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May 2022

Key milestone reached to carry out the Port of Montreal Contrecœur expansion

The Montreal Port Authority (MPA) announced that a new phase is underway to complete its major expansion project in Contrecœur, as three bid respondents qualified. The selected bid files are from (in alphabetical order):* Axium Infrastructure Canada and Pomerleau Capital* Ports America Holdings* Terminal Investment Limited (TIL) The international Request for Qualifications (RFQ) was issued on November 23, 2021, using the Design-Build-Finance-Operate-Maintain (DBFOM) model. Five compliant bid packages were evaluated. Bidders ... [+]

Nippon Express launches new Chinese service

Nippon Express (China) Co., Ltd., a Group company of Nippon Express Holdings, Inc. launched a new multimodal transport service on April that links China and neighboring ASEAN countries via truck transport that utilizes an international railway connecting China and Laos.The multimodal service transports cargo by rail between Kunming, China and ... [+]

Cargo up at Port of Virginia

The Port of Virginia in April processed more than 323,000 TEUs making it the second-most productive month in the port’s history for handling export and import containers.“The operations team really performed well during a very busy month,” said Stephen A. Edwards, CEO and executive director of the Virginia Port Authority. ... [+]

Rotterdam can supply Europe with 4.6 megatonnes of hydrogen by 2030

In collaboration with exporting countries, the port of Rotterdam and the cluster of companies operating there can supply Northwestern Europe with 4.6 million tonnes of hydrogen annually by 2030. This is considerably more than expected. The consumption of 4.6 million tonnes of hydrogen yields 46 million tonnes of CO2 reduction, ... [+]

Strong first quarter for Ports of Stockholm

Goods volumes and the number of passengers travelling via Ports of Stockholm are rising. The year's first quarter shows growth in all business segments. RoRo, containers and bulk goods are all increasing, and passenger numbers are continuing to rise rapidly. Ports of Stockholm is one of the world's largest passenger ports ... [+]

AAL operates shipments for windfarm in Australia

Between February and July 2022, AAL Shipping (AAL) is operating a series of shipments between several ports in China and Brisbane, Australia, to transport heavy lift and project cargo components for the 181MW Dulacca Wind Farm planned for development in Queensland, Australia – a plant expected to generate enough clean ... [+]

Freighter full of salmon

With seven Qatar Airways passenger flights and six B777 freighter services each week, the Oslo-Doha route is well served, and the airline’s cargo capacity well stocked. Of that freight, 95% of all perishable seafood (PES) on board Qatar Airways flights out of Scandinavia, is salmon.Iceland and Faroe Island (Denmark) also ... [+]

Lufthansa Cargo orders 10 Boeing freighters

The Lufthansa Group has announced that it will invest in expanding the capacity of Lufthansa Cargo's freighter fleet by ordering ten freighters: three current-technology Boeing 777F freighters and seven 777-8F freighters, the latter of which is Boeing's next-generation freighter. In addition, leases for two B777F freighters (current technology), which run ... [+]

Maersk reports record Q1

Maersk delivered record results for Q1 2022 across its businesses, driven by higher rates and strong long-term partnerships with customers seeking end-to-end supply chain support. Revenue was up 55% to $19.3 billion. EBITDA more than doubled to $9.1 billion and free cash flow increased to $6 billion. “In Q1 we delivered ... [+]

New United transatlantic routes

Starting in May, United Airlines began rolling out three of its five new direct transatlantic destinations that include Amman, Jordan (AMM); Azores, Portugal (PDL) and Bergen, Norway (BGO). In addition to the new routes, United is also launching seasonal service to Athens, Greece (ATH); Venice, Italy (VCE); Keflavík, Iceland (KEF) ... [+]

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