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Cold chain cyberattack risk - time to wake up

Two waves of attacks on supermarket refrigeration controllers have caused millions of euros in losses across Europe. The same types of systems protect pharma warehouses, 3PL cold stores, and blood banks. And thousands remain accessible from the open internet - while other threats are testing Europe's skies... and France blames Iran for the cyberattacks. The attack was almost comically simple. Access a vulnerable Danfoss AK-SM refrigeration controller through its internet-facing management interface, bypass authentication using a password calculated from ...

UPS goes in court bid to recover tariff payments ruled 'unlawful'

UPS has its sights set on US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), launching legal action against the agency to reclaim refunds and interest for tariffs paid under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), with it having already received some $500m. Filed at the US Court of International Trade on Friday, the lawsuit seeks to compel CBP to re-liquidate entries and issue refunds, not only for duties paid, but also accrued interest, after the US Supreme Court ruled the tariffs unlawful in February. The lawsuit covers entries for which UPS was the 'importer of record' (IOR), allowing it to claim refunds directly from CBP, although the integrator noted that, in many cases, it was customers that had borne the cost of the duties. It said it would pass any recovered funds to them. Together with UPS, United Parcel Service Oasis Supply Corp and UPS Supply Chain Solutions are seeking the re-liquidation of entries on which the 'unlawful' duties were assessed, including those that have already been finally liquidated. Under the CBP's phased Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries (CAPE), April's Phase 1 covered unliquidated entries and certain entries liquidated within the previous 80 days, Phase 2 followed in June, with Phase 3 opening last month. This covers finally liquidated entries, but refunds can only be processed where the importer has obtained an order for re-liquidation from the Court of International Trade - CBP maintains that such an order is required before it can repay the duties. Pointing to previous assurances from the government that refunds, including interest, would be made if the IEEPA tariffs were found unlawful, UPS said its claim was intended to preserve its own and its customers' rights to recover the money. Having received some $500m from CBP under the tariff refund programme, UPS's latest quarterly filings indicated that, by the start of October, it had passed on around $230m, with $270m still owed to customers.

Kuehne+Nagel announces three management appointments

Kuehne+Nagel (K+N) has made three management appointments at a national level covering the US, Germany, Spain, Portugal and Malta. The forwarder has appointed Daniel Randig as national manager for the US, Björn Traemann as national manager for Germany and Miguel Germano as cluster manager for Spain, Portugal and Malta. Randig took up his role on 1 November and brings almost three decades of experience in the logistics industry, spanning sea and air logistics, sales and general management. He joined the company in Brazil in 2001 and most recently served as national air logistics manager for the US. Randig succeeds Marcus Bennett, who has scooped a global management position at the forwarder. Traemann has been with K+N for more than 23 years and brings "extensive international leadership and sea logistics experience". His career has taken him through Germany, China, Singapore, the Middle East, Belgium, Luxembourg and most recently Vietnam. He succeeds Tobias Jerschke, who, after more than 28 years with K+N, will be pursuing a career outside of the logistics industry. Germano brings 18 years of leadership experience with K+N, having held positions in Portugal and Turkey. He most recently served as national manager for Mexico. Germano succeeds Miguel Ambielle Fernandez, who is taking up a new global management position. Both Marcus Bennett and Miguel Ambielle Fernandez will take up new global management positions within Kuehne+Nagel.