Clarksons downbeat over maritime development 
Clarksons Research has revised its forecast of growth of maritime transport in tonnes downwards, from the 2.9% foreseen in its spring report to 1.7%, as it has just published in the progress of its autumn report on shipping. This low growth, the lowest since 2009, is due to... more
High-speed hub in Nashville expanded
UPS has announced that it has completed the multi-phased expansion of its Whitescreek, Tennessee (USA) ground package sortation and distribution facility. The project has brought more than 300 new full- and part-time jobs to the area. “UPS is transforming our operations to... more
Arpin Group promotes Slawomir Mitak
Arpin Group has promoted Slawomir Mitak from senior software developer/engineer to director of software development. In his new role, Mitak will be responsible for the architecture, development, and delivery of applications supporting transportation logistics including the... more
New hub for shipping plastic pellets by rail across the USA
OmniTRAX and A&R Logistics, a US provider of integrated dry bulk logistics solutions for the chemical and plastic industries, are opening a new transload facility in Atlanta, USA. The Atlanta Waterfront Terminal, located adjacent to the Fulton County Railway (FCR) tracks... more
One more flower logistics certification
Just before attending the Proflora exhibition in Bogotá, Air France KLM Martinair Cargo announced the FlowerWatch approval for its flower exports out of Colombia, as an extension of the programme after the launch of the FlowerWatch certification in Kenya in June. AFKLMP... more
Port of Long Beach launches incentive strategy
Every container counts: The port of Long Beach is launching an incentive programme for liners to move more boxes. The harbour commissioners were to vote on a paper of the port’s staff saying that the competitor, the port of Los Angeles, introduced a successful incentive... more
JV to operate logistic hubs across the USA
In the USA, Anacostia Rail Holdings Company (ARH) and Brown Brothers Harriman Capital Partners (BBHCP) have created Precision Terminal Logistics (PTL), a jointly owned entity that will operate, build and acquire transloading terminals across the USA. Transloading allows... more
Roadside services in the USA expanded
TTN Fleet Solutions has begun providing emergency roadside services (ERS) to Mckinney Trailer Rentals. Specifically, TTN will provide overflow, night and weekend support to Mckinney's internal maintenance team, which offers maintenance and ERS services to its customers in the... more
Advances in ULD air cargo technology innovations
ACL Airshop, a technology-driven global provider of air cargo ULD logistics solutions, used the occasion of the annual ULD care conference in Montreal (Canada) last week, to discuss continued progress with innovative technologies such as Bluetooth tracking & tracing,... more
Amazon sets up fulfilment centre in Ontario
Amazon has announced plans for a new fulfilment centre in Scarborough, in the city of Toronto (Canada). The 93,000 sqm facility will create more than 600 full-time jobs with comprehensive benefits. This will be Amazon’s twelfth fulfilment centre in the country, and the seventh... more