June 2018
On July 13, 2018, the Port of Everett officially turns 100 years old — celebrating a century of service to the Port District and beyond.
The Port of Everett was formed by a nearly unanimous vote of the citizens on July 13, 1918. Then, like now, the community desired an entity that could reclaim the waterfront from private industry, protect the interests of the residents, create family-wage jobs and ...
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American Airlines Cargo (AACargo) recently transported priceless Spanish art from locations around the globe to San Antonio for the city’s tricentennial celebration. The works by El Greco, Velazquez, Goya, Picasso and other masters will be displayed at the San Antonio Museum of Art exhibition, “Spain: 500 Years of Spanish Painting ...
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American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index rose 0.7% in May after rising 2.7% in April. In May, the index equaled 113.8 (2015=100), up from 113 in April.
ATA revised the April increase from the originally reported 2.2% to 2.7%.
Compared with May 2017, the SA ...
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China is actively promoting economic and trade co-operation with countries and regions along the Belt and Road routes. This includes expansion of the China-Europe Railway Express (CR Express) network running between the Chinese mainland and Europe, providing express rail freight as an alternative to sea and air transport.
Since the 2011 ...
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Emirates SkyCargohas signed an MoU with Cainiao Smart Logistics Network Ltd. (“Cainiao”), the logistics arm of the Alibaba Group, to jointly facilitate the delivery of cross-border parcels as Cainiao looks to expand its global logistics infrastructure with Dubai as a hub.
The MoU was signed by Nabil Sultan, Emirates Divisional ...
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As a long-time partner of Japan’s Ocean Network Express (“ONE”), GCT Canada welcomed the carrier’s first magenta container vessel at the country’s flagship terminal, GCT Deltaport. Operating in the Transport High Efficiency (“THE”) Alliance on its PN2 Asia-North America mainline service, the call represents the maiden voyage for the rebranded ...
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JAXPORT has selected Kristen DeMarco as the port’s new Chief Commercial Officer.
DeMarco will be a key member of JAXPORT’s executive team, responsible for leading JAXPORT’s international cargo sales and marketing initiatives as well as tracking trends and issues related to maximizing the port’s business potential.
DeMarco has nearly two decades of ...
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The logistics industry has experienced unprecedented growth over the past decade and is expected to continue this positive trajectory for years to come. As a major global logistics hub, Chicago has been at the forefront of this expansion.
Chicago-based Echo Global Logistics, Inc., a leading provider of technology-enabled transportation management services, ...
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New York-based National Cargo Bureau (NCB) has acquired the Exis Group companies, including Exis Technologies. For over a decade the two organizations have been working together in containerized dangerous cargo management, most recently in the development of Hazcheck Inspections, a new web-supported container cargo inspection tool.
“This is a ...
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The Horizon Enterprise arrived on the West Coast on June 12, carrying 600 new refrigerated containers as part of Pasha Hawaii’s container replenishment program. The Honolulu, HI-based carrier will take on 600 new 40-foot high cube refrigerated containers and 400 new 45-foot dry containers in 2018. Pasha Hawaii will cycle ...
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