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
A new head for logistics and distribution
Felipe Morgulis has been promoted to president of UPS Healthcare and Bomi Group's logistics and distribution business for Europe and Latin America (Latam). Morgulis will operate out of Italy as part of the UPS Healthcare leadership team. He will report directly to John Bolla,... more
ATSG: Joe Hete back in action
The board of directors of Air Transport Services Group, a specialist for medium wide-body freighter aircraft leasing, air operations, and support services, has re-appointed Joe Hete, currently chairman of the board and a former longtime chief executive officer, as ATSG’s CEO,... more
Pilot project for e-trucks to start in Florida
The USA-based land transport group Crowley will work with autonomous e-truck specialist Terraline in a pilot project for the EV500 Test Truck, which is scheduled to beginn with Terraline’s trucks in 2024. The two companies also signed an agreement for a formal option to order... more
WCA World appoints two new directors
Harald Oechsner (left) and Steve Howard (right) have joined WCA World, an independent freight forwarding network, as director – e-commerce and director world parcel alliance, respectively. Oechsner has worked closely with WCA World members for over 25 years so is well... more
CN invests in short line railroad
The Canadian National Railway (CN) is partnering with Genesee & Wyoming (G&W) and acquiring a stake of the Cape Breton & Central Nova Scotia Railway (CBNS). The investment strengthens its presence in eastern Canada, CN said. CBNS interchanges with CN’s mainline... more