CMA CGM Air Cargo increases US coverage
Three weeks after the launch of its commercial operations with regular flights between its Belgian hub Liege and Chicago ORD, the CMA CGM Group, a global provider of shipping and logistics services, announces that CMA CGM Air Cargo has just opened two new destinations in USA:... more
More clients for Swisslog
Buchs (Switzerland)–headquartered Swisslog won new customers in 2020 and installed new facilities for some of its existing clients. The new distribution centre dm-Drogerie Markt near Berlin came on stream despite difficult circumstances. Swisslog also successfully completed... more
Four new directors on Tiaca board
Following a year of internal re-organisation and changes in its governance structure, Tiaca has appointed four new board members: Liana Coyne, Coyne Airways; Bob Chi, Sats; Manel Galindo, Webcargo; and Hendrik Leyssens, Swissport. Each new board member has been vetted by the... more
Odyssey Logistics goes Laredo
Odyssey Logistics is launching a new operation in Laredo, Texas. Laredo is one of the main truck crossing points between the United States and Mexico. Odyssey’s new facility will serve as a bonded container freight station, a hub for customs transactions and a warehouse to... more
CEO and executive director for Port of Gulfport
The Mississippi State Port Authority (MSPA) board of commissioners has announced, “after nearly an eight-month process”, the nomination of Jon Nass as its new CEO and executive director of the Port of Gulfport, effective 1 June 2021. This hire follows a national search led... more
Remarketing two regional combi aircraft
Canadian North has appointed ACC Aviation, a global aviation consultancy offering asset management and financial solutions to airlines, lessors and financiers, as the exclusive remarketing agent to sell its two De Havilland Dash 8-100. Built in the early 1990s, MSN 284 and... more
DP World invests in Peru
The terminal of UAE-based DP World Callao in Peru, the country's major container port, is investing USD 333.6 million in its facilities to expand the current pier from 650 m to 960 m, increase the storage area to 303,000 hectares and install two new quay gantry cranes. With... more
Another VP function
GA Telesis, a provider of integrated services in the commercial aviation industry, based in Fort Lauderdale, FL, has named Fred Sontag as vice president sales, Americas for the Flight Solutions Group (FSG). In this role, he will oversee all sales responsibilities, including USM... more
Osprey: more than 600,000 hours
The Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey has logged more than 600,000 flight-hours since its first flight over 30 years ago, providing continuous customer support to maintain mission readiness and transport critical cargo and personnel. Built by Bell Textron, a Textron company, and... more
Department heads for USA and Russia
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has announced changes within its executive team: Katsumi Nagata, currently chief country representative of United States of America, will be promoted to chief executive representative of North America, Central America and Caribbean; and Kenji Yokoi,... more