Air Canada: new in New York, more in Europe 
From today, 8 April 2020, Air Canada is handling all shipments originating from, or destined to JFK and LGA at a brand new facility, where it will be the only airline, with access to over 30,000 square feet (2790 sqm) of warehouse space, six dedicated doors for easy access,... more
New chief supply chain officer for Del Monte Foods
Del Monte Foods has appointed Ashish Mallick senior vice president and chief supply chain officer. He will report to Del Monte Foods president and CEO Greg Longstreet, and be responsible for all manufacturing, transportation and logistics, supply and demand planning and... more
Carriers sacrifice capacities to save prices
The Copenhagen (Denmark)-based maritime consultancy Sea-Intelligence has put forward its latest estimates on the shipping companies’ potential losses in 2020 and the development in blank sailings. The number of blank deep-sea sailings has currently risen from 45 to 212. The... more
Heavy support for the Netherlands
Qatar Airways Cargo has begun using PAX aircraft as full-freighters into several markets like India (B777 and B787), Kuwait and Oman (A350). The carrier has also added maindeck capacity to Australia with twice-weekly B777F flights to Melbourne and Perth, adding 200 t of... more
Rail-ready sites programme launched
US railroad Omnitrax has launched its new rail-ready sites programme. The initiative, which is designed to bring together rail-served sites and customers in need of development properties, kicks off with ten rail-ready sites along the New Jersey division of the Winchester and... more
Cargo at Guadeloupe Port Caraibes keeps flowing 
In accordance with government measures and their adaptations taken by order of the prefect of the French region to deal with the coronavirus epidemic, the Grand Maritime Port of Guadeloupe has been implementing its business continuity plan (PCA) since 17 March 2020. This PCA... more
Damco appoints Mike Meierkort as head of Americas
Mike Meierkort has been appointed head of Americas, Damco, as the freight forwarder launches a new cargo rescue programme in the USA, with two service offerings to help ease supply chain congestion caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Based in Chicago, Illinois, Meierkort has... more
Comtrak changes ownership
Hub Group in the USA has completed the acquisition of Comtrak for USD 38.0 million. Comtrak is a transportation industry leader in the USA whose services include rail and international drayage for the intermodal sector, full truckload transportation, container storage, yard... more
Silk Way West conquers the Far West
From today, 6 April 2020, Silk Way West is introducing weekly flights to Dallas Fort Worth, adding to its already existing thrice weekly scheduled operation to Chicago. The new service develops the Baku-based airline's customer and sales activities in the USA as a part of its... more
Choice Logistics names Robb Porter as chief customer officer
Choice Logistics CEO Matthew McKeever has announced that the US-based company has named Robb Porter as its chief customer officer. In this role, he is responsible for developing and deploying a comprehensive customer strategy to maximise customer acquisition, retention and... more