Hapag-Lloyd & Norsul team up 
Hapag-Lloyd and Norsul have joined forces to establish Norcoast, a new Brazilian coastal shipping company. This venture aims to tap into the growing Brazilian coastal transport sector, which handled over 1.2 million teu in 2022. Norcoast will provide integrated logistics... more
From Macy’s to Warp
Warp has appointed Dennis Mullahy as a strategic advisor to the co-founders Daniel Sokolovsky and Troy Lester. Mullahy’s task will be to direct the strategic advancement of Warp as a thought leader and innovator in the logistics and supply chain industry. Mullahy’s most... more
Next stop: the moon
The three US railways Union Pacific (UP), Norfolk Southern and the short line Florida East Coast (FEC) have delivered ten rocket motors from Northrop Grumman Systems in Corinne, Utah, to NASA in Cape Canaveral, Florida, for use in the upcoming Artemis II mission. Scheduled... more
Bombardier's "Ecojet" project advances
The Canadian aircraft manufacturer Bombardier reports that it has conducted "promising flight tests" with an 18-foot-wide (5.5 m) demonstrator of its "Ecojet" that have generated "important results", contributing to the advancement of this... more
Greener transport for Formula 1 equipment
Ceva Logistics completed the transport of Ferrari equipment between three of the North American F1 grand prix races in two steps. First, in 2022, six separate 45 t equipment kits were moved from air freight to a combination of ocean and road freight, and rail transport was added... more
Three new Delta Cargo pharma stations
Delta Cargo is adding three new pharma stations to its network, with the following product capabilities: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (PHL) - Pharma 1-4, Chicago, Illinois (ORD) - Pharma 1-4 and Raleigh, North Carolina (RDU) - Pharma 1, Pharma 3-4. All three stations feature... more
Illegal fish swim bladders seized at US border
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Port of San Luis discovered 91 swim bladders of the endangered totoaba fish which were concealed within a commercial shipment of frozen fish fillets. A previous seizure at the Nogales trade facility was made in April 2023.... more
ZIM expands Latin America network
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services is expanding its Latin America network with the launch of two new offerings: ZIM Albatross (ZAT) and ZIM Gulf Toucan (ZGT). ZAT offers direct connections between North China, Korea, Mexico, and the West Coast of South America, starting in... more
GW adds a second office at Tex/Mex border
20 months after opening a branch in El Paso, TX, Gebrüder Weiss has also added a location in Laredo, TX – the biggest transhipment centre for US imports from Mexico: Every day, nearly USD 800 million worth of goods are transported across the border. Nearshoring is one reason... more
DB Schenker promotes John McDonald
DB Schenker has promoted John McDonald to executive vice president of air freight in the Americas region. McDonald, who is based in Miami, will use his 35 years of experience in the supply chain and logistics industry to increase value for the company's customers and... more