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IATA Certifies FedEx’s Pharma Quality Program

FedEx Corp. said the International Air Transport Association, or IATA recognized the integrated giant’s Global Healthcare Quality Program with the CEIV Pharma Corporate Certification. The corporate-level certificate for the company’s hubs and ramps validates FedEx’s quality management system and its ability to deliver end-to-end logistic services in compliance with the increasingly complex and highly regulated pharmaceutical industry, the company said. Nick Gennari, president of global healthcare and commercial sales, said the certification ... [+]

Davies Turner, MGF Partner on Canada Services

UK freight and logistics provider Davies Turner has signed a partnership agreement with Manitoulin Global Forwarding, or MGF, the Canadian transportation specialist. Davies Turner said the collaboration significantly enhances its ocean freight capabilities for the Canadian market, including improved service coverage, faster transit times and increased supply chain efficiency. The partnership follows ... [+]

Oregon to Invest $100 Million in Coos Bay’s PCIP

The Oregon Legislature on June 30 approved a landmark US$100 million investment in the Pacific Coast Intermodal Port, or PCIP, a transformative public-private project that will create a container terminal in the Port of Coos Bay. The PCIP project will establish a modern, ship-to-rail container terminal that connects southwest Oregon to ... [+]

Ship Recycling to Double to 16,000 Ships, BIMCO

Global ship recycling could double to 16,000 ships, totaling more than 700 million deadweight tonnes over the next 10 years, said Niels Rasmussen, chief shipping analyst at BIMCO. The Danish international shipping association for shipowners updated its estimate following the entry into force of the Hong Kong International Convention for the ... [+]

ONE Adds Sixth Ammonia-Methanol-ready Vessel

Ocean Network Express held a naming ceremony for the ONE Singapore, the sixth vessel in a series of 20 ammonia/methanol ready container vessels at the Hiroshima Shipyard of Imabari Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. in Japan. The 13,900 TEU Singapore-flagged vessel, which is methanol and ammonia-ready, follows the successful integration of ONE Sparkle ... [+]

DHL Hikes International Small Package Rates

Parcel service giant DHL said it will “moderately increase” prices for private customer parcels and small packages sent abroad, effective July 1. DHL said it will adjust parcel prices for different country zones variably and more cost-oriented. In many zones and weight categories, parcel prices will remain stable. Additionally, DHL will classify ... [+]

GEODIS Expands Mexico Nearshoring Operations

GEODIS has opened an office in Guadalajara, Jalisco, to support the growth of the global logistics provider’s growing nearshoring freight forwarding business in Mexico. The Guadalajara office, GEODIS’s second-largest operations center in Mexico, will become a shared services center, including key logistics operations for the entire Americas region, the company said. ... [+]

Maersk Introduces New Dual-fuel Vessel Class

Ocean logistics giant A.P. Moller - Maersk named the first vessel in a series of 17,480 TEU vessels equipped with dual-fuel methanol propulsion, at a ceremony June 18 at Hyundai Heavy Industries’ (HHI) yard in Ulsan, South Korea. The Berlin Mærsk, is the 14th dual-fuel newbuild entering the Maersk fleet, and it ... [+]

Long Beach Blames Tariffs for 8.2% May Cargo Dip

Trade moving through the Port of Long Beach declined 8.2 percent in May due to tariffs and retaliatory tariffs, but a temporary pause on those fees will likely trigger a cargo surge by late June. Dockworkers and terminal operators processed 639,160 twenty-foot equivalent units, or TEUs in May, down 8.2 percent ... [+]

Tariffs Topple LA Port Volume, FY 2025-26 Budget

The Port of Los Angeles blamed the impacts of tariffs on imports and exports, as its May volume fell 5 percent to 716,619 twenty-foot equivalent units, or TEUs, and ending 10 straight months of year-over-year growth in overall cargo volume. “May marked our lowest monthly cargo output in over two years,” ... [+]

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