US short line railroad changes hands 
Patriot Rail has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Delta Southern Railroad (DSRR). The short line railroad operates 65 km of track in Louisiana, USA, and serves two port facilities – Lake Providence Port and Madison Parish Port – located on the Mississippi River.... more
More than 100,000 teu
The Canadian port of Port Saint John's throughput is taking an upturn due to the supply chain upgrades at its container terminal. The Atlantic port community recently passed the threshold of 100,000 teu in 2022, which is a record mark. Together with the terminal operator DP... more
Deepak Ahuja joins Zipline
Deepak Ahuja joined Zipline, the global specialist in instant delivery, as its first ever chief business and financial officer on 30 September 2022. He brings more than 20 years of financial leadership experience to the company’s management team. In his new role, Ahuja will... more
Air Canada Cargo launches service to St. John’s
Effective 1 October 2022, Air Canada Cargo’s Boeing 767 freighters will begin operating five times per week to Europe from St. John’s (YYT), with two non-stop flights per week to Frankfurt and three non-stop weekly flights to Madrid. Air Canada Cargo is the only Canadian... more
E-commerce and logistics combined
ESW, a major direct-to-consumer (DTC) E-commerce company, and Seko Logistics have concluded a partnership agreement. The alliance, which is meant to reduce the rising cost of cross-border e-commerce for DTC brands, is also a technology agreement. While ESW will support... more
Recycling used rail ties to reach climate goal
In USA, Union Pacific Railroad (UP) and Shell are joining forces to accelerate the decarbonisation of rail transport. The companies have signed a memorandum of understanding that allows exploration and testing of several initiatives designed to help UP achieve its goal to... more
Hot chile for CBP
US Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists assigned to the Columbus port of entry are busier than ever processing dozens of chile imports from Mexico on a daily basis. CBP’s operation “Hot Chile” is now underway to address the traffic. The workload is expected to... more
Ocean truck: a significant reduction of GHG
Toyota Motor North America and Kenworth Truck Company have proven that their jointly designed heavy-duty, Class 8 fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) could be a zero-emissions alternative to replace diesel-powered trucks. The two companies have completed their test... more
Ship financing steady - so far
The Petrofin index for global ship financing has registered its first rise in eleven years according to its report which was published in mid-September. This index was established in 2008 with a reference value of 100 points. After falling to its historical low in 2020 with... more
AfA to voice forwarders’ concerns on Asac
The Airforwarders Association (AfA) has been asked to advise on the commercial concerns and requirements of US freight forwarders as it begins the second year of its two-year term on TSA’s Aviation Security Advisory Committee (Asac). AfA is represented by its executive director... more