SAS Cargo has appointed Michael Sandberg to vice president of global sales, effective Dec. 1. Sandberg replaces Nils Pries Knudsen, who will leave SAS Cargo at the end of the year to join Swissport International. Sandberg was sales director for Forbruger-Kontakt, a Scandinavian logistics firm. He started his career at Mahe Freight A/S in sales, be...
Less-than-truck-load carrier Saia said it has reduced its workforce by about 5 percent. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Johns Creek, Ga.-based company, said it has implemented a reduction in force to bring the company's workforce in line with current business levels. This action was taken as the industry is experiencing lo...
DB Schenker said Monday it will begin scheduled rail freight services from Germany to China after the Chinese New Year in February, as the first container train linking China to Germany arrived in Hamburg. The service, the Trans Eurasia Express, will employ two container trains traveling weekly between the two countries with a transit time of less tha...
Purolator USA, the small-package and freight forwarding subsidiary of Canada's largest integrated distribution services company, said it has appointed Helen Schwoerer as manager of its Newburgh-Stewart, N.Y., branch facility. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey acquired the Stewart Airport last year and has plans to make it the region's four...
Workers who operate Canadian locks on the St. Lawrence Seaway have authorized their union to strike on 72 hours' notice at any time after Oct. 10 if a new contract is not reached. The workers, who belong to Canadian Autoworkers Union, operate 13 of the 19 locks on the Seaway -- five between Montreal and Lake Ontario as well as the eight locks in the W...
Descartes Systems Group, a global on-demand logistics software developer, has acquired Dexx, a Belgium-based European customs filing and logistics messaging provider. Dexx adds European customs filing capabilities and a community of connected European logistics organizations to Descartes' Global Logistics Network of more than 4,000 members. Dexx's...
The WorldWide Alliance, a network of neutral non-vessel-operating common carriers, has added two new members: SSL Consolidation in Argentina and Teamglobal in India. The alliance, formed in 2007, allows its NVO members to maintain their individual brand identities and operations, but offers them the ability to expand in import and export trade lanes t...
Indian privately owned freight forwarding company Sahil Freight Express said this week it is planning to tap into the growing India-U.S. project cargo trade. The company, which has eight locations in India, has undertaken project cargo shipments between China and India and said the market is ripe for connecting India and North America. Our objecti...
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