April 2020
Everyday, around the clock and across the globe, staff from Emirates SkyCargo are working hard to ensure that essential supplies are being flown to those who need them the most. So when the call came to deliver a special kind of essential commodity, the air cargo carrier rose to the occasion with an exclusive charter flight.
Working in partnership with Agility, Emirates SkyCargo deployed a Boeing 777-300ER aircraft on a ...
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In cooperation with Lufthansa and Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa Cargo is further expanding the currently particularly scarce airfreight capacity between Europe and Asia. At present, 14 flights a week with Boeing 777F wide-body freighters with a standard load capacity of around 103 tons operate between Frankfurt and the Chinese mainland. From ...
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In light of the current situation and concerns over COVID-19, the Port of Montreal is proud to support the various initiatives by stakeholders in the supply chain to support local businesses:
Businesses that need storage space for their goods can consult the inventory of storage space carried out by CargoM. A ...
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Norfolk Southern Corporation announced that Vanessa Allen Sutherland has been named executive vice president and chief legal officer, effective April 1, 2020. “Vanessa is an invaluable contributor to NS, with important responsibilities across a number of areas critical to our company’s success,” said James A. Squires, Norfolk Southern chairman, president ...
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The U.S.
Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) has awarded
$19.6 million in discretionary grants to 24 U.S. small shipyards through the
Small Shipyard Grant Program. The funding will help modernize America’s small
shipyards, making them more efficient in constructing commercial vessels.
“This $19.6
million federal government investment in the nation’s small shipyards will help
maintain the ...
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Glovis America has started operations at Norfolk Southern’s (NS) South Philadelphia Navy Yard facility. The 140-acre NS facility, directly adjacent to PhilaPort’s SouthPort Auto Terminal will receive domestically manufactured Hyundai and Kia cars. These vehicles are being transported from West Point, GA (Kia) and Montgomery, AL (Hyundai) via ...
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Hong Kong’s largest independent cargo handler – has stepped up its war on COVID-19 with the installation of thermal cameras in its staff canteen and throughout SuperTerminal 1. The cameras will help to identify any individual with an abnormally high body temperature, which is a key indicator of potential ...
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Port of Oakland officials bid farewell to the biggest ship ever to visit this city. They add that the 32-hour call of the MSC Anna is proceeding on schedule.
The 1,312-foot-long container vessel departs for Busan, South Korea, sometime after 9 p.m. from a berth in Oakland Estuary. The ...
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The coronavirus pandemic led to highly exceptional conditions in the first quarter of 2020, with severe worldwide disruption of production processes and logistical chains. Closed factories, stricter border controls and restrictions on personal freedom of movement have disrupted society around the globe. This unprecedented situation and the consequences are affecting ...
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Mother Nature and e-commerce share at least these in common: Each moves fast and both disregard borders. While governments and health authorities work to contain the novel COVID-19 pandemic, logistics executives are creating at least some degree of certainty despite the coronavirus. “Our customers are looking for a more predictable ...
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