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April 2019

Port Houston Takes Action to Accelerate Widening of Houston Ship Channel

The Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority met in special session on April 8 and moved to accelerate widening of the Houston Ship Channel, the nation’s busiest waterway. “The Houston Ship Channel is open for business for all and will continue to be,” said Chairman Ric Campo. The Port Authority is working with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and other representatives of the federal government, as well as ... [+]

Seaboard Marine Launches New Central America Service from the Port of Savannah

Seaboard Marine is launching a new direct, all-water service that connects North Central America to the Port of Savannah. The first vessel is scheduled to depart the Port of Savannah Wednesday, May 8. The service will include two Seaboard Marine vessels and will provide both refrigerated and dry container service ... [+]

2018 Sets Record for Cargo at Port of Baltimore

A record 43 million tons of international cargo was handled last year by the combined state-owned public and the privately-owned marine terminals at the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore, breaking the previous high mark of 40.9 million tons that stood for 44 years. The value of the cargo passing ... [+]

ABC Airlines selects Worldwide Flight Services

AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has chosen Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) as its handling partner to accelerate its strategic partnership with Liege Airport ahead of the opening of the first phase of its new dedicated cargo area at the airport at the end of 2019. The cooperation is in support of the strategic ... [+]

BP, Nouryon and Port of Rotterdam partner on green hydrogen study

BP, Nouryon (formerly AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals), and the Port of Rotterdam have joined forces to explore the opportunity of making “green hydrogen” via water electrolysis for BP’s refinery in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, which has the potential for significant reductions in CO2 emissions. The refinery currently uses hydrogen made from hydrocarbons, to ... [+]

CEVA taps new transport for Asian customers

CEVA Logistics North Asia has successfully launched a new Wednesday Xiamen block train service from China to Europe on April 10th. The multimodal (Sea-Rail) transportation mode further taps the potential of trade and cooperation among the countries under the “Belt and Road Initiative.” Located in the southeast of mainland China, Xiamen ... [+]

Port of Oakland adds new shipping service to Vietnam

The Port of Oakland will add new direct service to Vietnam by late April. Pacific International Lines (PIL) will launch direct Vietnam links using vessels that can carry up to 11,900 20-foot containers. PIL’s new service is called AC5 and is in partnership with Cosco and Wan Hai. New Vietnam-US West ... [+]

Toll Group, Kontainers Sign Seven-Figure, Multi-Year Software Deal

Toll Group, the Asia Pacific region's leading provider of transport and logistics and part of Japan Post, has signed a three-year software contract with Kontainers, the UK-based enterprise software company, to power its global digital client-facing platforms. The new agreement will see Toll introduce Kontainers' flagship product, Enterprise, to its global ... [+]

ABC Airlines increases frequency to LCK; reinforces position in USA

A year after entering the Columbus market, AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) is expanding its scheduled freighter operations at Rickenbacker International Airport (LCK) to twice-weekly frequency, thus doubling its air freight solutions for its customers in Ohio. The carrier introduced Columbus into its global network in April 2018 and so far has seen ... [+]

CEVA extends highway to west; commences regular trucking service between China, Europe

CEVA Logistics has further extended its highway to the west road service between China and Europe following on from its first ever TIR truck to Poland at the end of last year. In early April, the company marked a new milestone with its first ever truck from China arriving safely ... [+]

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