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August 2017

Port of VA Orders Four New Cranes; USEC’s Largest Cranes Ensure Virginia’s Ability to Handle Ships of the Future

The Port of Virginia® has signed a contract allowing for the purchase of four new ship-to-shore cranes that are part of the $320 million expansion of Virginia International Gateway (VIG). The Virginia Port Authority Board of Commissioners in its July meeting approved a spending package of $44.8 million that covers the cost of the cranes, parts, their delivery to Virginia from China and installation at VIG. The cranes are being built ... [+]

Eight of Top 10 Global 3PLs Use Railinc’s RailSight Solutions for Intermodal and Rail Shipment Visibility

Railinc Corp. has announced that use of its RailSight intermodal and railcar data services, software applications, and analytics insights solutions has grown to include eight of North America's 10 largest third-party logistics (3PL) providers, as well as all 10 of the largest private railcar fleet owners in North America. Railinc created and developed RailSight ... [+]

Emirates SkyCargo launches new temperature protection solution

As part of its endeavor to offer customers with a wide range of innovative cool chain temperature solutions, Emirates SkyCargo, the world’s largest cargo airline is rolling out a new white cover solution developed in collaboration with DuPont. Featuring DuPont’s Tyvek® Xtreme™ W50 material, the new White Cover Xtreme will ... [+]

Emissions at historic lows, cargo at historic high at Port of Los Angeles

The Port of Los Angeles achieved record clean air gains while moving more cargo than ever, according to the port’s 2016 Inventory of Air Emissions. The annual report also shows the port surpassed its 2020 goal for reducing the health risk of emissions from port-related activity. Calendar year 2016 marked the ... [+]

Flying Horses Spotted at Budapest Airport

Racehorses bred in Hungary were flown to China in mid August on board a Cargolux Boeing 747. The Friesian and Shagya Arabian horses, trained specifically for combined driving, took off from Budapest Airport in special freight containers, accompanied by a team of carers and vets, on their way to a ... [+]

Hactl achieves all-round improvement with VR training

(Hong Kong, 15 August 2017) Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) – Hong Kong’s largest independent cargo handler – has introduced a revolutionary Virtual Reality (VR) training environment that will enable new staff to gain valuable experience before working in the challenging ramp environment. Unlike existing training systems, Hactl’s COSAC-VR provides ... [+]

Hoover Candy Awards a Major Contract to Yusen Logistics

Hoover Candy has awarded a major contract to Yusen Logistics. The contract is for the UK supply of Hoover Candy’s complete product range to the independent trade, using Yusen Logistics’ award-winning domestic appliance network. Handling freestanding and built-in laundry, cooking, cooling and floorcare appliances, the solution involves Yusen Logistics collecting the products ... [+]

RoadOne IntermodaLogistics Acquires Chicago-based United Global Logistics

RoadOne IntermodaLogistics announced the acquisition of UGL, United Global Logistics, Inc., to strengthen its Midwest service offerings and overall North American network.  Jerry Chey, owner and UGL president, and his team will continue to run the UGL business as a separate, independent division within RoadOne IntermodaLogistics under Jerry's leadership.  There will be ... [+]

Tim Campbell Joins PASSUR as EVP of Innovation and Customer Advocacy

PASSUR Aerospace, Inc.  a business intelligence, predictive analytics, and big data company, announced today that Tim Campbell has joined the Company as Executive Vice President of Innovation and Customer Advocacy. PASSUR is committed to developing enhancements to the air traffic management system which will increase the efficiency and capacity of the ... [+]

Trucking Industry Revenues Were $676.2 Billion in 2016

The American Trucking Associations has released the latest edition of ATA American Trucking Trends 2017, the annual compendium of data about the trucking industry. Among the findings in this year’s Trends is that trucking industry revenues in 2016 were $676.2 billion.   “The information in Trends highlights exactly what I tell elected officials, regulators and key decision-makers ... [+]

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