A step to alleviate US supply chain congestion 
To encourage weekend in-gates and reduce backlog at the ports, Union Pacific Railroad (UP) will run a pilot programme until 31 December 2021, offering a USD 60 per container refund to its ocean carrier customers for each container in-gated on Saturdays and Sundays at its... more
Marathon mariner runs to honour crewmates
Third engineer George Belcher ran the 2021 London Marathon to increase awareness of the challenges seafarers are facing due to the pandemic, and to raise funds for maritime welfare charity Sailors’ Society’s global work. The British seafarer has served as a mariner for more... more
Pirates: 97 incidents
The first nine months of 2021 saw the lowest number of pirate attacks since 1994, according to data from the recently released quarterly piracy report of the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). According to this report, between... more
Big Brown raising its forecast
CEP provider UPS has reported its results for Q3/2021. The group's revenue amounted to USD 23.2 billion, a 9.2% increase compared to the same period last year. Operating profit was even more significant, rising by 22.6% to USD 2.9 billion, up even 23.4% on a like-for-like basis.... more
Dachser Peru picks Olivier Le Hen
Dachser Peru has named Olivier Le Hen as its new managing director. A 30-year industry veteran, Le Hen’s extensive experience in logistics, business and sales development will further support its focus on growth within the region. Le Hen’s previous professional experience... more
USD 3.5 million for ‘Flying Eye Hospital’
Fedex has renewed its commitment to Orbis International’s sight-saving mission with a USD 3.5 million donation to help provide financial, logistics and operational support for the Flying Eye Hospital over the next five years. The Orbis Flying Eye Hospital is a mobile... more
Baltic Exchange appoints strategic carbon lead
The Baltic Exchange has appointed former Right Ship chief executive Martin Crawford-Brunt as a strategic carbon lead. The Baltic Exchange recently introduced carbon assessments alongside its spot dry bulk charter rate assessments and supports market mechanisms aimed at reducing... more
Stefan Krauter is entrepreneur of the year
At the Hermes transport logistics award ceremony, Stefan Krauter, founder and CEO of Cargo-Partner, was named entrepreneur of the year 2021 for his life's work. Earlier than most competitors, he recognised the need to implement digital technologies. His focus on sustainability,... more
Jaxport with new record in fiscal year
The Jacksonville Port Authority (Jaxport) set a new container volume record of more than 1.4 million teu moved in fiscal 2021 (to 30 September), a rise of 10% year-on-year and of 5% over 2019, its previous record year for container volumes. Jaxport had no vessels waiting at... more
SR Technics chooses Anisa Diwakar
Anisa Diwakar has joined SR Technics’ business development team as head of parts repair customer services. Diwakar started with SR Technics, a global MRO service provider, as account manager engines in 2014. She successfully managed several key accounts and customer services... more