Sterling Transportation expands team
As a new member of the transport team, Sally Meyer will be stationed at the intercontinental airport in Houston, TX (IAH). With over two decades of sales experience in the industry, she brings a wealth of expertise to her role. Throughout her career, Meyer has... more
Canada: new rules for transport registration
Canada’s ministry of transport has launched a new online platform for registering and identifying persons and organisations that import, offer transport services, handle, or transport dangerous goods in Canada. The aim of the new registration system is to reduce risks... more
Europa boosts its warehouse operations
3PL operator Europa Warehouse has boosted its team with a new role by appointing John Shah as its first UK head of warehouse operations. With a career spanning 25 years across leading logistics operators, ecommerce and multichain suppliers across the UK and North America,... more
Global market recovery continues in September
According to data released by the International Air Transport Association (Iata), global demand, measured in ctk, increased by 1.9% compared to September 2022 levels. Capacity, measured in available ctk, was up by 12.1% compared to September 2022. Growth was owed largely to... more
MightyFly wins USAF contract
MightyFly has been selected by AFWERX, the innovation arm of the USA’s department of the air force, for a SBIR phase II contract worth USD 1.25 million. It focuses on the company’s autonomous load mastering system (alms), to allow its autonomous hybrid eVTOL cargo aircraft to... more
Californian haulier changes hands
The USA-headquartered transport company CRST International has acquired Gardner Trucking. Founded in 1989, it is one of California’s largest truckload carriers and a provider of specialised regional truckload services, logistics, drayage and warehouse services for bulk and... more
A special advisor for Seaber
Finnish maritime technology company Seaber has appointed a new special advisor, Willem Dijkhuis. He has served as chartering & freight trading executive at Cargill, an agribusiness company based in the USA and one of the country’s biggest private companies. Dijkhuis is... more
A centralised examination station for Boston Port
Boston Freight Terminals will now serve as a centralised examination station (CES) at the Area Port of Boston, within the control of US Customs and Border Protection (CBP). CES are used by CBP to efficiently perform cargo examinations at multiple facilities within a port of... more
Project 44 hires chief product officer
Project 44, a global supply chain visibility platform, has added AJ Wilhoit as chief product officer to its leadership team. An industry expert with more than two decades of experience in supply chain technology, Wilhoit has overseen the development of numerous innovations.... more
US intermodal offer extended
In the USA the haulier J.B. Hunt and the class I railway BNSF have launched their new 'Quanton' solution, to transport service-sensitive highway freight using rail and offering customised solutions. The 'Quantum' team is made up of J.B. Hunt and BNSF operators housed... more