Chris Lewis
The Port of Los Angeles has appointed Erica Calhoun as its deputy executive director overseeing the City of Los Angeles Harbor Department’s Administrative Bureau. In this new position, she will be responsible for the planning, direction and management of several key divisions at the gateway. Calhoun has served as interim deputy executive director of harbour administration since May 2024.
Her remit includes overseeing nearly 900 employees, as well as Risk management, ...
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Fluent Cargo, which styles itself as ‘Google Maps for freight’, has launched a multimodal tracking software as a service solution. It offers real-time updates and milestone tracking, estimated time of arrival predictions and flexible subscriptions. It uses a unified tracking platform that works across different carriers, modes of transport, and ...
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Richard Litchfield, managing director of recruitment specialist Innovate Freight has become a non-executive director of software firm CocoonFMS. Staffordshire-based CocoonFMS provides Cloud-based transport management system in the UK. Richard Litchfield was formerly group IT director at Europa Worldwide Group and vice president and global head of road logistics at Kuehne ...
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Forwarding and logistics company DSV has signed an agreement to buy 300 Volvo electric trucks, one of the largest such orders to date for the Swedish manufacturer. The agreement also includes 500 Volvo trucks with fuel-efficient diesel and gas drive lines.
All trucks are expected to be delivered between 2024 and ...
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Forth Ports is to name its new deep water riverside berth at the Port of Leith – designed to host the world’s largest offshore wind construction vessels – the Charles Hammond Berth, in honour of the company’s former chief executive who stepped down from the role in June, after 23 ...
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Thames Freeport has gained £1.2 million of funding to support its Skills Fund. The Thames Freeport Community Skills Fund, established as part of Thames Freeport’s ongoing commitment to economic regeneration, aims to create a workforce capable of seizing new opportunities within the Freeport zone. It will support training programs, apprenticeships, ...
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Insurance broker and risk advisor Marsh - part of Marsh McLennan – has launched a port blockage insurance facility, covering shipping ports and terminals around the world. It can be purchased independently or used to supplement existing cover and is designed to provide clients with cover for loss of revenue ...
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The Puerto Rico Life Sciences Air Cargo Community says its efforts have helped drive an 8% increase in life sciences exports from the island in 2024 and attracted new commercial air cargo capacity, up 7% year-on-year, according to figures from Rotate. The data specialist partners with the Community to provide ...
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The Freightos online booking platform has acquired online freight-tender procurement specialist Shipsta, used by companies to procure freight from forwarders and carriers. Freightos said the move would add tender procurement to its existing spot pricing, quoting, and booking capabilities.
Shipsta, headquartered in Luxembourg, offers tender management and procurement for air, ocean, ...
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DHL Express has opened a new service centre near Cambridge. It features a £2m automation system and is powered by 100% renewable energy. Covering 125,000 sq ft, the site is projected to handle over 50,000 items per week and can sort 4,000 items per hour.
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