Amazon Air flies from Wichita 
A week ago, Amazon Air launched a daily cargo service at the Wichita Eisenhower National Airport with an inaugural flight. This is Amazon Air’s first regional gateway in Kansas to support fast, efficient package deliveries to Amazon customers throughout the region and country.... more
Another vtol partner for Mesa Airlines
Mesa Airlines, an American regional airline based in Phoenix, AZ and operating fleets on behalf of partners including DHL, continues to partner with aerospace technology innovators. After Flirtey last year, Elroy Air from South San Francisco, CA has registered Mesa's intent to... more
More female top managers at Geodis
In order to meet its target of at least 25% of women in management positions by 2023, Geodis is introducing a “parity” indicator that will be reflected in the bonus paid top managers. “We are pleased with the steady increase in the number of women in management positions at... more
Schedule reliability still the weak point
Sea-Intelligence, a Copenhagen-based maritime intelligence provider, has updated its schedule reliability figures up to and including December 2021. The report covers the relevant data from 34 trade lanes and more than 60 carriers. Schedule reliability continues to decline,... more
US class I railway expands transload services
Loup Logistics Company (Loup), a subsidiary of Union Pacific Railroad (UP), has acquired the Precision Components (PCI Reload) transload facility located in the centre of Phoenix, Arizona (USA). PCI Reload offers transloading, storage and trucking solutions. The facility... more
Welcome to Pigeon, good luck to van der Walt
Paycargo has appointed Todd Pigeon as VP – sales forthe North American East Coast Region, further accelerating the growth of the company’s online payment platform. In 2021, Paycargo processed over USD 10 billion of freight-related payments (+250% from 2020). Pigeon will be... more
US East Coast on the move
The East Coast port of Savannah moved 5.6 million teu 2021. Its volumes surged by a million teu, or 20%, compared to 2020. In Brunswick, Colonel’s Island Terminal handled almost 650,000 units of cars, trucks and machinery rise of 10.6% in comparison to the previous year.... more
Bolloré Logistics picks Jorge Anacona
Bolloré Logistics has appointed Jorge Anacona as managing director for Chile. His goal will be to drive the company's growth and align the staff's talent, company tools and network to improve Bolloré's customer service and strengthen its position in the Chilean market.... more
MAPNY/NJ chooses Stephen Lyman
The Maritime Association of the Port of New York/ New Jersey has appointed Stephen Lyman as executive director. Lyman most recently was commercial associate director at the Journal of Commerce. Before that, he served as the Port Newark associate director of the New... more
1.7 million t of fertilisers transported
In 2021, the network owned by Russian Railways (RZD) shipped about 65 million t loading volumes of chemical and mineral fertilisers, an increase of 3.6% compared to 2020, and an absolute historical record. In addition, RZD transported more than 1.7 million t of fertilisers... more