately, and the company will operate as a subsidiary of EFL... more
Hybrid machines to halve emissions
Port of Savannah in Georgia, USA, is investing USD 170 million on 55 hybrid-engine rubber-tired gantry cranes. The hybrid machines will be exclusively powered by electric batteries, with diesel generators running only to recharge batteries. The new cranes reduce emissions by... more