Further equipment for Montreal 
New cranes for the port of Montreal. Logistec Stevedoring, a dry bulk terminal operator in the Canadian port of Montreal, ordered a Konecranes Gottwald model 7 mobile harbour crane in June. It will be delivered in October and will handle dry bulk cargo, including scrap metal.The... more
Electric beer delivery
Volvo Trucks North America delivered its first class 8, battery-electric regional haulage trucks on the US east coast to its customer Manhattan Beer Distributors. Five zero-emission Volvo VNR electric trucks are joining the New York City-based beer and beverage distributors’... more
Regional hub moved from UK to Netherlands
Houston-based Crane Worldwide Logistics has invested in a warehouse near Amsterdam Schiphol airport (Netherlands). The facility comes on top of operational centres in Tilburg and Rotterdam, will provide additional space and is also a reaction to the implications of Brexit.... more
Barker to head Dnata's airport ops
Dnata has promoted David Barker to divisional senior vice president (DSVP) for airport operations. Barker has been with the global air and travel services provider, which is part of the Emirates Group, for over six years, currently leading the company’s extensive airport... more
Strong H1/2021 for Port of Houston
Out of the approximately 450 airports, seaports and border crossings in the United States, the Port of Houston ranked third after the Port of Los Angeles and Port of Newark according to statistics of the US Census Bureau. In trade, the Port of Los Angeles generated USD 146... more
Promotion at XPO
XPO Logistics has appointed Ravi Tulsyan as chief financial officer. Tulsyan joined the company as treasurer in 2016, and has served in the additional role of deputy CFO since February 2021. He will replace David Wyshner, who is leaving the company effective 2 September.... more
Dachser USA banks on e-commerce fulfilment
According to a recent market report, US-American consumers spent USD 861.12 billion online with US merchants in the full year of 2020 – a leap of 44% in comparison to 2019. This represents the highest annual US e-commerce growth over the last two decades. Dachser USA Air... more
Restoring Caribbean cargo capacities
After the re-opening of the borders of Trinidad and Tobago, where Caribbean Airlines is headquartered, on 17 July, Caribbean Airlines Cargo has resumed scheduled connectivity between Barbados, St. Vincent, Grenada, New York and Toronto. The carrier transports cargo in the belly... more
C.H. Robinson hires chief product officer
Arun Rajan will be joining C.H. Robinson as chief product officer on 1 September. He will report to CEO Bob Biesterfeld and lead all global product development and innovation in the company’s platforms. Rajan brings nearly three decades of product and technology experience to... more
Green laurels for Duluth
The inland port on Lake Superior, the Duluth Seaway Port Authority and its terminal operations on Rice’s Point, improved their ranking in the recently released Green Marine 2020 environmental performance report. Their rating advanced from a 3.8 in 2019 to a 4.0 score in 2020 on... more