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
A step further towards a net zero business
In UK, Biocair has added its first 100% electric vans to its fleet of delivery and collection vehicles. The acquisition is part of company’s effort to become a net zero business by 2024. The new units will be used to complete deliveries and collections at ambient... more
Another Amazon executive joins Xpdel
Xpdel, a fast-growing US based hi-tech fulfilment and logistics service provider, has hired Sai Kotha as senior vice president of operations. Kotha brings extensive industry experience, including seven years at Amazon as the director overseeing the largest US region and... more
Services between the Far East and USA
Shortly after its inaugural flight between Billund and Hangzhou (HGH), China, Maersk Air Cargo is connecting North America and Asia Pacific with new regular services. Maersk will commence with two weekly flights between Greenville-Spartanburg (GSP) and Shenyang (SHE), China,... more