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October 2022

A.P. Moller – Maersk launches US-Korea air freight service

A.P. Moller - Maersk (Maersk) has announced the inaugural flight of Maersk Air Cargo´s new air freight service with scheduled flights between Greenville-Spartanburg, SC (GSP) and Incheon, Korea (ICN) stretching the wings of its newly introduced cargo airline for the first time.The scheduled transpacific operation will commence October 31 with two weekly flights introducing the first of three newly built Boeing 767-300 freighters that have recently been purchased by Maersk ... [+]

Asia Pacific Airlines: passenger demand robust; weakness in cargo markets

Preliminary September 2022 traffic figures released by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) showed international passenger demand sustained its strong upward momentum despite a worsening global economic outlook. In September, the number of international passengers carried by the region’s airlines surged to 11.7 million.On the other hand, international air ... [+]

CargoAi announces strategic technology partnership with Chain.io

CargoAi, an airfreight digital enabler, and Chain.io, a cloud-based integration platform that connects partners across the global supply chain, announced a strategic technology partnership that will supercharge the freight forwarder experience. The partnership will allow most large and medium-sized freight forwarders on Chain.io’s network to easily connect to CargoAi’s platform ... [+]

Grimaldi Group orders 5 car carrier vessels ammonia-ready

The Grimaldi Group recently signed an order for the construction of five new PCTCs (Pure Car Truck Carriers) with the shipyard China Merchants Heavy Industries Jiangsu, company part of China Merchant Industry Holdings. The agreement foresees an option for additional five units, for a total investment of approximately 1 billion ... [+]

IAG Cargo delivers Q3 revenues of €373 million

IAG Cargo recently reported that the carrier saw Q3 2022 revenues of €373 million for the period from July 1 to September 30, 2022. The Q3 results take IAG Cargo’s year-to-date revenue to €1,216m, up 3.6% in comparison to YTD 2021. In Q3, the business continued to offer increased services across ... [+]

Port of New Orleans unveils design updates to Louisiana International Terminal

The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) recently announced progress on the Louisiana International Terminal in St. Bernard Parish, including investments in sustainability, updates on transportation infrastructure, and a new terminal design that directly addresses early community input on traffic, neighborhood buffers, drainage and more. The $1.5 billion container facility on ... [+]

ATA: Driver Shortage Remains Near Record High

American Trucking Associations Chief Economist Bob Costello reports the driver shortage has eased slightly, but remains near its all-time high. “Based on our estimates, the trucking industry is short roughly 78,000 drivers,” Costello says. “That’s down slightly from 2021’s record of more than 81,000 – but still extremely high historically.” ATA calculates ... [+]

CargoConnect brings cargo and capacity together

Through its unique freight forwarder business network on regional and global levels, ECS Group’s CargoConnect provides 24/7 commercial support in matching air freight with available scheduled and charter capacities. “ECS Group goes the extra mile to maximise your loadfactor,” is CargoConnect’s tagline. Led by Jorrit Dubois, a dedicated CargoConnect team in ... [+]

Fleet of Electric Cranes Operating at Port of Long Beach Terminal

Zero-Emissions Cranes Operating at SSA Marine Pier J – Port of Long Beach - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uoe1m5HlX44 [+]

Noatum Terminal Castellon committed to sustainability at its facilities

Noatum's specialised terminal division, Noatum Terminals, has acquired two pure electric automobiles to complete its fleet of vehicles for on-site operations at its Castellon terminal. Noatum, as a key port operator in the Mediterranean, reinforces its commitment to offer maximum excellence in all the logistics services it provides, always thinking of ... [+]