GAC Fuels' newest location
GAC Bunker Fuels has opened a new office in Westport, Connecticut (USA). It will be manned by LNG, biofuel, LSFO and MGO experts Maurice Lara and John Lindquist, and will be carbon neutral in keeping with GAC Bunker Fuels’ blue carbon projects. Beyond aligning with the... more
Svitzer Americas picks Christian Burgauer
Effective 1 July 2022, Christian Burgauer will take over as new managing director for Svitzer Argentina, replacing long-time managing director Kees van den Borne, who has decided to pursue new opportunities outside of Argentina. Burgauer has been CFO of Svitzer Argentina since... more
Record order intake
Stadler Rail has never received more orders than in 2021 - and this despite the fact that two major orders from SBB and ÖBB were blocked by appeals at the end of the year and the order from the VDV consortium could not be booked until the beginning of 2022. Specifically, the... more
Fortifying Brazil’s railways
Rail investment programme for private enterprise – 76 projects in 2022. more
US class I railway updates carbon calculator
Norfolk Southern has launched the next generation carbon calculator. The railway company worked with logistic partners to ensure the calculations drawn between shipping via truck and rail sectors were accurate. With the new system, users enter only the type of commodity they... more
Chris Dee joins Green Swan Partners
Green Swan Partners (GSP), a Pittsburgh, PA-based venture builder, welcomes Chris Dee as partner and COO. Most recently, Dee was partner and COO of Auction Mobility, a software company that successfully moved to the Auction Technology Group, a TA Associates portfolio company.... more
Truck conversion to green drives well on track
In the commercial vehicle segment, the retrofit business is booming due to growing demand for truck conversions to zero-emission drives. Quantron generated sales of EUR 10 million in 2021, an increase of 500% compared to 2020. Among other things, the company delivered 30... more
Caribbean AMO agents seized aircraft
US Customs and Border Protection, air and marine operations (AMO) agents seized an aircraft suspected of having been used for smuggling events. During an arrest conducted in autumn 2021, AMO agents working with drug enforcement administration agents and US immigrations and... more
Smartlynx Airlines and ATSG sign agreement
Smartlynx Airlines, a part of Avia Solutions Group, has signed an agreement with Air Transport Services Group to be one of the first customers to take delivery of six Airbus A330-300 P2F converted cargo freighters under the terms of a six-year lease. The first of the aircraft is... more