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July 2017

Innovative Sun Protection for Refrigerated Freight

Customers worldwide will now benefit from this free additional service. Now that the expansion of the Lufthansa Cargo Cool Center in Frankfurt has begun and the Road Feeder Service Cool, the first of its kind in the world, has been introduced, Europe’s leading cargo airline is pushing forward with its offensive in the refrigerated freight sector. Every customer’s cargo in the passive refrigeration sector worldwide will now be protected without any ... [+]

IAG Cargo Launches Constant Climate Critical Product for Emergency Pharma Shipments

IAG Cargo announces that Constant Climate shipments are now able to fly under its Critical product, enabling emergency medical shipments to benefit from IAG Cargo’s highest priority service. The new enhancement means that shippers sending urgent pharmaceuticals now have access to the non-off loadable status and performance guarantees offered under Critical. Less ... [+]

Emergency logistics specialist announces further North American expansion

Emergency logistics specialist Evolution Time Critical has further expanded its North American office. Since its Atlanta, GA control centre was established late last year, early demand for its premium freight services has exceeded expectations and resulted in the recruitment of additional operations and senior business development staff. The increased demand ... [+]

Delta Cargo Highest Performing U.S. Domestic Carrier

Delta Cargo was recently reported as having the highest average NFD percentage (81.31%) for total airport-to-airport shipments among North American carriers over last 12 months. That statistic is calculated from published Cargo iQ reporting using average NFD score in total A2A shipments for 12 month period from March 2016 to March ... [+]

City Union Completes Logan Project by Transporting Furnace to USA

City Union Logistics, an XLProjects (XLP) member headquartered in Shanghai, was recently commissioned by client Otto Junker to transport a pushing furnace from a factory in Changshu, China to a job site in Russellville, KY. The job was a colossal challenge. The overall dimension of this furnace had a length of 33m, Width of ... [+]

Bahri joins high-profile KSA delegation at IMO meetings in UK

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) recently participated in board meetings of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) held at its headquarters in London, UK, on July 24-28, 2017. The Kingdom’s high-profile delegation was led by H.E. Sulaiman bin Abdullah Al-Hamdan, KSA’s Minister of Transport, Dr. Rumaih bin Mohammed Al-Rumaih, President ... [+]

Second-Best June Ever at Port of Long Beach

The Port of Long Beach moved enough containers in June to make it the second-best June ever, wrapping up a quarter when cargo volume rose by more than 8%. TEUs climbed 9.2% in June compared to the same month last year, to 658,727 TEUs. During the year’s second quarter — ... [+]

Newest Terminal on St. Lawrence River to be Operated by Somavrac

The Trois-Rivières Port Authority (TRPA) and Groupe Somavrac have announced the signing of a long-term agreement to operate Terminal 13 at the Port of Trois-Rivières. This terminal, with a surface area of 23,000 m2, as well as Pier 13, was restored in 2016 and has been in operation since January ... [+]

Horizon Global Selects Kansas City Region for New Distribution Center

Horizon Global, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of branded towing and trailering equipment, today announced that it is nearing completion on a new 512,000-sq.-ft. distribution facility in Edgerton, Kansas, that is expected to create more than 120 new jobs. “Our company conducted a freight management and distribution study and, ultimately, ... [+]

Delta Cargo Appoints New Cargo Sales Director, Asia Pacific

Delta Air Lines Cargo has appointed Eric Anderson as Director, Cargo Sales for the Asia-Pacific region, a role previously held by Eric Wilson, who was recently promoted to Managing Director, Global Cargo Sales. Effective August 1, Eric will lead the Cargo Sales team across Asia-Pacific, continuing Cargo’s transformation throughout the region ... [+]

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