Gary G Burrows
The Port of Brownsville ranks third among U.S. ports for “strong financial resilience” surveyed in a new report issued by Moody’s Investor Services, underscoring the ongoing value of the port’s prudent financial stewardship in light of economic impacts from the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic.
Moody’s analysis evaluated American ports on a range of key factors surrounding financial responsibility like the ability to handle the impact of a significant decline in cargo ...
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SeaFreight Labs,, a consultancy delivering crowd-sourced solutions to the global seafreight community, today announced it has joined Pledge 1% (www.pledge1percent.org). Pledge 1% is a global movement to create a new normal for companies of all sizes and stages to have a positive social impact through their business. SeaFreight Labs joins ...
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Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) welcomed Lana Marks, the U.S. Ambassador to South Africa, to its cargo terminal at Johannesburg’s O.R Tambo International Airport to personally oversee the arrival of 600kg of respirators donated by the United States to support the recovery of Covid-19 patients.
The Ambassador ...
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American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index contracted 12.2% in April after increasing 0.4% in March. In April, the index equaled 104.9 (2015=100) compared with 119.5 in March.
“April’s monthly decline was the largest in 26 years when there was a labor strike in
April 1994,” said ATA ...
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Following a national search, Broward County Administrator Bertha Henry announced that seaport and economic development leader Jonathan Daniels will be the new Chief Executive & Port Director at Port Everglades. Broward’s diverse seaport is a global gateway for cargo, cruise and petroleum that is undergoing a $1.6 billion port expansion ...
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The Jacksonville Port Authority’s (JAXPORT’s) Foreign Trade Zone No. 64, Florida’s largest FTZ by area, continues to grow as businesses adjust to supply chain changes during COVID-19. The FTZ’s expansion is due in large part to fast application turnaround times by U.S. Customs and Border Protection – Port of Jacksonville ...
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The Port of Virginia’s® leader of the last six-and-a-half years, John F. Reinhart, will be retiring from his post as CEO and executive director of the Virginia Port Authority, effective March 2021. Reinhart made the announcement on May 19 at the Virginia Port Authority (VPA) Board of Commissioners’ regularly scheduled ...
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COVID-19 has significantly raised awareness for the need to garner the benefits of digitizing the various aspects of freight execution with customers. To help address the growing demand to find new digital ways for freight brands to communicate with their customers, Kontainers, the global leader in the democratization of digital ...
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Ocean Network Express is pleased to announce expansion of its refrigerated container (reefer) fleet by adding new 5000 (40” HC) units, including 200 units equipped with advanced Controlled Atmosphere (CA) technology, which slows down the respiration and ripening process to maximize the shelf life of fruits and vegetables.
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Port Canaveral released its plan for public access to the Port for viewing the scheduled May 27 liftoff of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon, the first crewed mission launched from the U.S. since 2011. The launch is currently scheduled for Wednesday, May 27th at 4:33 p.m. from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy ...
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