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March 2017

ABC sees 747F charter demand grow 47% YOY

AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), already one of the world’s fastest-growing scheduled cargo airlines, is also developing a successful charter business based on demand for the unique capabilities of its Boeing 747 freighters. In 2016, the airline saw a 47% YOY increase of charter flights using its 747 freighters. Its latest flights were operated on behalf of DHL Global Forwarding for Evatec, leaders in the production of thin film coating solutions used in ... [+]

CargoLogicAir Supports Delivery of Adsorbents to Saudi Arabia

CargoLogicAir positioned extra aircrew in Rome to support a fast delivery of 96 tonnes of adsorbents used to improve process economics at industrial gas plants. The British cargo airline was contracted by DHL Global Forwarding charter desk to operate the Boeing 747 freighter flight from Leonardo Da Vinci Fiumicino International Airport ... [+]

CMA CGM maintains positive core EBIT margin despite historically low freight rates

Rodolphe Saadé, appointed CMA CGM Chief Executive Officer, reveals that CMA CGM has maintained a positive core EFIT margin in the fourth quarter 2016 despite historically low freight rates. CMA CGM is the world's third-largest container line. According to financial released in February, the French group reported a net profit of ... [+]

TIACA Announces Miami Venue for Air Cargo Forum 2020

TIACA has announced that its 2020 Air Cargo Forum (ACF) will take place in Miami, Florida, USA, and will be co-located with both Multimodal Americas and Supply Chain Americas. TIACA’s showcase biennial event brings together supply chain decision makers ... [+]

CenterPoint Inland Port Receives Bond Backings

The CenterPoint Joliet Terminal Railroad LLC in Illinois plans to privately place up to $150 million of unrated Surface Freight Transfer Facilities Revenue Bonds as soon as this spring. Reported by SourceMedia, the intermodal freight facility is one of the only to take advantage of a 12-year-old federal private ... [+]

Hapag-Lloyd and UASC shift Long-Stop Date under Business Combination Agreement

Hapag-Lloyd and UASC have mutually agreed to shift the Long-Stop Date under the Business Combination Agreement (BCA) until May 31, 2017 and have amended the BCA accordingly. The merger companies had originally envisaged to close the transaction by March 31, 2017 but now expect closing to take place in the ... [+]

JAXPORT awards scholarship to University of North Florida transportation & logistics student

JAXPORT has awarded University of North Florida (UNF) senior Beatrize Gomez with a $2,500 scholarship for transportation and logistics studies at UNF's Coggin College of Business. Born and raised in Belize, Beatrize moved to Jacksonville in 2014 to begin her studies at UNF. She has distinguished herself as an outstanding scholar, ... [+]

Traxon cargoHUB connects CargoIT AB using IATA Cargo-XML

Stockholm-based logistics software provider CargoIT AB has opted to integrate with Traxon cargoHUB using IATA Cargo-XML version 3.0. By connecting with Traxon cargoHUB and adopting the newest standards, CargoIT is now ready for the next stage of unified air cargo communication. Traxon cargoHUB is CHAMP’s fully automated host-to-host communication solution ... [+]

Amazon Plans to offer Chinese Sellers Shipments by Air

Reported by the Wall Street Journal: Amazon.com Inc. has developed a business to handle shipments for its sellers by land and by sea—and soon by air. The Seattle-based retail giant is planning to offer its sellers in China the ability to fly their goods internationally as air cargo, according to an ... [+]

ATA Names Six to New Leadership Positions

American Trucking Associations President and CEO Chris Spear announced that the trucking group has promoted four longtime staffers and hired a new vice president of creative services and creative director and a new director of marketing as part of the federation’s continued retooling. ATA promoted four staffers: Dan Duggan, Henry ... [+]

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