Crowley promotes Dennis White 
Supply chain solutions executive Dennis White has been elevated to vice-president of brokerage, leading Crowley’s growth strategy in the sector. White was previously director of digital solutions at Crowley. In his new role, based in Jacksonville, he will build an enhanced... more
Interstellar freight bypasses Houston Intercontinental...
At the end of last week Nasa’s first asteroid sample (250 g) landed at Ellington airport (EFD), 28 km southeast of downtown Houston, and not at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH). The extra-terrestrial material then loaded into a truck and driven to Nasa’s... more
A critical logistics pick
Global Critical Logistics (GCL) has appointed Amanda Barlow as its vice-president of risk management and business affairs. Barlow, who previously served as senior vice-president with Roanoke Insurance Group, joined GCL on 2 October. She’ll provide leadership of the group’s... more
Silk Way West’s first B777F
Silk Way West Airlines’ first Boeing B777 freighter arrived at Heydar Aliyev International Airport recently, making the airline the newest operator of the world’s largest, longest range and most capable twin-engine freighter. The 777F will enable Silk Way West to increase its... more
Eight cold storage facilities for Lineage
Lineage Logistics, active in temperature-controlled industrial REITs, has announced the acquisition of eight facilities from Burris Logistics, a temperature-controlled food distribution company. The transaction is Lineage’s third proprietary deal with Burris. The addition of... more
Towering appointments to deliver cold-chain growth
The temperature-controlled container specialist Tower Cold Chain is continuing to expand its team by appointing two senior leaders. Sarah Goschy, who has 20 years’ experience in B2B sales in the healthcare and pharmaceutical sector, joins as the regional commercial manager... more
Trucks deliver megapack batteries for grid
The Lynden group of transport companies, based in Anchorage AK and Seattle WA (USA) and a specialist for logistics solutions in Alaska, Canada and the Pacific Northwest, was asked by Tesla to transport its megapack batteries over the last mile in Alaska. Each megapack weighs 36... more
Between LAX and Long Beach – a new Maersk site
A.P. Moller-Maersk has inaugurated a new 12,000 sqm airfreight import/export gateway near Los Angeles airport that offers plane-side recovery with unit load device transfers. The facility supports Maersk’s growing north American network of air cargo gateways, including Atlanta... more
Improving LTL links to Texas
Sterling Transportation has expanded its LTL services in the USA. On 3 October the haulier introduced new options connecting Los Angeles to Dallas and Houston, both in Texas. Sterling already moved to a bigger facility in the city in April on account of its plans to expand... more
From UPS to Amerijet
Amerijet International Airlines, a leading cargo airline, is promoting its chief financial officer, Joe Mozzali, to the post of chief executive officer on 7 October. Before joining Amerijet in February the 30-year industry veteran held series of senior leadership roles in... more