Flying gifts for Ethiopians in need 
Boeing, through its ‘Humanitarian Delivery Flight Program’ launched in 1992, and Ethiopian Airlines have again partnered to bring humanitarian aid to those in need – this time using the airline's three recently delivered Boeing B737-8s to transport 5.4 t of supplies to Ethiopia.... more
Shortline railroad for a steel mill
The US class III operator, the Winchester and Western Railroad (W&W), an affiliate of Omnitrax, has signed an agreement to serve a new steel mill in West Virginia run by the Commercial Metals Company (CMC), the largest manufacturer of steel reinforcing bar (rebar) in North... more
Rail network expanding in the Midwest
3i-backed Regional Rail, an owner and operator of short-line freight railroads across North America, has agreed to acquire Agracel Rail Holdings’ three railroads, namely the Effingham Railroad, the South Point & Ohio Railroad and the Illinois Western Railroad, all located in... more
Dachser sets its course for freight
Dachser is setting the course for the future of its business unit ‘Air & Sea Logistics’ (ASL) through a long-term succession plan. On 1 January 2024, Dr Tobias Burger (on the left) will succeed Edoardo Podestà as ASL COO and as a member of the executive board. Burger is a... more
New man at the joystick for Boeing International
Dr Brendan Nelson will take over as president of Boeing International and lead the company's international strategy and corporate operations. The former Australian diplomat and government minister will succeed Sir Michael Arthur when the latter retires from Boeing early in 2023,... more
XPO remains European too
The US-headquartered group XPO Logistics has decided to delay the sale of its European activities. The divestiture of its European business, as announced in March 2022, has been called off for the time being. The reason given was “weakened capital markets”, the company said in a... more
Warehousing takeover finalised
Bluejay Capital, a specialist for logistics and transport industry investments, has completed the acquisition of the Atlanta-based US firm Best Warehousing and Transportation (BWT), a 3PL and B2B warehousing and transportation business with 30 locations in 15 US states. The... more
CN picks COO
CN has appointed Edmond Harris to succeed Rob Reilly with immediate effect as the rail enterprise’s executive vice-president and chief operating officer. Harris already worked closely with the CN operations leadership team on the company's operational and service excellence... more
‘Emirates Delivers’ – now also from the UK
Online shoppers from the UAE have used ‘Emirates Delivers’ to shop from US retailers since it was launched in 2019. Now, just in time for last-minute festive shopping, Emirates SkyCargo has added the UK to its home-delivery shopping platform. Items purchased from UK... more
Around 100 BEVs to join the fleet
The transport company Schneider is set to take delivery of around 100 class 8 battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) for its intermodal operations in Southern California (USA). Schneider’s first ‘eCascadia’ is set to roll off the assembly line soon of Freightliner, a subsidiary of... more