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June 2017

IATA CEIV Certified AirBridgeCargo Airlines Joins Pharma Gateway Amsterdam

AirBridgeCargo Airlines has joined Pharma Gateway Amsterdam (PGA), the second airline to join the fourteen-member quality pharma initiative. The carrier operates 22 flights per week from Amsterdam to significant pharma destinations in Europe, Asia, and the United States, including Moscow, Chicago, Shanghai, and Singapore. AirBridgeCargo Airlines is already IATA Center of Excellence for Independent Validators in Pharmaceutical Logistics (CEIV Pharma) certified, which is one of the requirements for all PGA members. “The Cargo ... [+]

May Sets New Monthly Volume Record for the Port of Virginia

The Port of Virginia® moved 246,871 TEUs in May, which is growth of 12.5% when compared with the same month last year and an all-time record for productivity at the port. “The new alliances and the cargo owners are capitalizing on Virginia’s natural and manmade assets and our team is performing ... [+]

No Go Qatar

DP World announces that Qatar-flag vessels calling or departing from Qatar can no longer call at DP World terminals in the UAE until further notice. Major ports in Egypt, the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain also remain closed to some ships after those nations announced a transport ban on June ... [+]

NYK, K-Line, MOL form the Ocean Network Express

K-Line officials said in a statement that the establishment of this joint venture will integrate the companies’ container shipping businesses, including worldwide terminal operation businesses, excluding those in Japan, as per the Notice of Agreement to the Integration of Container Shipping Businesses. That notice was released on Oct. 31, 2016. The ... [+]

Paragon Software Systems Introduce s Multi-Skilled Driver Update

Paragon Software Systems, Inc., announces that the company has enhanced its route optimization software to help transport planners simplify the process of managing multi-skilled driver teams. The new functionality will allow accredited drivers to be considered for standard deliveries if spare capacity exists towards the end of the planning process. ... [+]

The Port of Philadelphia Finalizes Purchase of Strategic Parcel of Land

PhilaPort announced on June 9 the acquisition of a 29-acre parcel of land, locally known as the former Philadelphia Produce and Seafood Terminal, located at Third Street and Pattison Avenue. With this purchase PhilaPort now owns 1,016 acres of land.  This purchase from Philadelphia's public-private economic development corporation, PIDC, will ... [+]

Atlas Air Worldwide Board of Directors Elects Robert F. Agnew as Chairman

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. has elected Robert F. Agnew as chairman of the company’s board of directors. Mr. Agnew is president and chief executive officer of Morten Beyer & Agnew, an international aviation consulting firm experienced in the financial modeling and technical due diligence of airlines and aircraft funding. ... [+]

Horse Bound

Emirates SkyCargo has successfully transported some of the world’s best show jumping horses across three continents in the space of a month. The horses were transported from Liege in Belgium to compete in the first three legs of the Longines Global Champions Tour in Mexico City, Miami and Shanghai in ... [+]

NCL statement on President Trump’s air traffic control privatization proposal

The National Consumers League (NCL), America’s pioneering consumer and worker advocacy organization, called the announcement by the White House that it will support the privatization of the nation’s air traffic control (ATC) infrastructure a grave threat to consumer’s safety and pocketbooks. NCL further called on pro-consumer members of Congress to ... [+]

Offshore Center Maasvlakte 2

The Port of Rotterdam is creating space for an offshore center for wind energy at sea, decommissioning (the dismantling of oil and gas platforms) and the oil and gas market. To this end, a new port site of ​​up to 70 hectares is being created using the hydraulic filling technique ... [+]

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