April 2018
Broward County’s Port Everglades has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Port of Limón, Costa Rica, as part of its International Sister Seaport Program. Costa Rica is the Port’s eighth largest trading partner by volume.
Broward County Commissioners Chip LaMarca and Dale V.C. Holness, who recently completed an Enterprise Florida-led trade mission to Costa Rica, signed the MOU on behalf of Port Everglades.
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The Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore’s public and private marine terminals handled 38.4 million tons of cargo in 2017, the most since 1979 and the third-highest tonnage in its history. This record comes on the heels of a record 2017 year for the port’s state-owned public marine terminals.
The 38.4 ...
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The Brownsville Navigation District Board of Commissioners - the governing body for the Port of Brownsville - has signed an option agreement covering up to 800 acres of property with Big River Steel LLC enabling the steel-maker to continue its due diligence pursuant to the company's interest in developing a LEED-certified ...
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Port of Oakland containerized fresh fruit and vegetable shipments have jumped 36% since 2013. The port said further gains are likely as it adds capacity to handle temperature-controlled cargo.
About $6.1 billion worth of containerized fruit and veggie shipments moved through Oakland in 2017, the port said. The volume equaled 135,000 ...
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Flag carrier of its country and global air freight brand, Turkish Cargo participated in Eurasia Airshow, the first aviation organization that includes acrobatic flight demonstrations also. Turkish Cargo had located in the show with its new 777F type cargo aircraft which has 102 tonnes of freight capacity.
As the fastest growing ...
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On April 18 the Alabama State Port Authority and AutoMobile International Terminal, a joint venture of Terminal Zárate S.A. and SAAM Puertos S.A., signed in Buenos Aires, Argentina, a Memorandum of Understanding to develop and operate a vehicle processing roll-on/roll-off facility at the Port of Mobile.
James K. Lyons, director and ...
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Canadian Pacific Railway Limited has received 72-hour strike notice from the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference-Train & Engine (TCRC) and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) of their respective plans to strike at 12:01 a.m. eastern time on April 21, 2018.
CP has been working closely with both the TCRC and ...
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Emirates SkyCargo has launched Emirates AOG – a new airfreight product designed for transporting aircraft parts quickly across the globe.
Every day, spare parts are airfreighted at short notice to help repair aircraft that have been stranded due to technical reasons and lack of availability of the right spare part. As ...
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The IMO’s International Marine Environment Protection Committee met in London, UK last week to agree a global plan for reducing emissions levels within the shipping sector. With container ships fuel reportedly having 3,500 times more sulphur than car diesel, there have been recent calls for the global shipping industry to ...
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Holt Logistics Corporation has announced that it has become the first independent port operator in the northeastern United States to conduct a pilot based on a blockchain-based global trade digitization solution developed by Maersk and IBM.
The solution is designed to provide transparency and promote the sharing of information within the ...
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