Another warehouse for the Seattle region 
WFS-affiliate World Distribution Services (WDS) has opened a new warehouse in Tacoma, Washington. The 28,000 sqm facility represents the company's fourth new location in less than two years with a particular focus on the US West Coast. The site also provides support for the... more
More e-trucks for Southern California
The US transport company Performance Team, an affiliate of Maersk, has deployed its first Class 8 battery-electric trucks from Volvo Trucks North America in Southern California. The e-trucks are designed to handle local and regional distribution with a range of up to 445 km on a... more
Utah to receive new railport
Savage, a provider of industrial logistics infrastructure, is planning to construct, own and operate a multi-commodity railport in Iron County, Utah, northwest of Cedar City. The Savage Railport – Southern Utah will provide transloading services to connect critical supply... more
Staying healthy with Cathy O'Brien
UPS has appointed Cathy O’Brien as healthcare vice-president for international sales. She will be responsible for driving growth across Europe, Amea and Latin America for the end-to-end supply chain services dedicated to supporting the pharmaceutical, medical device, laboratory... more
Large multi-year railcar order placed
North American leasing company Gatx has entered into a new long-term railcar supply agreement with Trinity Rail to purchase 15,000 newly built railcars until 2028, with an option to order up to an additional 500 railcars each year from 2023 to 2028. The agreement includes a... more
Alliance one of USA's top 20 cargo airports
Perot Field Fort Worth Alliance Airport (AFW) has been named one of the USA's top 20 US cargo airports ranked by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Moving up three spots in the rankings, AFW landed more than 1.1 billion kg in 2021, a volume increase of 45.75% from the... more
DHL is not Fedex
Deutsche Post DHL Group is celebrating its preliminary results for Q3/2022. A particular focus lay on the group’s ebit, which passed the threshold of EUR 2 billion over the period (Q3/2021: EUR 1.78 billion). Thus, with its group ebit for the first nine months of 2022... more
Locomotive prototype to be trialled in late 2023
In USA, Union Pacific Railroad (UP) and technology specialist ZTR have joined forces to build hybrid-electric locomotives. The locomotives will be built at UP’s North Little Rock, Arkansas, facility with the first prototype expected to be delivered in late 2023 and five... more
Situation on US inland waterways critical
According to Reuters, the water level of the Mississippi River is becoming more and more critical for inland navigation. A certain points, barges' queues are growing. Near Lake Providence, Louisiana, about 100 tow boats hauling some 1,600 barges were lined up waiting to pass... more
HFW continues growth trajectory in Australia
Continuing its growth strategy in Australia, sector-focused law firm HFW has hired shipping lawyer. Ashwin Nair. He specialises in shipping, admiralty and marine insurance, acting for shipowners and charterers and their P&I Clubs and other insurers of marine risks, with a... more