Berkshire Grey picks new CMO
Berkshire Grey, a robotics and AI company developing retail, ecommerce and logistics fulfilment automation for global companies, has appointed Christine Washburn as chief marketing officer. She joins the executive team and will report directly to Steve Johnson, the president and... more
US class I railway transports for Vulcan Materials
Union Pacific (UP) has delivered 95 gondola railcars loaded with aggregate limestone rock from Medina County, Texas, to the US port Freeport. It is the first rail shipment from Vulcan Materials Company to arrive at the port’s new rail-served Parcel 14 multi-modal industrial... more
US railroad joins research centre
OmniTRAX is the first railroad to join the Georgia-Pacific’s Point A centre for supply chain innovation in the USA. As a member, OmniTRAX is working with leading companies, start-ups and academic institutions to develop tangible solutions for more productive and efficient global... more
ONE to Oakland
The Japanese container condominium ONE has started operating its new weekly service called the Far East-Pacific 2. The first ship in the service, the ONE Aquila, just called the US ports Long Beach and Oakland International Container Terminal for the first time. Each of the... more
Dachser Mexico launches CHB service
Dachser de México (Dachser Mexico), a Dachser subsidiary, has added customs house brokerage (CHB) services to its capabilities portfolio. Understanding and complying with customs rules and regulations can be a difficult process for businesses involved in international trade.... more
Logistics providers fear missed opportunities for Alitalia
Alitalia’s decision to suspend the Rome – New York service in May has angered Anama (Associazione Nazionale Agenti Merci Aeree), the air cargo arm of the Italian freight forwarding association Fedespedi. President Alessandro Albertini: "The decision to cancel this... more
Acquisitions boost growth
Despite increased economic uncertainties, TIP Trailer had another good year in 2019, with a revenue growing by 11% to EUR 626 million and an ebitda margin rising from 30% in 2014 to 39% in 2019. The Dutch trailer rental company also closed two strategic acquisitions, Pema... more
ICTSI: volumes up in Q1/2020
The outbreak of the pandemic also affected the results of Q1/2020 of terminal and port operator ICTSI. Enrique K. Razon Jr., ICTSI chairman and president, spoke of "devastating effects on our societies" and a necessary "significant amount of combined effort from... more
Jeff Dudzik to lead carrier management
Ratelinx has recently appointed Jeff Dudzik to the role of global VP of carrier management. Dudzik previously spent over five years at Rockwell Automation as global transportation and warehouse manager. In his new position, he will lead the team in building carrier... more
Flying ghosts before making mothers happy
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agricultural specialists inspected the first of several "ghost flights", a planned air route that commercial airlines continue to fly regardless of having few or no passengers, destined for Puerto Rico's Luis Munoz Marin... more