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June 2018

Port Houston Names Chief Commercial Officer

Port Houston has named John Moseley Chief Commercial Officer, succeeding Ricky Kunz who has elected to retire from the Port of Houston Authority. Moseley served as senior director of trade development since 2010. In his new role, Moseley will take the lead in developing and executing Port Houston’s commercial strategy. Port Houston, a terminal operator, is the fastest growing of the Top 10 container ports in the U.S. and is ... [+]

Port of Oakland import volume flat in May

Port of Oakland import cargo volume in May was unchanged from a year ago. The Port said that it handled 82,465 TEUs of import cargo in May, nearly identical to container statistics from May 2017. Export volume last month declined 8.3%. For all of 2018, Port of Oakland total cargo ... [+]

Tigers Relocates to New Shanghai Facility as Part of Ongoing Global Expansion

Tigers has relocated to a new facility in Shanghai, China, complete with two warehouses to overcome space restraints in its previous operation and meet growing customer demand. The new facility, which is located close to Shanghai Yangshan Port, has a dual warehouse model, which will allow Tigers to offer scalable ... [+]

US Army Corps of Engineers Announce $556,250 for PortMiami Feasibility Study

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2018 Work Plan includes a $556,250 allocation for the start of a feasibility study for the Miami Harbor Safety and Navigational Channel Improvements Program at PortMiami. Once completed, these channel improvements will allow continued economic growth for Miami-Dade County and the State of Florida. ... [+]

Werner Enterprises Named a 2018 Top Green Provider

Werner Enterprises was named a 2018 Top Green Provider by Food Logistics Magazine for the sixth consecutive year. The annual list recognizes companies whose products, services and exemplary environmental stewardship promote sustainability within the food and beverage industry. “It is an honor to be recognized for our sustainability efforts for the sixth ... [+]

Port of Baltimore has best quarter for 312 Years

The 312-year-old Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore had its best quarter ever during the first quarter of 2018 as a record amount of general cargo and containers made their way through the state-owned public marine terminals. A total of 2,765,247 tons of general cargo crossed the public piers ... [+]

$677 Million in Infrastructure Grants to 214 Airports

U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $677 million in airport infrastructure grants, the first allotment of the total $3.18 billion in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding for airports across the United States. The 241 grants will fund 346 infrastructure ... [+]

GEODIS extends relationship with Stokke

GEODIS has been contracted to support the Norwegian manufacturer in what has been a rapid and successful market growth for Stokke. GEODIS has established two warehouses in the Shanghai region and will implement a specially designed IT solution to organize packaging, labelling, quality inspection, inventory control and palletisation of the ... [+]

NOAA Installs Real-time Oceanographic Equipment at Port Everglades

Real-time tides, currents, water levels and other metrological information at Broward County’s Port Everglades is now live online or by phone thanks to an advanced sensor device developed and installed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The newly installed Port Everglades Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System (PORTS®) is available ... [+]

Port Manatee, Argentina building on leading trade partnership

Port Manatee is actively enhancing its relationship with Argentina, its No. 1 source of imports, as an Argentine diplomat sees fortifying the U.S. Gulf Coast port’s role in linking Latin America’s second-most-populous nation with burgeoning Central and Southwest Florida markets. “We are looking to strengthen our trade relationship with Port Manatee, ... [+]

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