Oren Poleg to head IAI North America
Israel Aerospace Industries' (IAI) president & CEO Boaz Levy has announced the appointment of Oren Poleg as president and CEO of IAI North America (IAI NA), an IAI subsidiary, effective 14 October 2021. Poleg brings extensive experience in business defence operations,... more
US short line rail road earns Rail Ready Site status
Omnitrax is launching rail ready sites on Alabama and Tennessee River Railway (ATN) with support from local economic development partners. This initiative connects companies looking to maximise supply chain performance with rail-served properties conducive to industrial... more
Canada won't let the sun go down
Canadian logistics company Mid-Nite Sun Transportation, which operates under the Rosenau Transport brand, is being taken over by nternational CEP company GLS. Founded in 1957, Rosenau Transport has 24 owned hubs and depots in four provinces in Western Canada, and an annual... more
Barry Vitou and Anne-Marie Ottaway join HFW
Global, sector-focused law firm HFW has hired Barry Vitou and Anne-Marie Ottaway as white-collar criminal defence and investigations experts. They both join HFW from Greenberg Traurig, where Vitou was global co-chair of the US firm's white-collar defence and special... more
Five weekly flights to West Africa
IAG Cargo is introducing a new direct route to Dakar, Senegal from Madrid, running five times a week with Iberia A330 and A350, as the company responds to increasing demand for the transportation of goods to West Africa. Freddie Overton, regional commercial manager for... more
USA: Aransas terminal to handle project cargo
In Port Aransas, TX, family-owned company Aransas Terminal Company (ATC) is redesigning the marine terminals of Harbor Island. ATC is a new baby born in July 2021 to lease, administer, operate and maintain the port facilities called Aransas Terminal – Harbor Island located on... more
Logistics to keep C-17 Globemasters ready
Under contract for performance-based logistics (PBL) support of the C-17 fleet since 1998. Boeing will continue assuring the C-17 Globemaster III's worldwide mission readiness through a follow-on contract awarded by the US Department of Defence, valued at up to USD 23.8 billion... more
US e-truck plants to be served by CSX
Ford and Korean SK Innovation will invest USD 11.4 billion in new campuses in USA to produce the next generation of electric trucks and the batteries to power them. The plants will be served by US class I railways CSX. Production will begin in 2025. Called Blue Oval City,... more
Green equipment for NYNJ
Maher Terminals at the Port of New York & New Jersey has ordered three new ship to shore (STS) container cranes. They will be installed alongside the existing eight Liebherr STS cranes at Maher’s terminal. The first two cranes were supplied in 2012 with a further two in... more
321 Precision tackles two more A321-200PCF
Greenwich Highland Aviation is the latest A321-200PCF customer to contract 321 Precision Conversions. The US Airline has initially pledged two aircraft, msn 1438 and 1953, which will induct in early 2022 at Haeco Americas in Lake City, FL. The pair of A321-200PCFs will be leased... more