Daimler self-driving applications firm selects new CEO 
On 1 October Dr Peter Vaughan Schmidt will succeed Michael Fleming as CEO of Torc Robotics, an independent subsidiary of Daimler Truck. After 17 years at the helm, Fleming is stepping down as CEO, but will stay involved as board member and strategic advisor. Torc has 17 years of... more
Misusing an avionics space, not a cargo hold
US Customs and Border Protection officers seized more than 41 pounds of cocaine from the avionics space of a flight that arrived at Philadelphia airport from the Dominican Republic on 12 August.CBP officers routinely examine aircraft spaces after flights arrive from overseas... more
Marine engineering consultancy recruits leader
WSP USA, an engineering consultancy that serves as the national maritime civil leader for a US waterfront/marine design group, has nominated Steven Gray as its vice-president and national maritime civil leader.As a senior project manager Gray will oversee and review projects in... more
A powerful fleet for the UAE
The UAE’s Etihad Rail has received the first batches of its new rolling stock. The locomotives and wagons, which reached the UAE via Zayed and Al Musaffah Ports, will operate in Etihad Rail’s entire network.The rail company will increase its fleet of heavy freight locomotives to... more
A special homecoming – eight decades later
Eugene Shauvin, a young US Army Air Corps 2nd Lieutenant from Spokane WA, was piloting a transport aircraft from Belgium to the Netherlands in World War II when his plane was shot down. Seven decades went by with no news of his whereabouts – until spring last year, when his... more
New Bolloré CEO in the USA
Marc Sawaya has been appointed as the CEO of Bolloré Logistics USA. He has more than 20 years of experience in supply chain management, including ten with Bolloré Logistics.This provides him with good insights into the company’s network, having held the posts of regional... more
Air cargo tonnages and rates both declining
Global air cargo flown tonnages and prices continued their gradual decline in the first two weeks of August after volumes staged a brief and partial recovery in the second half of July, as the latest figures published by World ACD Market Data show. Looking at week 32... more
Crowley names Bob Karl
Crowley has appointed Bob Karl as senior vice president and general manager of the company’s new business unit, Crowley Wind Services. Karl is a long-time energy industry executive and has held various global leadership and management positions at General Electric (GE) over... more
Investments in South Carolina Ports
Works to upgrade of the Wando Welch Terminal at the Port of Charleston (South Carolina Ports) are coming to a close. The fifteenth and final crane was recently moved into position along the waterfront. With five cranes to a berth, Wando Welch Terminal is now capable of... more
Aeronet Chicago moves to larger facility
Aeronet Worldwide’s station in Chicago, Illinois, has upgraded to a larger facility. With this move, the company increases its warehouse capacity by 40% (totalling 4,460 sqm). This allows more space for operations such as storage, transloading, e-commerce fulfilment and... more