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December 2022

Air cargo tonnages continue to slide

Global air cargo tonnages have continued to slide downwards in the first full week of December, while the overall average rate remained stable, ahead of the end-of-year holiday season. Figures for week 49 (5 to 11 December) are consistent with the slow progressive slide in air cargo demand throughout the second half of this year. They show an overall drop of -3% in worldwide flown tonnages compared with the previous week, ... [+]

CargoAi welcomes its 71st airline available for instant eBooking

CargoAi closes off a great 2022 with instant eBooking made available for 71 airlines from 195 origins to 447 unique destinations. Their CargoMART eBooking platform has become the marketplace with the most available options per routes and is becoming the partner of choice for freight forwarders. “We have been growing very ... [+]

GT USA welcomes first Moroccan citrus vessel for the 2022-2023 season

The Port of Wilmington has received its first shipment of fresh Moroccan citrus for the 2022-2023 winter fruit season.The M/V Crown Garnet, a specialized refrigerated vessel, was welcomed last week to the U.S.’ foremost marine terminal for perishable cargo and immediately began discharging her cargo of over 5000 pallets of ... [+]

No signs of cargo slow-down at Port Houston

In October container volume at Port Houston once again grew by double digits, continuing the trend seen throughout 2022. A total of 371,994 TEUs were handled during the month, a 13% increase compared to October 2021. Loaded container TEUs reached the highest volume ever and were up 21% compared to ... [+]

Port of Baltimore receives top Coast Guard security assessment again

It’s 14 consecutive years and counting for the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore after receiving another top U.S. Coast Guard security assessment for its state-owned, public marine terminals.The Coast Guard’s annual inspection of facilities included a detailed review of all security protocols and procedures at the Port’s six public ... [+]

Port of Savannah sees container demand ease in November

The Port of Savannah moved 464,883 TEUs in November, a decrease of 6.2% or 30,866 TEUs compared to the same month last year. This marks a 28% increase over three years. That rate of growth is well above the Georgia Ports Authority’s pre-pandemic expansion, which averaged 4 to 5% annually.“Container ... [+]

ZIM upsizes four vessels on 2M Jacksonville service

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services has upsized four vessels utilized in its weekly container service operated through the 2M Alliance calling JAXPORT, replacing the smaller ships with two larger 11,700-TEU and two larger 11,923-TEU vessels.The four newly-built ships are the largest ships ever to be included in a regular port rotation ... [+]

$1.8B port expansion project announced for Port of New Orleans

Gov. John Bel Edwards announced a historic public-private partnership between the state of Louisiana, the Port of New Orleans and two global maritime industry leaders to build a $1.8 billion state-of-the-art container facility on the Lower Mississippi River. The new Louisiana International Terminal (LIT) in St. Bernard Parish will be ... [+]

Amazon Air begins daily cargo service at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport

Amazon Air recently launched daily cargo service at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (MHT). The inaugural flight from Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) arrived early Thursday morning. Amazon Air will begin with one daily Boeing 767-300 flight.“This is a significant development in the history of the Airport,” said Airport Director Ted Kitchens, ... [+]

Ellerman City Liners brings new trans-Atlantic service to JAXPORT

U.K.-based Ellerman City Liners is now offering direct container service at JAXPORT to/from three destinations in Europe. Ellerman will begin calling the SSA Jacksonville Container Terminal at JAXPORT’s Blount Island Marine Terminal with the arrival of the containership SC Mara in early January.The bi-weekly service offers premium transit times of ... [+]