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Gary G Burrows

Duluth Seaway Port Authority acquires Duluth Lake Port dock

The Duluth Seaway Port Authority last week finalized acquisition of the Duluth Lake Port dock on Rice’s Point. Located immediately northwest of the Port Authority’s First Clure Terminal Expansion, but separated from it by the Azcon Metals recycling property, the 7.5-acre Duluth Lake Port dock and 3.5-acre slip date back to the 1880s, when Duluth Imperial Mill built the site’s initial flour mill and grain elevators. The facility was last used ... [+]

Forward Air Announces Expansion

Forward Air Corporation is executing a growth strategy that involves organic infrastructure investments such as its ongoing less-than-truckload (LTL) network expansion, as well as inorganic investments, including acquisitions of complementary businesses. Forward announced that it will bring its expedited LTL service to California’s Inland Empire region. Forward’s new facility in Fontana, ... [+]

Freight Volumes Expected to Grow 36% Between 2020 and 2031

The American Trucking Associations has released its latest ATA Freight Transportation Forecast: 2020 to 2031, which is conducted annually by IHS Markit, showing that despite contraction in 2020, the long-term trend for both trucking and overall freight shipments is still positive. “The COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented impact ... [+]

Lufthansa Cargo is ready to transport Covid-19 vaccines worldwide

Air freight is indispensable for the fast and reliable intercontinental distribution of highly sensitive pharmaceuticals. With the impending, worldwide approvals of the Covid-19 vaccine, Lufthansa Cargo is well prepared for the global distribution that will occur in the coming months. Since the spring, a specially-assembled task force has been preparing ... [+]

SeaCube Helps Global Vaccine Distribution Needs

SeaCube Containers LLC recently acquired 200 Carrier Pods™ monitored by Sensitech® to help address the anticipated increase in demand for refrigerated storage capacity and cargo visibility in support of COVID-19 vaccine distribution. The systems offer reliable deep-frozen container refrigeration performance with telematics, data analytics and cargo monitoring capabilities. ... [+]

Titan Cold Storage Forms Partnership with Tampa Developer

Titan Cold Storage, LLC, a leading provider of refrigerated and cold storage solutions for the middle market, has announced a new strategic partnership with Port Logistics Refrigerated Service (PLRS), a cold storage and port terminal operations facility, located on Hooker’s Point at the Port Tampa Bay. PLRS Powered By Titan ... [+]

Air Cargo’s Recovery Cools in November

Airlines’ hopes of a peak season boost in November failed to materialise with a year-over-year fall in demand of 1% point. This is the first decline in demand since the road to recovery started six months ago, according to the latest industry statistics from analysts CLIVE Data Services and TAC ... [+]

CEVA Logistics wins 5-year contract with Mölnlycke

CEVA Logistics has signed a five-year contract with Swedish headquartered medical products and solutions company Mölnlycke. Starting in December, CEVA Logistics’ multi-user facility at Max Park, Corby, in the UK, will provide a solution enabling Mölnlycke to be even more responsive to customer requirements and offer an enhanced service. Within ... [+]

CMA CGM to launch new NC LEVANT EXPRESS

CMA CGM is launching its standalone NC LEVANT new weekly service set up, connecting North Europe with East Med and Levant as from January 8th, 2021 ex Southampton, enabling an enhanced port coverage. NC LEVANT EXPRESS features are the following: • Fleet: 5 vessels x 3,800 / ... [+]

dnata rolls out just-in-time in Dubai

dnata, one of the world’s leading air services providers, has further enhanced operational efficiency by launching a smart, just-in-time freight handling platform across its Dubai operations. A cloud-based platform, Appointment and Dock Management (ADM) ensures improved planning, efficient processing and end-to-end transparency of the entire cargo journey, delivering significant benefits ... [+]

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