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December 2015

FIT Renews 20-year Agreement at Port Everglades

International Terminal LLC (FIT) has renewed its long-term marine terminal lease at Port Everglades, FL. The lease is estimated to generate 75,000 container lifts (about 128,000 TEUs) and $57 million over the next 10 years of the agreement. The agreement also includes two five-year renewal options. FIT is celebrating its 10th anniversary at Port Everglades, FL. "We have watched FIT grow year after year as a multi-use terminal with a robust presence ... [+]

Change of Commands at IAG Cargo

Andrew Crawley, currently British Airways chief commercial officer, is to become chief executive of IAG Cargo effective January 2016. He will report into IAG chief executive Willie Walsh and become a member of the Group’s management committee. Andrew will replace Steve Gunning who is leaving IAG Cargo in January to become ... [+]

The Port of Virginia Surpasses 200,000 TEUs for Ninth Consecutive Month

Port Expects to Exceed 2.5 Million TEUs for Calendar Year Norfolk – The Port of Virginia continues its march toward a record-setting calendar year, though cargo volumes were slightly down in November as the industry’s traditional busy season nears its end. In November, the port handled 203,472 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), 2.5 ... [+]

Oversized steel tanks move through JAXPORT

Highly trained master riggers moved nine oversized specialty tanks through JAXPORT’s Blount Island Marine Terminal, home of one of the nation’s highest weight-bearing capacity docks. The new pressurized steel evaporator tanks, which arrived at JAXPORT from Zhangjiagang, China, are 45-feet in length, 20-feet in diameter, and weigh 220,000 pounds each. Workers employed ... [+]

Maersk, WMU Partner to Fight Corruption

A new partnership between Maersk Line and the World Maritime University will provide anti-corruption training to maritime officials from around the world. The project, titled CORA, has been long underway, explains Kristin Berglund, Senior Legal Advisor in Maersk Line. With approvals now in place from both the World Maritime University (WMU) ... [+]

HANSA HEAVY LIFT Opens Two New Offices, Appoints New Commercial Agent

HANSA HEAVY LIFT is continuing its global expansion program with new offices in Brazil and the UAE and with the appointment of a new commercial agent in Colombia. The new office in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is headed by Marcello Marano, Business Development Manager, while the office in Dubai, UAE will ... [+]

CSX and Partners Celebrate Groundbreaking, Construction of Pittsburgh Intermodal Rail Terminal

CSX joined with Allegheny County officials, local and state partners and members of the Stowe Township and McKees Rocks communities on December 4 to celebrate the construction of the Pittsburgh Intermodal Rail Terminal. The $60+ million facility, which is expected to commence operations in 2017, will provide premier shipping logistics ... [+]

CEVA wins Logistics Company of the Year for 6th time in Italy

CEVA Logistics was named Logistics Company of the Year in Italy for the sixth time by Assologistica, the leading Italian association of logistics companies. This year’s award was given in recognition of CEVA’s TireCity - a logistics hub dedicated to the warehousing, handling and cross-docking of products in the tire sector ... [+]

CAS launches ePic Easy Export to enable 3,000 U.S. forwarders to transition to e-AWB processing

Consolidated Aviation Services’ (CAS) will be helping 3,000 freight forwarders in the U.S. to transition to electronic air waybill (e-AWB) processing with the launch of ePic Easy Export. The new web-based tool, which is planned for Q4 2015, supports CAS’ commitment to a paperless air cargo environment in support of IATA’s ... [+]

ABC Renews IOSA Operational Safety Certificate

AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has successfully passed the audit procedures for compliance with the International Air Transport Association’s Operational Safety Audit (IOSA), renewing its certification for a further two years. The extension of the airline’s IOSA certificate acknowledge ABC's conformance with the highest global air safety requirements and follows a five-day inspection ... [+]

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