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July 2020

Lufthansa once again connects Miami gateway

The Lufthansa Group continues to ramp up its services to the United States, resuming flights to its key, global gateways. On Tuesday, July 14, the Group’s flagship carrier, Lufthansa, will resume service to Miami, FL, operating three weekly flights from Miami International Airport to the airline’s largest hub in Frankfurt, Germany, starting the next day on July 15. Lufthansa is continuing to meet the demand of its loyal ... [+]

Rail-Ready Sites Program Launched

OmniTRAX, one of the fastest growing railroads in North America and an affiliate of The Broe Group, is bringing its Rail-Ready Sites program to the Stockton Terminal and Eastern Railroad (STE). The program, started last year at the Winchester & Western Railroad (WW) in West Virginia and New Jersey, delivers ... [+]

Transship Integrates Loadsure Digital Cargo Insurance

Loadsure recently announced its partnership with automated freight forwarding platform, Transship—a partnership that brings Loadsure's market-leading, fully-digital cargo insurance solution to the international stage. In just moments, international freight brokers can now protect their perishable goods with pay-as-you-go, wrap-around coverage through the Transship platform, while also accelerating claims processing from ... [+]

Emirates SkyCargo marks five years of cargo flights to Columbus

Emirates SkyCargo has completed five years of cargo flights to Rickenbacker International Airport, Columbus, successfully connecting businesses and facilitating trade from the US mid-west region to the rest of the world. The air cargo carrier originally commenced freighter flights to Columbus in May 2015 with a once weekly service which was ... [+]

FACL new handling partner at Frankfurt hub

At the Lufthansa Cargo Center (LCC) in Frankfurt, "Fiege Air Cargo Logistics GmbH & Co. KG" (FACL) will take over the operative handling and co-ordination of inbound and outbound standard shipments in several phases until mid-2021. The physical cargo handling processes in the LCC had already been largely outsourced to ... [+]

Jessica Tyler to lead American Airlines as President of Cargo

American Airlines announced that Jessica Tyler has been named President of Cargo and Vice President of Airport Excellence, leading the teams responsible for the success of the cargo business and delivering operational and customer service excellence for both airports and cargo. This new appointment and role are part of American’s ... [+]

North American Rail Traffic Fall

North American rail traffic fell 4.9% the week ending July 4, marking the smallest weekly decline since February, helped by gains in U.S. intermodal volume, data from the Association of American Railroads showed. Carload volume fell 12.5% for the week ended July 4 on 12 reporting U.S., Canadian and Mexican railroads, ... [+]

TAPA, BSI Collaboration

The Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA) has entered into a strategic partnership with the supply chain services and solutions division at BSI to support the digital transformation of its supply chain Security Standards audit processes and to increase its members’ access to new levels of risk management intelligence and incident ... [+]

Anchorage, Pittsburgh Airports Partner to Boost Air Cargo Operations

Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) and Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) have announced plans to work together to better streamline the air cargo supply chain. The agreement between the two U.S. airports will boost sales and marketing efforts at both facilities, with a particular emphasis on cargo. “We are continuing to ... [+]

CTA recertified as the only climate-neutral container terminal worldwide

HHLA Container Terminal Altenwerder has continued to significantly reduce its climate-damaging carbon emissions. TÜV Nord, which certified the climate neutrality of the state-of-the-art facility last year for the first time, has now reconfirmed its rating. The CTA therefore remains the only certified climate-neutral container terminal in the world. However, the development is by no means ... [+]

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