ITS Logistics appoints Peter Weis as Chief Information Officer and Senior Vice President of Supply Chain Services. Also, Nexxiot onboards Ákos Maróy as Chief Data Officer; RATP Dev USA hires Ibrahima Toure as Chief Development Officer; and Urban Engineers names Emily Yessick Freight Rail Program Manager.
ITS Logistics, a 3PL firm based in Reno, Nev., expands its Midwest operations. Also, the Port of Halifax in Canada marks a milestone in 2022, crossing the 600,000 TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit) annual throughput threshold for the first time.
Reno, Nev.-based ITS Logistics issues the January forecast for its U.S. Port/Rail Ramp Freight Index. Also, the South Carolina Ports Authority approves $100 million-plus in contracts for its new intermodal facility in North Charleston.
The December forecast for the ITS Logistics U.S. Port/Rail Ramp Freight Index reflects “normal status at all U.S. port container dray operations, but a lack of ocean chassis availability at both the West and East Inland Rail Ramps raises alarm bells,” the Nevada-based third-party logistics (3PL) firm reported on Dec. 13.
The Port of Savannah handles 1.5 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2023. Also, SeaPort Manatee reports a 34.6% cargo increase for Fiscal Year 2022; ITS Logistics’ US Port/Rail Ramp Freight Index reports challenges in the Gulf Coast Region; Port of Los Angeles cargo pace cools in September; and NFI makes investment in Canadian intermodal business.
