Quantron: a new team to plan entry into US market 
Six new executives have joined the Quantron USA team (from left): Matt Pearson as chief operating officer, Damaris Meyer as chief finance officer for Quantron USA and Quantron-as-a-Service USA, Richard Ansell as vice president of marketing/PR, Henrique Martins as vice president... more
Fednav brings Hamburg closer to the Great Lakes
Since this month, April 2023. the shipping company Fednav from Montréal (Canada) has been connecting the Port of Hamburg with the Great Lakes in North America with its "Atlantic Lakes Line" service. The FAL Line calls at Hamilton in Canada and Cleveland in... more
Empowering whales to fly
Flying Whales Québec has selected Honeywell's 1-megawatt generator to supply power for its new hybrid-electric airship, the LCA60T. The companies have signed a contract for the integration and supply of the power device. The high-power density and efficiency of the Honeywell... more
Soo Gilvarry appointed to Jaxport board
Jacksonville mayor Lenny Curry has appointed Jacksonville business and civic leader Soo Gilvarry to Jaxport’s board of directors. The Jacksonville City Council unanimously approved Gilvarry's appointment on 28 March 2023. Gilvarry is the CEO/Owner of Jacksonville-based Lotus... more
Delta to fly to Geneva Airport in April 2023
Delta, a member of the Skyteam alliance, has confirmed its arrival at Geneva for the 2023 summer season. From 10 April 2023, it will offer daily services between Geneva and New York (JFK) as part of a major expansion of its routes to Europe. The route will be operated every day... more
Jahan Byrne joins board of directors at CII
The Containerization and Intermodal Institute (CII) has elected Jahan Byrne to its CII’s board of directors. Byrne, who has over 28 years of industry experience, is director of corporate marketing at Matson Logistics, a top 25 3PL and supply chain solutions provider that is part... more
Speeding up digital supply chain transformation
The global supply chain visibility platform Fourkites, headquartered in Chicago, has appointed Rocky Subramanian as president, effective immediately. The veteran business executive from SAP, Oracle and Ceridian will work alongside CEO Mathew Elenjickal to drive the company's... more
Two brand-new 777 freighters for China Post
Nanjing-based China Postal Airlines is increasing its fleet to expand its international reach. The carrier, which is owned by China Postal Express & Logistics, which in turn is a subsidiary of state-owned China Post, plans to use two Boeing-built B777F mainly for its future... more
Schedule reliability increases sharply
The maritime consultancy Sea-Intelligence reports that global schedule reliability in February 2023 reached 60.2% - an increase by 7.7 percentage points month-on-month. On a year-on-year level, schedule reliability was 26.0 percentage points higher. The average delay for... more
One month for detecting fraudulent consumer goods
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers seized over USD 700,000 in counterfeit designer brand name clothes, purses, scarves, sneakers and other items in Norfolk, VA. They initially examined the shipment on 3 February 2023, which had arrived from Seoul, South Korea, and... more