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April 2022

Nexxiot digitalizes Hapag-Lloyd container fleet

Nexxiot, a global TradeTech pioneer, will become one of the official suppliers to digitalize the Hapag-Lloyd container fleet. Nexxiot will equip a significant share of the 3 million TEU fleet from Hapag-Lloyd with innovative IoT technology and analytics, enabling for the first time the worldwide monitoring of shipping containers that are indispensable for global trade.Hapag-Lloyd will be the first carrier in the world to be able to monitor and analyze ... [+]

Port of Oakland cargo volume dropped, but outlook better

Port of Oakland cargo volume declined last month amidst hints of better times to come. The Port said that its total March volume dropped 11% year-over-year. Imports declined 3% from March 2021 while exports fell 25%, the port said.And there are indications that cargo volume growth could return soon. Among ... [+]

Port of Oakland exporters eligible for new federal incentives

Port of Oakland’s new, temporary container yard is getting federal help in the form of financial relief for its customers. The USDA is providing agricultural and other exporters assistance in covering expenses for using the pop-up yard.“Supply chain issues locally to globally have hampered the US export business through West ... [+]

Shipa Freight and iContainers to Merge

Agility, a global leader in supply chain services, infrastructure, and innovation announced that its digital freight forwarding arm, Dubai-based Shipa Freight, will merge with Barcelona-based iContainers, a pioneer in online freight platforms.Shipa Freight and iContainers will combine technology platforms and operations. The combined company, wholly owned by Agility, will be ... [+]

Southeast Toyota Distributors and JAXPORT announce $210 million agreement

The Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) Board of Directors unanimously approved a $210 million long-term lease and relocation agreement with Southeast Toyota Distributors (SET), the world’s largest independent distributor of Toyota vehicles. SET is a subsidiary of Deerfield Beach, Florida-based JM Family Enterprises.SET will relocate operations from its 50-acre facility at ... [+]

“I woke up when the bombing started”

Rehina Leidenius is a Customer Service Support Assistant at the Hapag-Lloyd office in Odessa. In the last weeks she flew to the company’s QSC in Izmir. Hapag-Lloyd talked to Rehina about her experiences since the Russian invasion started.Rehina, what are your personal experiences since the invasion started?Rehina Leidenius: I live ... [+]

New Service between Western Med and Central, South America

Hapag-Lloyd launched its new service Mediterranean, Caribbean, Central America, West Coast South America Express (MSW) in early May 2022. With this new weekly service, Hapag-Lloyd will connect the Western Mediterranean directly with the West Coast of South America.With six vessels, the service offers fast transportation for reefer cargo to and ... [+]

Rescue on the High Seas

While Hapag Lloyd’s "Barzan" was just transiting the Indian Ocean en route from Singapore to the Suez Canal, its Master received a satellite call from MRCC Mumbai requesting him to proceed to the position LAT 10° 57.1'N LON 061°33.4'E where the M/V Galini had reported a man overboard (MOB). Immediately ... [+]

A.P. Moller – Maersk launches Maersk Air Cargo

A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) announces Maersk Air Cargo as the company´s main air freight offering serving the logistics needs of its clients with integrated logistics.At the same time Maersk chooses Denmark’s second largest airport, Billund, as its air freight hub for Maersk Air Cargo with daily flights creating several ... [+]

Auburn University Students Visit the Air Cargo Facility at Atlanta Airport

A group of students currently studying Logistics and Supply Chain Management at Auburn University, were given an exclusive, behind-the-scenes air cargo familiarization tour at Atlanta Airport on March 25, 2022. It was a joint initiative planned by Auburn University, JAS Worldwide, Swissport, and Qatar Airways Cargo. The 7.5-hour event kicked ... [+]

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