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October 2022

Nippon Express Europe establishes Two New Subsidiaries in Morocco

Nippon Express Europe GmbH has spun off two of its existing business locations in Morocco – the Morocco Branch and the Tanger Med Logistics Center – into subsidiary companies, newly establishing Nippon Express Morocco SARLAU this past July and Nippon Express Morocco Free Zone SARLAU in August. An opening ceremony was held in Tangier, northern Morocco, on September 26 to commemorate the founding of these two companies. The Nippon Express Group's ... [+]

SeaLead’s revised service begins calling JAXPORT

The first SeaLead container ship in the revised Asia to East Coast (AEC) container service began calling the Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) the week of October 17.SeaLead updated the AEC service this fall, making JAXPORT the first US port of call. Previously, JAXPORT served as the service’s last US port ... [+]

Temporary revision of Transpacific West Cost Network

MSC has made improvements to its Pacific Northwest services. As a consequence of rail congestion and berthing restrictions in Vancouver, its 2M Eagle and Maple services have suffered reliability issues and extended transit times during 2022.However, as of late October, the Eagle service will be merged into the Maple service, ... [+]

Air Charter Services revenues soar by 49%

The world’s leading aircraft charter broker, Air Charter Service, has recorded sales of $770 million for the first six months of its financial year (February 1st - July 31st), an increase of 49% on the same period last year, with all three of its major divisions hugely outperforming last year’s ... [+]

Another record-breaking month for Port of Mobile

The Alabama Port Authority broke another record, handling 56,545 TEU last month. This tops July’s record of 52,911 TEUs, making September the largest throughput month since APM Terminals’ container operations began in 2008.With 421,232 TEUs, moved year-to-date, 2022 volumes are now 14% higher than 2021 volumes. In addition to record-breaking ... [+]

Descartes’ GSC Report Shows 12.4% Decline in Sept. Import Volumes

Descartes released its October Global Shipping Crisis Report, which analyzed the main economic and logistics factors pushing the global shipping crisis and the strategies to address it for the month of September. The report's data, collected by Descartes Datamyne – provider of the world's largest searchable trade, import and export databases ... [+]

Fort Worth Alliance named one of top 20 US air Cargo airports in US

Perot Field Fort Worth Alliance Airport (AFW) has been named one of the Top 20 U.S. Cargo Airports ranked by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Moving up three spots in the rankings, AFW landed more than 2.4 billion pounds in 2021, a volume increase of 45.75% from the previous year."A key ... [+]

Hazardous Goods Logistics Market to Reach $382.9 Billion by 2031

Allied Market Research reports that the global hazardous goods logistics market generated $200 billion in 2021, and is projected to reach $382.9 billion by 2031, growing at a CAGR of 7% from 2022 to 2031. The report offers a detailed analysis of the top winning strategies, evolving market trends, market ... [+]

New Distribution Facility for RoadOne

Industrial Realty Group, LLC announced an agreement has been executed to develop a state-of-the-art distribution facility in Suffolk near the Port of Virginia. Upon completion, the project will be fully leased to RoadOne IntermodaLogistics, a single source intermodal, distribution, and logistics services company with a national footprint. “RoadOne is pleased to ... [+]

Lowe’s to Establish Coastal Holding Facility in Suffolk, VA

Lowe's Companies, Inc. will establish a coastal holding facility in the City of Suffolk, which will create 100 new jobs. The company's first distribution operation located in the Virginia Port Logistics Park will receive imported goods through The Port of Virginia to supply regional distribution facilities. "As we work to enhance ... [+]

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