Boeing's nine suppliers of the year 2022 
At its “2022 supplier of the year” event, which was held in Los Angeles earlier this month, Boeing announced the following winners for each category: Supplier diversity: Delaware Resource Group of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City; outstanding performance: Geocontrol Systems, Houston,... more
World trade on its way up again
In May 2022, the container throughput index published by the RWI Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) soared to 123.6 points from 122.1 points (seasonally adjusted) the month before, according to the latest flash... more
Narcotics through Louisville
On 17 June 2022, CBP officers in Louisville seized a shipment of 14 Wilson footballs originating from California and bound for Australia. Officers found more than 5.4 kg of methamphetamine in the lining of the footballs. Some narcotics have stateside addresses while other... more
When Finns buy in Canada
Wärtsilä Voyage, an affiliate of the Finnish technology group Wärtsilä, is acquiring Port Link Global, a port solutions company headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. The transaction was signed and closed in June 2022. Port Link and Wärtsilä Voyage have been successful partners... more
UWL and Swire's second strike
In cooperation with Swire Shipping, a multi-purpose liner service, NVOCC UWL has introduced a dedicated, express ocean service from Seattle, Washington to Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam, offering a 21-day transit time. This announcement was made by Duncan Wright, UWL president, while... more
A new location in Gdynia
With already more than 30 existing locations in Poland, including major contract logistics sites in Wrocław, Poznań and Piła, Ceva Logistics has now opened a new office in Gdynia, Poland. This new freight management office is home to members of the company’s ocean freight... more
Autonomous trucking pilot to start in Texas
J.B. Hunt and Waymo are preparing an autonomous driving test in Texas, USA, to transport furniture for the retailer Wayfair. The pilot will span six-plus weeks during July and August and take place along the I-45 corridor between Houston and Dallas. It will be the first... more
Three Asians form one service
In July, Yang Ming is launching a new service connecting the Far East with the West Coast of Latin America. The FE-WCSA Loop will be called SA8 and will be operated in partnerships with Wan Hai and Pacific International Lines (PIL). Altogether eight 2,400-3,700 teu vessels will... more
IAG Cargo launches a new route to Portland
IAG Cargo, the cargo division of International Airlines Group (IAG), has launched a new direct service from London Heathrow to Portland and is also restarting flights to Pittsburgh for the first time since March 2020. The brand-new service to Portland will operate five times a... more
Further extension of Californian deadline
The Californian ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles have once again postponed the introduction of the “container dwell fee” in San Pedro Bay, this time until 1 July 2022. Since the programme was publicly announced in late October 2021, the backlog of containers has improved.... more