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September 2021

Equine champions fly home on Emirates SkyCargo

On the afternoon of Sept. 2, EK 9497, an Emirates B777 freighter transporting 40 horses from Haneda Airport landed at Liege Airport. This was the last of the 16 flights that Emirates SkyCargo operated to transport champion horses between Liege and Tokyo, bringing to a successful close one of the largest horse charter movements in the history of air transport.Nabil Sultan, Emirates Divisional Senior Vice President, Cargo, said: “Emirates SkyCargo ... [+]

JAXPORT and MTS-ISAC launch new partnership

The Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) has partnered with the nonprofit Maritime Transportation System Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MTS-ISAC) to form a new cybersecurity information sharing cooperative called the Northeast Florida Maritime Information Exchange (NEFL-MIX). Members of NEFL-MIX work together locally, and with other MTS-ISAC stakeholders from around the globe, ... [+]

Port of Mobile posting record growth

Containerized cargo volumes continue to climb in 2021 as shippers seek uncongested gateways servicing key North American markets. In August, container volume through the Port of Mobile increased 34 percent over August 2020 volume, while year-to-date volume posted 27 percent over the same period last year. Part of that success ... [+]

Port of Oakland beef export volume up 25% in 2021

Port of Oakland beef exports – almost exclusively to Asia – increased 25% this year between January and July. The Port called the surge extraordinary in a year when shipping disruptions have hobbled global supply chains.“Demand for high-qualify U.S. meat products is off the charts,” said Port of Oakland Maritime ... [+]

Atlas Air, DHL Express extend agreements for 20 freighters

Atlas Air, Inc., announced it has entered into contract extensions with DHL Express to continue operating 20 freighter aircraft in support of their fast-growing express and e-commerce markets.These agreements build on the strategic partnership between Atlas Air Worldwide and DHL, which began in 2008 and included DHL acquiring 49% of ... [+]

Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) comments that the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill is a win for American Trucks and US Supply Chain.For an industry whose entire business model centers on interstate commerce and the safe and efficient movement of freight over the road, this state of decay carries consequences not fully ... [+]

CEVA Logistics opens Singapore cold station

CEVA Logistics recently opened its temperature-controlled airfreight station adjacent to Singapore’s Changi International Airport, positioning Singapore as a strategic healthcare logistics hub for the Asia Pacific region. CEVA’s latest cold station lies within the Free Trade Zone of the Airport Logistics Park of Singapore, facilitating seamless regional distribution in the Association ... [+]

CMA CGM to launch INDAMEX 2

CMA CGM announce on September 14 the launch of the INDAMEX 2, a complementary service to the current INDAMEX, offering optimized connections to/from the Indian Subcontinent and US East Coast ports of Norfolk, Savannah, and New York. With this new loop, CMA CGM strengthens its service offer on the trade in ... [+]

CP Offer for KCS Declared “Company Superior Proposal” by KCS Board

Canadian Pacific Railway Limited announced on September 12 that it has completed negotiations of a proposed merger agreement with Kansas City Southern, which the KCS Board of Directors has deemed a "Company Superior Proposal."CP stands ready to execute a definitive merger agreement to create the first U.S.-Mexico-Canada railway to enhance ... [+]

DHL delivers James Bond vehicles from the UK to the USA

DHL have transported eight original film vehicles from Norwich, Norfolk in the UK across the Atlantic to Los Angeles. The vehicles will be the main attraction of an exhibition at the Petersen Automotive Museum. DHL’s logistics experts have provided transport and logistics solutions for the production of James Bond films since ... [+]

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