June 2021
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has invested in a new Security Operations Centre (SOC) for the Europe, Middle East, Asia and Africa (EMEAA) region, providing centralized 24/7 monitoring of its cargo handling operations.Located in Paris CDG, the Centre commences operation this month to further enhance WFS’ core focus on delivering the highest standards of aviation security and safety across its growing network. The SOC will be the security focal point for ...
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American Airlines Cargo is further expanding its European network with the reintroduction of service to the Greece capital of Athens. The new seasonal services that launched the week of June 7 include a Boeing 787-8 aircraft from Athens international Airport (ATH) to Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD), as well as ...
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AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), part of Volga-Dnepr Group, has signed a three-year contract to become the launch customer of Worldwide Flight Services’ (WFS) new cargo terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (H-JAIA). Under the terms of the agreement, WFS will handle some 9,500 tonnes of cargo annually for AirBridgeCargo, carried onboard ...
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Since last year, Lufthansa Cargo has already been offering its customers transport options in so-called preighters - passenger aircraft used for transporting cargo only. Recently, the 50th preighter connection from Frankfurt to Chicago was operated for the forwarding company EgeTrans Internationale Spedition GmbH based in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. ...
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The
Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Port Administration (MDOT MPA)
and the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) are
partnering to conduct clinics twice weekly beginning June 15, to offer the
single dose Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to visiting crew members on
ships calling the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore.
“Maryland
continues ...
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The Port of Long Beach continued its unprecedented streak of single-month records in May by moving more than 900,000 cargo containers for the first time in its 110-year history. Dockworkers and terminal operators processed 907,216 twenty-foot equivalent units in May and broke the previous "best month" record set in March ...
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The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Agency announced a $1.6 million grant to The Water Institute of the Gulf for the development of a Lower Mississippi River SmartPort & Resilience Center (SmartPort). This federal award adds to $1.4 million in matching funding from the State of Louisiana and other ...
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Supply chain solutions leader AIT Worldwide Logistics today announced the acquisition of Elk Grove Village, Ill.-based Multimodal International, Ltd., a licensed U.S. Customs broker with four decades of experience in the automotive, machine tools, metals, electronics and chemical industries. AIT’s latest acquisition not only boosts the freight ...
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The Ports of Le Havre, Rouen and Paris, or HAROPA Port, recently announced the creation of a major river and sea port complex and the outcome of a call for logistics projects initiated for the port of Gennevilliers ( French département 92).
Goodman has been selected for the development of ...
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IAG Cargo announces it has started a new route to Guayaquil, Ecuador, increased frequency to Sao Paolo, Brazil and Mexico City, and plans to restart regular flights to San Juan, Puerto Rico - further connecting Latin America with Europe and the UK, as demand for global trade gathers pace. ...
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