150 more service points in Canada 
Manitoulin is adding yet more locations to its transport network in North America: The Canada-based group has acquired Diamond Delivery and First Canadian Messenger in Surrey, British Columbia. These latest takeovers further strengthen the haulier’s ability to provide... more
Upgrade for rail line in South Dakota
The US department of transportation has awarded a grant of USD 22 million for the South Dakota freight capacity expansion project, which will complete upgrades to 260 km of main line on the Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad (RCP&E), from Fort Pierre to Rapid City.... more
Order for additional e-vehicles placed
USA-based Merchants Fleet is expanding its purchase order from Bright Drop to 18,000 electric vehicles with the addition of 5,400 mid-size electric light EV410s. The order adds to the 12,600 EV600s slated to be integrated into the company’s fleet starting in 2023. With an... more
Back into light
Latam Airlines Group and its affiliates in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and the USA - including Latam Cargo Chile, Latam Cargo Colombia and Latam Cargo Brazil, which will gradually increase their combined fleet from eleven to a total of up to 21 freighters by 2023 -... more
Canada Post reduces its losses
The rise of e-commerce does not necessarily result in a business boom for national post carriers. For instance, national carrier Canada Post reported a loss before tax of CAD 264 million (USD 207 million) in Q3/2021, a slight improvement compared to the same period last year.... more
Wartsilä: new ship technology for fuel conversion 
Technology group Wärtsilä is launching its two-stroke marine engines to future fuels with zero or low carbon emissions on the market in Q1/2022. MSC's fleet management division was a partner in this project. According to Wärtsilä, the new technology is "an important... more
Cheryl Davies LAX port director
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) hosted a change of command ceremony to formally instate Cheryl Davies, formerly assistant port director, passenger operations, as port director for the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). She will oversee Las Vegas McCarran... more
Growing with FTL services in USA
Gebrüder Weiss (GW) has expanded its transport portfolio within USA to include full truckload (FTL) services. Less than truckload (LTL) solutions will continue to be offered in addition to FTL solutions. The expansion is another step in the freight forwarder’s overall growth... more
Growth in seafreight to last until 2027
In a recent study, Dublin-based analyst Research and Markets reported that the global market for seafreight forwarding, estimated at 64 million teu in the year 2020, is projected to reach a revised size of 72 million teu by 2027. Packaging, one of the segments analysed in the... more
New system to manage train movement
Union Pacific Railroad (UP) is implementing the advanced movement planner (AMP) developed by digital specialist Opt Rail as part of its new CADX system. The technology is primary used by UP's dispatchers to manage train movement safely and efficiently across its 23-state network... more