November 2016
The Diamond State Port Corporation (DSPC) and The Chemours Company announced on November 18 an agreement for the Port of Wilmington (Delaware) to purchase the former Chemours Edgemoor site, located to the north of the port’s existing facility.
“I'm excited by the potential for the port to use this site to better connect Delaware with the rest of the nation and the global economy” said Gov. Jack Markell.
The ...
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Coffee is one of the most widely traded goods in the world. Each year, roughly nine million tonnes are harvested globally and then exported across the world. About one in every hundred containers on board of Hapag-Lloyd vessels is filled with whole or ground coffee beans – and this figure ...
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Holt Logistics Corp. received the African-Caribbean Business Council’s (ACBC) 2016 “Company of the Year” Award at its 7th Annual Winter Awards Dinner & Fundraiser.
The ACBC Winter Awards recognize individuals and groups who have shown long-lasting excellence in their areas of expertise in international business. They were originally created to ...
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Lufthansa Cargo is reorganizing their sales structure. In the future, the company will be divided into eight business units, instead of the previous four. By doing so, the company removes one management level. The previous business areas, namely Europe, Africa, America and Asia/Pacific will be redefined. Sales in Germany remain ...
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Georgia Ports Authority Executive Director Griff Lynch reported to the GPA board Monday fiscal year to date growth of 4% for loaded container traffic, moving 1.01 million TEUs, an increase of 40,545 TEUs compared to the same period in 2015.
In October, the GPA handled 251,566 loaded TEUs, an increase ...
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Termont Montréal Inc. (“Termont”) and Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. (“MSC”) joined The Honourable Marc Garneau, Canada’s Minister of Transport; Minister Laurent Lessard, Québec’s Minister of Transport, Sustainable Transportation and Electrification of Transportation; Minister Jean D’Amour, Québec Minister for Maritime Affairs; and the Montréal Port Authority to inaugurate the Viau container ...
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With the delivery of one Airbus A300-600F cargo aircraft, Turkish Cargo freighter fleet has reached 13 aircraft and the total fleet has reached 336 aircraft.
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Volga-Dnepr Group has confirmed that its Ruslan International An-124-100 joint venture with Antonov Airlines is to end on Dec. 31, 2016.
The two companies created the joint venture in 2006 to jointly market their combined An-124-100 fleets, with the aim of improving availability of the unique ramp loading cargo aircraft for ...
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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced the launch of an Airport Wildlife Trafficking Assessment Tool that will help defeat smugglers of endangered species.
The Assessment Tool, developed in partnership with the World Customs Organization (WCO) with support from the USAID ROUTES Partnership, will be piloted with WCO at Maputo International ...
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2016 is already a record-breaking year for AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) following a further 30% year-on-year growth in tonnage in October to 57,608 tonnes.
With two months of the year still to go, ABC has achieved its thirteenth consecutive year of growth. In the 10 months ended 30 October 2016, the airline ...
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