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January 2018

Rocky Brands Increases Global Competitiveness through FTZ 138

Rocky Brands Inc. has become more competitive on a global scale because of Foreign-Trade Zone 138. FTZ encompasses Rickenbacker International Airport and a 25-county area in Central Ohio. More than five years ago, FTZ 138 helped Rocky Brands establish a Foreign-Trade Zone site at its distribution facility in Logan, Ohio, leading to significant tax savings on imported merchandise and increased reporting efficiency for the international retailer. Headquartered in Nelsonville, Ohio, Rocky Brands designs, ... [+]

Cathay Pacific to launch Washington DC service with the Airbus A350-1000

Cathay Pacific will connect Hong Kong with Washington, DC for the first time in late 2018, as it continues to grow its network by launching pioneering nonstop routes. The airline will commence a four-times-weekly service to Washington DC in September 2018, which will complement its existing routes to the East Coast, ... [+]

ITS Logistics Adds Dedicated Warehouse Space

Logistics is adding 280,000-square-feet of AIB-certified, food-grade warehouse space to its network in January, bringing its total footprint in Northern Nevada to 980,000 square feet. The new space is part of a dedicated facility ITS Logistics operates for Starbucks Coffee Co. "We have a proven history in the food and beverage ... [+]

Port of Seattle Commission becomes 1st US port with 10-year goal to transition to sustainable aviation fuels

The Port of Seattle Commission became the first United States airport operator to set a specific timetable and goals for reducing the use of fossil fuels and transitioning all airlines at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to commercially competitive sustainable aviation fuels. In a motion, the Commission called for a minimum of ... [+]

2018 New Year Message from K Line President Murakami

To everyone of the "K" Line Group, I extend my very sincerest wishes for a Happy New Year. As we enter 2018, I would like to take this opportunity to reflect on the past year and offer a look forward to the challenges ahead. The year 2017 opened with inauguration of a ... [+]

Balancing capacity and demand — looking ahead to 2018

A Message from Sebastiann Scholte, Chairman, TIACA: So far 2017 has proven to be a year with solid growth for air cargo across different industries in all regions. For the last four quarters, demand has outpaced supply by more than six percent points; the first time in many years. Subsequently load ... [+]

Gold-Headed Cane Ceremony and Record Year for Port of Montreal

Montreal Port Authority (MPA) President and CEO Sylvie Vachon was pleased to award the famous Gold-Headed Cane to Captain Rakesh Kumar, an Indian national, Master of the Ottawa Express, the first ocean-going vessel to reach the Port of Montreal without a stopover in 2018. The Ottawa Express left the Port ... [+]

MOL, K Line, NYK to commence ONE Line in April

The joint venture formed by Japan’s big three shipping groups – MOL (31%), K Line (31%), and NYK (38%) last July 2017 will commence joint service beginning April 1, 2018 under the Ocean Network Express (ONE) alliance, a new containership company. “I believe this new enterprise will deliver the advantages of ... [+]

Port Canaveral Welcomes Höegh Sydney with First Delivery of Vehicles from Asia

Port Canaveral staff were on hand to welcome the captain and crew of the Höegh Sydney roll-on/roll-off (RO/RO) vessel on her inaugural visit to the Port. The Sydney's arrival at Port Canaveral is the first U.S. port call for the vessel on a transit that originated in East Asia. The Höegh Autoliners vessel represents ... [+]

Baugh re-elected chairwoman of Manatee County Port Authority

Manatee County Commissioner Vanessa Baugh has been elected to a second consecutive one-year term as chairwoman of the Manatee County Port Authority, the governing board of Port Manatee. Baugh, who also was elected in mid-December to a one-year term as chairwoman of the Sarasota/Manatee Metropolitan Planning Organization, has served on the ... [+]

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