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December 2022

UAE’s Largest E-Commerce Fulfilment Centre

, the integrated trade, logistics, and industrial hub of Abu Dhabi and a fully-owned subsidiary of AD Ports Group, and noon.com, the Middle East's leading online shopping destination, broke ground on the UAE's largest fulfilment centre in Abu Dhabi, which will form part of an anchor investment by noon into the emirate's fast-growing e-commerce space.The 252,000 square meter fulfilment center facility is being designed and developed by KEZAD Group under ... [+]

Peter Levesque appointed new president of CMA CGM America, APL

The CMA CGM Group announced that Ed Aldridge, president of CMA CGM America and American President Lines (APL), will retire on December 6. Peter Levesque, an international global supply chain executive with more than 30 years of industry leadership experience, will assume the presidency of both CMA CGM America and ... [+]

Port of Hamburg handles 91.8 million tons of seaborne cargo

In the first nine months of the year the maritime industry in the Port of Hamburg handled 91.8 million tons of seaborne cargo, a 4.3 percent drop on the previous year. Also down 7.4 percent at 27.5 million tons, handling of bulk cargo was especially hard hit. In comparison with ... [+]

Port of LA executives honored for efforts to advance women in transportation industry

Two Port of Los Angeles executives have been honored by WTS Los Angeles (previously known as Women’s Transportation Seminar) for their outstanding leadership in promoting and advocating gender diversity within the global transportation industry. Chief Harbor Engineer Dina Aryan-Zahlan has been named WTS-Los Angeles 2022 Woman of the Year. The award ... [+]

Port of LA cargo volumes remains soft

Cargo volume at the Port of Los Angeles dropped in October as the Port handled 678,429 TEUs, a 25% decrease from October 2021. The Port of Los Angeles has processed 8,542,944 TEUs during the first 10 months of 2022, about 6% down from last year’s record pace.“With cargo owners bringing ... [+]

SC Ports remains fluid while handling record volumes in October

South Carolina Ports handled a record number of containers in October, marking its third busiest month in port history.SC Ports reported 9% container growth year-over-year as 256,879 TEUs moved through Wando Welch Terminal, North Charleston Terminal and Hugh K. Leatherman Terminal in October. When accounting for boxes of any size, ... [+]

Shake it Up

Freight shippers are struggling to recruit and retain drivers, and it gets worse every year. The industry has moved the needle slightly by increasing driver pay, and some states have lowered the age requirement for interstate drivers from 21 to 18. But this isn't nearly enough to substantively address a ... [+]

Asyad Shipping expands service footprint to Singapore

Asyad Shipping has opened the company's first international office in Singapore as part of its ambitious growth plans to expand the business portfolio into the Asian market. The new office will act as a platform for Asyad Shipping to serve the increasing demand from current and potential customers in that ... [+]

Atlas Air Takes Delivery of First of Four New Boeing 777-200

Atlas Air, Inc. announced it has taken delivery of a Boeing 777-200 Freighter, which it will operate on behalf of its customer MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company SA, as part of a previously announced long-term ACMI agreement.The 777-200 Freighter will complement MSC's world-class container shipping solutions and expand service to key ... [+]

Circle Logistics Leads Industry By Tracking Over 90% of Its Loads

Circle Logistics announced that its integration with transportation management software (TMS) Transport Pro has resulted in the live-tracking of more than 90% of all loads booked.Circle's use of auto-arrive and auto-depart dispatch geofence notifications and other technology is proving to be a gamechanger for the growing company that is currently ... [+]

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