A new global VP for automotive logistics 
Logistics and supply chain specialist DP World has appointed David D'Annunzio as global vice president – vertical lead, automotive. D'Annunzio will oversee the strategic development of the group’s automotive business. With more than two decades of experience, D'Annunzio’s... more
USPS updates agreements
USPS has signed new agreements with package consolidators to adapt to a changing postal market and change the usage of negotiated service agreements. Under the new deal, USPS will discontinue its discounted rates offerings for packages entered by consolidators at post office... more
Fifth Saab 340B cargo aircraft for IBC
Miami-based IBC Airways, one of the largest global operators of Saab 340 cargo aircraft, has taken delivery of the fifth Saab 340B(F) aircraft from Jetstream Aviation Capital, an aircraft lessor specialising in commercially operated regional turboprop aircraft, also based in... more
Inchcape: a bridgehead in Arica, Chile
Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) has expanded its operations by opening a new office at the port of Arica, Chile, starting 1 September 2024. The Arica office, strategically located near the borders of Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil, will provide services to the tanker, dry bulk,... more
US class I railway relies on short lines
BNSF has signed an agreement with Alabama & Gulf Coast Railway (AGR), an affiliate of Genesee & Wyoming, to expand opportunities for short lines. AGR provides rail service to industries along the Gulf Coast and into Alabama and Mississippi. The BNSF’s newly launched... more
Latam Cargo picks Brussels as its European hub
Latam Cargo is tripling the number of flights to Brussels airport (BRU), from four to twelve per week. The airport of the Belgian capital will thus become the cargo carrier's main European transport hub from 27 October. The flights will be operated by a B767 with a cargo... more
Food distributor giant goes electric
Sysco, Canada’s largest food distributor, has added a further eight heavy-duty electric tractors to its fleet in Victoria, BC (Canada). The new vehicles will serve over 1,500 customers including restaurants, healthcare and education customers. In total, Sysco now has over... more
Claus Herting banks on Hyster-Yale
Claus Herting has been area business director for Central & Eastern Europe and Turkey at Hyster-Yale Deutschland, a specialist in materials handling equipment based in Frankfurt am Main, since 1 March 2024. His main tasks include managing the company’s sales via a network of... more
A bridge and an interface 
‘The Great Connection’. The 61st Fiata World Congress is set to take place in Panama soon (23–27 September). Fiata president Turgut Erkeskin is looking forward to the meeting, which is being hosted by the Fiata member Asociación Panameña de Agencias de Carga. more
Hercules conquers Egypt
The Egyptian Armed Forces announced at the Egypt International Air Show that Lockheed Martin will deliver two C-130J-30 Super Hercules tactical airlifters to the Egyptian Air Force (EAF) through a foreign military sale (FMS) with the US Air Force. Egypt is the 23rd nation to... more