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Evergreen to Initiate New Weekly Service from Port NOLA

Evergreen Shipping launched a new weekly container service to and from the Caribbean and the Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) on April 29, 2020, with the Evergreen Arkadia calling at the port’s Napoleon Avenue Container Terminal. Port NOLA President and CEO Brandy D. Christian said the new service further strengthens New Orleans’ direct connectivity and offers additional options. “We are thrilled to welcome Evergreen’s new service to the port and for ... [+]

HAECO Aircraft Co. Combines Passengers and Freight

HAECO Cabin Solutions, a business unit of HAECO Americas headquartered in Greensboro-High Point, NC, has launched a new initiative that will convert main passenger aircraft cabins into a hybrid passenger-freight space. With airlines shifting to meet the demand for social distancing as a result of COVID-19, HAECO’s Interior Stowage Devices will use packages to distance passengers – optimizing passenger ... [+]

Panama Canal Implements Temporary Relief Measures

To help mitigate the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Panama Canal announced a temporary adjustment to its reservation system that will provide customers with added flexibility and relief. Effective May 4, 2020, the waterway will implement temporary changes to the requirements for the placement of booking guarantees and ... [+]

Port Everglades Welcomes Evergreen Line

Port Everglades is the newest stop on Evergreen Line’s CAJ weekly container shipping service to and from Panama, Jamaica, and Haiti. Florida International Terminal at Port Everglades is the marine terminal operator for Evergreen, which has ships slated for arrival on weekends beginning May 2, 2020. “Evergreen is a worldwide name ... [+]

Port of Oakland to state agency: help us cope with COVID-19

Port of Oakland Executive Director Danny Wan praised his agency’s coronavirus response but now issues a plea for help. The Port’s top official asked a key state regulator to support financial stabilization efforts as the pandemic cripples businesses. “The Port of Oakland is operational in these unprecedented, challenging times and ... [+]

Saudia Cargo lifts record payload between Lahore to Riyadh

Saudia Cargo says it made a record payload carrying essential food supplies from Lahore, Pakistan to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh, using a passenger aircraft turned into an all-cargo flight, a new trend that emerged in the ongoing fight against the Coronavirus pandemic. The record 65.3 tons of ... [+]

WFS Supports ‘Maersk Bridge’ Operation in Copenhagen

Denmark’s efforts to control the spread of coronavirus have been significantly aided by the rapid supply of medical equipment to Danish hospitals from around the world, with Worldwide Flight Services’ (WFS) cargo handling team in Copenhagen at the forefront of the response to help move PPE shipments to front-line doctors and nurses as quickly ... [+]

45 Cargo Flights in May: DB Schenker starts China-Shuttle

Three Boeing 767 passenger aircraft from Icelandair converted exclusively for DB Schenker • Further connections planned, including to Chicago • Urgently-needed capacity to tackle bottleneck from Coronavirus Essen/Munich, April 30, 2020 - Capacities against the bottleneck: DB Schenker has set up a new daily air cargo connection between Shanghai and Munich. ... [+]

Delta Cargo gains approval to transport goods in the passenger cabin

As demand continues to grow to move essential goods around the world during the COVID-19 pandemic, Delta is set to increase its cargo capacity by utilizing storage areas in the passenger cabin. Delta has received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to utilize overhead bin space of widebody aircraft ... [+]

SAL Launches state-of-art facilities at KKIA

Saudi Arabian Logistics (SAL) has moved some of its services to the newly-launched facilities at King Khalid International Airport (KKIA). This comes in line with SAL new operational plan aiming to enhance ground-handling services and streamline the cargo acceptance procedures through the village, which is a global integrated logistics ... [+]

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