Canada up next for K+N 
Kuehne + Nagel announced the acquisition of the customs broker Farrow on 28 November 2023. As the logistics services provider has a growing number of clients who rely on customs clearance services, this move will support the company in its 'roadmap 2026' goals and give it access... more
US class I railway to open intermodal terminal 
The new hub will offer a rail option between ten ocean ports in the Los Angeles Basin and the USA's fast-growing Southwest. Owner and operator Union Pacific Railroad (UP) plans to open the intermodal terminal in the heart of Phoenix in Q1/2024. The new facility will be... more
Teaming up to enhance airfreight booking
DB Schenker, a global provider of logistics solutions, and American Airlines Cargo have announced an advance in airfreight operations. The introduction of an application programming interface connection (API), launched on 14 November 2023, marks the next step in digitalising... more
Reshaping the Mexican air cargo sector
WestJet Cargo has unveiled a strategic arrangement operating on behalf of Awesome Cargo, a rising star in the Mexican airfreight industry. Awesome Cargo secured its air operator certificate (AOC) from Mexico's Federal Civil Aviation Agency (Afac) on 13 October 2023. The... more
US short line railroad changes hands
Omnitrax and West Virginia’s department of transportation have concluded a takeover of the South Branch Valley Railroad (SBVR), making the entity the 26th railroad in the Omnitrax network. SBVR has thus joined the economic powerhouse Winchester and Western Railroad (WW) in the... more
Energy shock easing, according to RWI / ISL
The RWI / ISL Container Throughput Index, a measure of global trade activity, decreased slightly in October to a seasonally-adjusted 125 points. This slight decline follows a period of recovery from the impacts of energy price shocks. Chinese ports experienced minor... more
Woodland's largest US facility
The Woodland Group’s New Jersey hub has been awarded the status of a 'customs container freight station' (CFS). Becoming a CFS will support Woodland’s US business. The New Jersey facility has been 'customs CFS' approved after the same status was awarded to Woodland’s Chicago... more
When medicine becomes dangerous
On 20 November the USA's Customs and Border Protection agency (CBP) inspected a shipment that had arrived from Hong Kong and was manifested as vaginal tightening gel. The shipment was found to contain commercial quantities of a gel inside injectables and required the user to... more
From Adidas to Tompkins Solutions
Tompkins Solutions, a supply chain consulting and material handling integration firm, has announced that Carmen Zinner has joined the company as an account executive. In this role Zinner will be in charge of collaborating with the leadership team to conceptualise and... more
How many keels laid down – and by whom?
An overview of new ships on order in South Korea. The euphoric years of 2021 and 2022 are over for shipowners, but their effects in the form of newbuildings are now only gradually reaching the market. An analysis of the order backlog in South Korea was recently carried out by... more