GDP certificate for AIT’s Life Sciences Control Tower
AIT Worldwide Logistics’ Life Sciences Control Tower has received Good Distribution Practice certification from inspector SGS. The GDP certificate requires pharmaceutical handlers to meet World Health Organization standards for safety and security. It is not a global requirement but European Union companies and their logistics partners must comply with GDP. The life science control tower […]
DHL opens American innovation centre in Chicago
DHL has opened its Americas Innovation Center in Chicago to exhibit technologies and test future solutions to improve productivity and efficiency. The 28,000 square foot facility provides space for DHL to work with customers, technology partners and academics and work on innovations from employees. The opening event attracted more than 300 guests including technology and […]
SEKO Logistics triples footprint in Chicago
SEKO Logistics has marked the latest stage of its transition to a period of acquisition growth with the opening of its Chicago global gateway. Tripling the size of SEKO’s Chicago hub follows the acquisition of Chicago-headquartered customs broker and freight forwarder GoodShip International in January. The move, which followed the purchase of a majority shareholding […]
Ground broken at Chicago Rockford’s new cargo centre
Ground has been broken on the $10.5 million, 120,000 square foot building expansion at the Chicago Rockford International Airport Cargo Center. The event also celebrated the start of construction of a new $3.5 million ramp for cargo aircraft parking, and the ceremony was attended by government representatives including City of Rockford mayor, Tom McNamara; state […]
Chicago and Doha among the stellar performers
Cargo volumes at the 20 busiest airports grew by 6.8 per cent in 2017. These airports handled a combined 51 million tonnes, about 43 per cent of global air cargo volumes, writes Neil Madden. Of particular interest was the double-digit growth recorded by three of the top 20. Shanghai’s throughput was up 11.2 per cent, […]
Swissport Cargo USA opens a new warehouse at Chicago O’Hare
Swissport Cargo USA opened a new state-of-the-art warehouse at the Chicago O’Hare International Airport on 20 July. The subsidiary of Swissport International says the 138,000-square foot warehouse is designed with a focus on customer needs as well as on safety and efficiency and includes the first automated material handling system in the region. A grand […]
Amazon facing fourth fine of the year from FAA for hazmat breaches
Amazon.com is facing another fine from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for breaching hazardous materials regulations, its fourth civil penalty of the year. The Department of Transportation’s FAA is proposing a fine of $78,000 for allegedly offering FedEx a shipment containing flammable liquids from Ruskin, Florida to Algonquin, Illinois on 7 August 2015. The package […]
New Chicago service centre for DHL
DHL has expanded its operations in Chicago with the opening of a new service centre facility which sits just north of Chicago Midway International Airport. The $1.3 million investment was primarily driven by heavy demand and international shipment growth from local businesses trading internationally, e-commerce shipping and major customers based in Illinois. The new 38,000 square foot […]
