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February 2021

1m sq. ft. speculative building underway in Charleston

The Keith Corporation and South Carolina Ports Authority recently announced the groundbreaking of the largest speculative industrial facility ever built in the Charleston region — a 1,019,200-square-foot, cross-dock industrial building in the Charleston Trade Center. The Charleston Trade Center is situated off the Nexton Parkway interchange along Interstate 26 in Summerville, S.C. It is one of the Lowcountry’s premier Class A industrial campuses, offering unrivaled port and interstate proximity, as well ... [+]

Amerijet appoints Chief Commercial Officer

Amerijet International Airlines has officially announced Eric J. Wilson's appointment as Chief Commercial Officer effective February 8, 2021. Wilson will become a member of the executive team leading Amerijet's commercial division. His core focus areas will include sales, pricing, marketing, network development, commercial and strategic alliances and new ... [+]

Change at the helm of Hamburg Süd 

Hamburg Süd, has successfully established its brand as part of A.P. Moller-Maersk. Since Hamburg Süd was acquired, the company has been gradually integrating and realizing significant synergies at the same time as keeping local empowerment and thereby securing the flexibility to meet customer needs. Going into the next phase, focus will ... [+]

CSafe Global Continues Expansion Across Asia

CSafe Global, the innovation leader in temperature-controlled container solutions for the transport of life-enhancing pharmaceuticals, continues to expand operations across Asia opening two new hub operations in Beijing and Guangzhou, China. The Beijing (PEK) facility will provide 5382 sq. ft of warehouse space to clean and store CSafe RKN and ... [+]

Dachser México Transports Critical Automotive Supplies Via Helicopter

Dachser México, a subsidiary of global logistics provider Dachser, recently leveraged its Critical Cargo service to develop an out-of-the-box solution to move critical automotive supplies 255 miles in four and a half hours in an effort to avoid a $3,000 (USD)-a-minute production line work stoppage for its customer. The trip ... [+]

dnata further enhances safety

dnata has become the first global air services provider to adopt the International Air Transport Association's (IATA) Dangerous Goods AutoCheck (DG AutoCheck) platform for the acceptance of dangerous goods shipments. IATA's innovative solution will help dnata further enhance safety and improve efficiency in the handling of dangerous goods at over 20 airports globally. Stewart Angus, dnata's ... [+]

Galveston Wharves closes 2020 with positive cash flow

The Galveston Wharves ended 2020 with a positive cash flow despite the pandemic and the related suspension of the port’s cruise business. Officials attribute this to fewer expenses and success in generating additional revenues. In 2020 income from operations, grants and investments totaled $29 million, while expenses totaled just over ... [+]

Kansas City International Airport Statistics

The City of Kansas City, Mo., Aviation Department reports that air cargo tonnages, which consist of both freight and mail transported by air, for all carriers at KCI were up 3.2% in December with a total of 19.2 million pounds handled. Year to date, 198.3 million pounds have been handled, ... [+]

Todd Rives Joins Port of New Orleans

Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) recently welcomed Todd Rives to the executive team as Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer. Rives’ maritime strategic business development and leadership experience, which includes 15 years with ocean carrier CMA CGM, will help Port NOLA fully realize current and future growth opportunities. Most recently, ... [+]

Bahri signs deal with Alpha Ori Technologies

Alpha Ori Technologies (AOT) has signed a strategic partnership agreement with the ship management division of Saudi Arabian national carrier Bahri. The deal includes the installation of AOT’s patented SMARTShip™ digital platform across a substantial part of the Bahri fleet. AOT, the world’s leading provider of digital shipping solutions, will complete ... [+]

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