Flying horses and cows around the globe 
AirBridgeCargo Airlines recently delivered nine racehorses from Moscow (Russia) to Amsterdam (the Netherlands) on board a B747-8F scheduled flight. With the horses getting ready for one of the world’s competitions, an "ABC care" dedicated team orchestrated each... more
Testing self-driving tractor trailers in Arizona
In the USA, UPS has made a minority investment in the autonomous driving company TuSimple. The companies are testing self-driving tractor trailers on a route in Arizona to determine whether the vehicles can improve services and efficiency in the UPS network. This is an extension... more
UPS announces CFO succession plan
Richard Peretz, UPS CFO, plans to retire. Brian Newman, currently executive vice president, finance and operations, Latin America for PepsiCo, has been appointed UPS CFO, effective 16 September 2019. Newman will join the UPS management committee, the most senior leadership... more
Silk Way Airlines USA appoints exclusive GSA
Silk Way Airlines USA has announced that, effective immediately, Global Feeder Services Holding (GFS) from Fort Lauderdale (FL, USA) will serve as SWA USA's exclusive general sales agent (GSA) responsible for maintaining and further developing customer and sales activities in... more
C.H. Robinson names Mike Zechmeister as CFO
C.H. Robinson has announced that Mike Zechmeister will join the company as CFO, effective 3 September 2019. Zechmeister will report to CEO Bob Biesterfeld. “Zechmeister is a seasoned and strategic public company CFO. He brings tremendous finance acumen and experience... more
Fadi Nahas appointed VP at Silk Way Airlines USA
Silk Way Airlines USA has appointed Fadi Nahas vice president, the Americas. In this role, Nahas will be responsible for managing business development initiatives on behalf of SWA USA and its affiliated cargo carriers from Azerbaijan, Silk Way Airlines and Silk Way West... more
Boxes keep flowing into Los Angeles
Container throughput in California (USA) continues apace. For the fourth consecutive month, the Port of Los Angeles has set a new single-month cargo record. In July, the port moved more than 912,000 teu, making it the busiest July in the port’s 112-year history. Container... more
Take-over enhances product portfolio
Greenbrier (GBX), which is based in the USA, has completed its acquisition of the manufacturing business of American Railcar Industries, which will be fully incorporated into Greenbrier's North American business model. GBX's U.S. workforce totals 4,000 people, including... more
Richard Juergens moves from Oman to USA
Richard Juergens has joined deugro (USA) as vice president projects North America. He will be responsible for project development and the technical support of deugro’s project activities, mainly in the sectors of oil and gas, power generation and infrastructure. In the past,... more
GAC appoints new vice president for Americas Region
GAC group president Bengt Ekstrand has announced the appointment of Pontus Fredriksson as group vice president – Americas, following the retirement of Bob Bandos, who held the position since March 2018. Bandos was part of the GAC group for 15 years, also serving as managing... more