Moving to a new site in San Diego 
In San Diego, DHL has moved to another facility which is about double the size of the previous location. The integrator spoke of an investment of USD 22 million. The service centre, which is near San Diego International Airport (SAN), is currently the company’s third-largest... more
Kimberly-Clark appoints Tamera Fenske
Kimberly-Clark Corporation has appointed Tamera Fenske to the role of chief supply chain officer, effective 19 September 2022. Fenske will have global responsibilities for procurement, manufacturing, logistics, transportation, safety, and sustainability, as well as the... more
Plans for intercontinental capacity clarified
PSI Air 2007, a Philippine airlines that began flying in 2020, has acquired its first widebody jet, a B777F, to be used in launching in-house intercontinental cargo flights. In its application to the US department of transportation for exemption authority and a foreign air... more
Partnership to improve supply-chain efficiency
RSI Logistics and Madison Railroad are partnering to operate the US short line rail road’s recently acquired 89,000 sqm transload site in Madison, Indiana (USA). The partnership will improve supply chains for local suppliers and shippers, expand the transloading services and... more
Aeronet announces changes at the helm
John Baisey is returning to Aeronet Worldwide as executive vice president, East Region operations. He previously held vice president positions with Aeronet, in strategic business development and global supply chain management, between 2004 and 2013. Peter Dodson has been... more
More capacity for Safran service
The carrier CMA CGM is planning to improve the schedule reliability of its Safran service connecting North Europe with East Coast South America by deploying a ninth vessel with effect from 15 November 2022. The unit will start its journey from Antwerp. At the same time, the... more
An energy drink for ID Logistics
In USA, energy drink specialist Nutrabolt has contracted a subsidiary of ID Logistics to cover the management of logistics and co-packing activities in New York State. The new 21,000 sqm site is the fifth operation the logistics company is running for Nutrabolt. It is located... more
Henry Lamotte Food picks Florian Friedemann
Florian Friedemann (left) has taken over as head of purchasing supply chain at Bremen (Germany)-based food supplier Henry Lamotte Food. Friedemann joins managing director Sebastian Drewes (centre), who was appointed in October 2021, and long-serving head of sales Frank... more
US cargo airlines: few job losses in July 2022
US airline industry (passenger and cargo airlines combined) employment decreased to 767,772 workers in July 2022, 97 (-0.01%) fewer workers than in June 2022 (767,869) and 24,732 (3.33%) more than in pre-pandemic July 2019 (743,040). US cargo airlines employed 276,128... more
Inspiring young logistics professionals
Karina Perez Perez, the finalist from Fiata’s Americas region, representing the Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association (Ciffa), is 2022’s top ‘Young Logistics Professional’.The International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (Fiata) and TT Club, an... more