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Gary G Burrows

May Holds Record Volume & Record-Setting Vessel for POV

The Port of Virginia® in May set a new record for monthly TEU volume handled nearly 315,000 units and in doing so surpassing the previous record by nearly 30,000 units.Contributing to the month’s volume was the CMA CGM Marco Polo, which at 16,000-plus TEUs is the largest container ship to ever call The Port of Virginia and the US East Coast.The Marco Polo called Virginia International Gateway (VIG) in late ... [+]

Shana Riggs Joins Wen Parker Logistics

Wen-Parker Logistics (WPL), a global freight forwarder and supply chain solutions leader, is very excited to announce that Shana Riggs will be joining our growing team of logistics professionals as our new Vice-President of Operations.“Shana is a well-respected logistics professional who brings years of customer-centric experience and a very diverse ... [+]

WFS Invests in Centralized Security Operations Center in Paris

Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has invested in a new Security Operations Centre (SOC) for the Europe, Middle East, Asia and Africa (EMEAA) region, providing centralized 24/7 monitoring of its cargo handling operations.Located in Paris CDG, the Centre commences operation this month to further enhance WFS’ core focus on delivering the ... [+]

AACargo returns to Athens

American Airlines Cargo is further expanding its European network with the reintroduction of service to the Greece capital of Athens. The new seasonal services that launched the week of June 7 include a Boeing 787-8 aircraft from Athens international Airport (ATH) to Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD), as well as ... [+]

ABC signs contract for WFS’s new H-JAIA cargo terminal

AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), part of Volga-Dnepr Group, has signed a three-year contract to become the launch customer of Worldwide Flight Services’ (WFS) new cargo terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (H-JAIA). Under the terms of the agreement, WFS will handle some 9,500 tonnes of cargo annually for AirBridgeCargo, carried onboard ... [+]

Lufthansa Cargo enables over 50 preighter flights for EgeTrans

Since last year, Lufthansa Cargo has already been offering its customers transport options in so-called preighters - passenger aircraft used for transporting cargo only. Recently, the 50th preighter connection from Frankfurt to Chicago was operated for the forwarding company EgeTrans Internationale Spedition GmbH based in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. ... [+]

Port of Baltimore to offer COVID-19 vaccines

The Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Port Administration (MDOT MPA) and the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) are partnering to conduct clinics twice weekly beginning June 15, to offer the single dose Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to visiting crew members on ships calling the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore. “Maryland continues ... [+]

Port of Long Beach Achieves Record Month

The Port of Long Beach continued its unprecedented streak of single-month records in May by moving more than 900,000 cargo containers for the first time in its 110-year history. Dockworkers and terminal operators processed 907,216 twenty-foot equivalent units in May and broke the previous "best month" record set in March ... [+]

U.S. Department of Commerce awards $1.6 million

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Agency announced a $1.6 million grant to The Water Institute of the Gulf for the development of a Lower Mississippi River SmartPort & Resilience Center (SmartPort). This federal award adds to $1.4 million in matching funding from the State of Louisiana and other ... [+]

AIT Worldwide Logistics acquires Multimodal International.

Supply chain solutions leader AIT Worldwide Logistics today announced the acquisition of Elk Grove Village, Ill.-based Multimodal International, Ltd., a licensed U.S. Customs broker with four decades of experience in the automotive, machine tools, metals, electronics and chemical industries. AIT’s latest acquisition not only boosts the freight ... [+]

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