Corpus Christi: record throughput in 2023 
The port of Corpus Christi in Texas, USA, recorded a historic high in annual tonnage in 2023, surpassing 200 million t for the first time. The 203 million t throughput is 8.1% up from the previous year. A significant portion of this growth was due to a 12.5% uptick in crude oil... more
Wabtec to launch railcar telematic platform
The US rail specialist plans to roll out the solftware in Q1/2024. It will be offered exclusively by Wabtec in North America and other heavy haul freight markets worldwide as stipulated in the agreement. Wabtec railcar telematics will include sensors, gateways, wireless... more
Bluetooth is watching you
Baku (Azerbaijan)-based Silk Way West Airlines has extended its longstanding strategic collaboration with unit load device (ULD) provider ACL Airshop. Under the new agreement, the partnership will now introduce Bluetooth technology for real-time ULD tracking. Vugar Mammadov... more
Suez & Panama see US shippers going west
Shippers are currently opting for US West Coast terminals to avoid trade union action and disruptions on both the Panama and Suez Canals, said Jon Gold, VP for Supply Chain and Customs Policy at the National Retail Federation, recently in The Freight Buyers’ Club podcast,... more
Diesel-powered vehicles to phase out by 2025
DHL in the USA now owns and operates 50 Orange EV yard trucks that are currently in service at more than 30 DHL Supply Chain sites in the country. By 2025, the company plans to increase its fleet to 100 electric yard trucks and phase out its diesel-powered vehicles.... more
Debating air cargo issues in Latin America
The Latin American and Caribbean Transport Association (Alta) has signed an MOU with the International Air Cargo Association (Tiaca) to deepen their cooperation. Alta executive director & CEO Jose Ricardo Botelho: "Air cargo is extremely important for Latin America... more
Van Gogh to tour Latin America
DHL Express and the Van Gogh Museum are expanding Heart for Art, an art educational programme, to Latin America. The programme, which is designed to give children better access to art and the world of Van Gogh, debuted in the USA in 2022, engaging over 22,000 children in the... more
GATX to roll out telematics software
The leasing company is installing ZTR’s remote monitoring solution on its North American railcar fleet. The system will collect, monitor, and distribute data through the ZTR platform as well as the Rail Pulse platform from GPS gateways and wireless sensors mounted on railcars.... more
A new order on the horizon?
A new era of alliances is in the making. Hapag-Lloyd and A.P. Moller-Maersk have agreed to launch a new alliance, called the 'Gemini Cooperation', in February 2025. The break-up of 2M, an alliance between Maersk and MSC, was already announced in January 2023. Now Hapag-LLoyd... more
Terminal operator rebranded
Carrix, a marine terminal operator based in the USA and the Americas, has rebranded Ceres Terminals (Ceres) as SSA Marine. Announced in January 2024, this move is a follow-up to the acquisition revealed in September 2023. The integration expands SSA Marine's coverage in North... more