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Gary G Burrows

Port of Oakland sets all-time cargo record

Port of Oakland passes milestone, sets all-time cargo record Another month, another record at the Port of Oakland. Port officials reports that the Port of Oakland handled 100,096 TEUs in April - the most for a single month in the port’s 94-year history. It marked the first time that Oakland has passed the 100,000-box milestone for imports in a month. “We’re sounding like a broken record, but containerized trade continues to flourish ... [+]

Strongest April on record at Port of Long Beach

An ongoing cargo boom largely driven by online purchases lifted the Port of Long Beach to its strongest April on record. Dockworkers and terminal operators moved 746,188 TEUs in April, a 43.6% increase from the same month last year. It was the first time the nation's second-busiest seaport handled more ... [+]

Widerøe Airlines Partners with SmartKargo

SmartKargo, a leading Cloud provider of air cargo solutions that extend markets for global airlines, has announced the successful Go-live of its state-of-the-art e-commerce shipping solution for Norwegian-based Widerøe Airlines. The partnership enables Widerøe to take a giant leap and empowers entry into the promising e-commerce shipping and delivery ... [+]

Aeromexico Cargo inaugurates route between Wuhan, Mexico

Aeromexico Cargo recently inaugurated a direct route between the Wuhan-Tianhe International Airport and the Mexico City International Airport for exclusive cargo transportation. This was celebrated at an event held at Wuhan airport, in the presence of the Mexican Ambassador to the People's Republic of China, airport authorities and airline business ... [+]

Cathay Pacific Cargo delivers medical supplies to India

In the face of a grave medical crisis, Cathay Pacific Cargo is flying vital relief shipments to India and it stands ready to do more. Although passenger flights have been suspended between Hong Kong and India, in the past few weeks Cathay Pacific Cargo has been operating freighters and cargo-only passenger ... [+]

Hapag-Lloyd shows strong start to the year in Q1

Hapag-Lloyd has concluded the first quarter of 2021 with earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) of roughly $1.9 billion (approximately EUR 1.6 billion). Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) rose to roughly $1.5 billion (approximately EUR 1.3 billion). The Group net result improved to around $1.5 billion (EUR ... [+]

Lufthansa Cargo lays foundation stone for new art warehouse

Lufthansa Cargo laid the foundation stone for the construction of its new art storage facility at the Frankfurt hub. The so-called ArtCube at the Lufthansa Cargo Center will in future have an area of 168 square meters and offer its customers secure and professional storage of valuable works of art ... [+]

Port of Oakland trade boom

As global trade booms, the container shipping industry is introducing another new vessel service at the Port of Oakland. The Port announced that Taiwan-based Wan Hai Lines launched its weekly AA5 Service here last month. The route links three ports in China and one in Taiwan with the Ports of ... [+]

Sealand adds weekly Port of Wilmington

North Carolina Ports continues to expand its role as a global supply chain gateway by announcing that Sealand is adding a weekly Port of Wilmington call to its NAE service. This provides North Carolina importers and exporters with a direct service between Wilmington, N.C. and key Central American and Caribbean ... [+]

ATA Encourages Carriers New Resources

New Tools for Fleets Released to Mark First Year of Government-Industry Partnership The American Trucking Associations and ATA’s Technology & Mainteance Council congratulated the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration for the progress the agency has made in its Tech-Celerate Now technology analysis and education program over the past year. “We’re ... [+]

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