Port of Long Beach picks Tasha Higgins 
The Long Beach board of harbour commissioners has approved the appointment of Tasha Higgins to lead the programme management division at the port of Long Beach. Higgins joined the port in October 2020 as assistant director of programme management. Since 1993, she’s worked on... more
Truck-railcar transloading gains importance
Genesee & Wyoming (G&W), which operates thirteen short-line and regional freight railroads in North America, invested USD 1.5 billion in 69 projects for development in 2021. A new ‘steel corridor’ is continuing to grow along Indiana & Ohio Railway, with the... more
Record passages – and prices 
High volumes through Suez and Panama Canals in 2021 – higher prices in 2022. more
Updated locos significantly reduce emissions
Wabtec has been awarded an additional multi-year order from Norfolk Southern to modernise 330 locomotives. This deal is part of the US class I railway’s ongoing efforts to further improve fuel efficiency and reduce emissions from its fleet. With each modernised locomotive,... more
China to the Americas by ‘Air+Road’
Taiwan-based Dimerco recently launched a new intercontinental transport service called ‘Air+Road’. It aims at supplier shipping high-value components from China to manufacturing plants in Mexico. The door-to-door service takes just 6˗8 days and goes via the USA. According to... more
For contract logistics in Brazil
In Jundiai (Brazil) a new Ceva contract logistics warehouse recently became operational. Customers are already active at the site, including Caudalie, ConvaTec, Fareva, Geo, Hilti, Logitech, Omron, Sephora, Stanley Black & Decker, Triumph and Terex. The greenfield site 57... more
Latam flies carbon-neutrally every Friday
Every Friday the Latam Airlines Group will compensate the CO2 emissions of its first nine routes in Chile, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil and Colombia through a programme called “Let’s fly neutral on Friday”. It includes cargo flights on the routes Iquitos–Lima, Guayaquil–Baltra Island,... more
General Motors picks Jeffrey Morrison
General Motors has appointed Jeffrey Morrison as its vice-president for global purchasing and supply chain activities, effective 1 April. He’s currently responsible for GM’s global electrified vehicle hardware development. Morrison has over 25 years of experience in the... more
An investment of USD 23 billion?
According to Reuters’ sources, the biggest bid for a takeover in real estate is underway. Prologis, currently the global developer and owner of logistics property with the largest warehouse portfolio worldwide, was said to have launched a bid to buy Blackstone's division of... more
Haulier to receive access to Class 8 e-trucks
American startup Watt EV has placed an order for 50 Volvo VNR Electric trucks. Over the next several months, the trucks will be deployed in Watt EV’s Truck-as-a-Service model (TaaS). TaaS provides shippers and carriers access to Class 8 battery-electric trucks at a per-mile... more