New heads for Tiaca 
Steven Polmans, director cargo and logistics at Brussels Airport Company will become chairman of the International Air Cargo Association (Tiaca), and Sanjeev Gadhia, founder and CEO of Astral Aviation, will take on the vice-chairman role from July. Polmans, who joined the... more
Three executives to receive annual Aotos award
The United Seamen’s Service (USS) 2019 Admiral of the Ocean Sea Awards (Aotos) will be presented to James Given, president of the Seafarers International Union of Canada, Anil Mathur, president and CEO of Alaska Tanker Corp., and Joseph Pyne, chairman of the board of the Kirby... more
US short line railroad refurbishes 37 timber bridges
The Coos Bay Rail Line (CBRL) in the USA has concluded USD 2.3 million repair and rehabilitation work on 37 timber bridge structures along its 215 km long line. The US class III railroad is based in the county Oregon and is owned and operated by the Port of Coos Bay. The... more
Davis Refinery finds rail logistics provider
Watco will serve the Davis crude-oil refinery in Belfield, North Dakota (USA) as rail logistics and management services provider. The US refining firm Meridian Energy has signed a letter of intent to this effect with Watco. The transport company is experienced in improving... more
Alaska Air Cargo's soaring seafood season
The 2019 commercial fishing season is underway in the 49th US state, and Alaska Air Cargo is now delivering fresh, wild Alaska seafood all over the country. Halibut shipping is up 32% to date, and the Copper River salmon opener in Cordova was celebrated with the first fish... more
LISCR appoints new VP of legal and business development
Humera Ahmed has been appointed vice president of legal and business development of the Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry (LISCR), the US-based manager of the Liberian Registry. Ahmed brings to her new role at LISCR nine years of experience as an attorney... more
Ethiopian: new flights to JFK and more services to Istanbul
Starting today, 17 June 2019, Ethiopian Airlines operates a thrice-weekly service between Addis Abeba (Ethiopia), Abidjan (Ivory Coast) and New York JFK (USA). With the addition of the new flights to the existing four-weekly service to Newark via Lomé (Togo), the Star Alliance... more
Rail/truck transload facility opened in Jeffersonville
Distribution of malted grain for the distillery and brewing industries in the northern Kentucky region (USA) will expand dramatically with a new 33-railcar transload facility developed by Louisville & Indiana Railroad (LIRC) and malt producer Great Western Malting (GWM).... more
GLS partners with Mexican cargo carrier
The Amsterdam (Netherlands)-headquartered GLS Group has expanded its commitment in North America with a new partnership. From this month, Estafeta Mexicana will deliver GLS consignments in Mexico and, in a second step, will feed parcels for the European, US and Canadian markets... more
Wendolynn Montoya Cloonan joins Houston port commission
Harris County Commissioners Court has appointed Wendolynn “Wendy” Montoya Cloonan to serve as a member of the port commission of the Port of Houston Authority. “I am pleased to welcome commissioner Cloonan to the port commission and look forward to her leadership,” port... more