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Delta Cargo partners with Roadie

Shipping a parcel from your own front door could not be easier as Delta Cargo partners with Roadie, an Atlanta-based same-day delivery service, to launch DASH® Door-to-Door - an industry-first for a U.S. passenger airline.  The 24/7 pick-up and delivery service, from your business or home, is now available from Atlanta to over 55 cities in the United States. The companies plan to expand the service to dozens more cities before ... [+]

DNATA Expands Operations at IAD

Air services provider, dnata, significantly expanded its operations at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) recently after being awarded a three-year contract by Lufthansa Group. The company has invested US$ 4 million in equipment and hired 125 aviation professionals to its team to provide dedicated support and best-in-class services to its ... [+]

Virginia Begins First Phase of 55-Foot Dredging Project Ahead of Schedule

The Port of Virginia® is beginning work on its ship-channel deepening-and-widening project as the staging of heavy equipment needed for the project got underway today following one last approval from the federal government. John F. Reinhart, CEO and executive director of the Virginia Port Authority, made the announcement today at the ... [+]

CEVA Logistics inaugurates The Chill Hub

CEVA Logistics recently opened its new, integrated, end-to-end cold chain facility at DP World London Gateway, at an event attended by 50+ customers. The Chill Hub is a state-of-the-art operation strategically located to provide maximum customer benefit through its ability to manage all elements of the process at one site. Within ... [+]

DFDS Selects NaturaLINE® Refrigeration Units

DFDS Logistics, Ltd. has enhanced its environmental profile by purchasing 50 Carrier Transicold NaturaLINE® units, which are the industry’s only natural refrigerant-based container refrigeration system. Carrier Transicold is a part of Carrier, a leading global provider of innovative heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC), refrigeration, fire, security and building automation technologies. The NaturaLINE units ... [+]

JAXPORT’s Board of Directors elects new officers

The JAXPORT Board of Directors selected new officers, unanimously electing Jacksonville business executive and civic leader John D. Baker II as Chairman. Baker is Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of FRP Holdings, Inc., a successor to real estate company Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc., where he served as President and Chief ... [+]

Panama Canal Closes 2019 Fiscal Year with Record Tonnage

The Panama Canal has closed the 2019 fiscal year (FY19) with a record tonnage of 469 million Panama Canal tons (PC/UMS), a 6.2 percent increase compared to FY2018. With this figure, the waterway exceeds the 450.7 million PC/UMS tons projection for FY2019, as well as the record tonnage of 442 ... [+]

Port of Rotterdam sees continued growth in container handling in 3Q

The port of Rotterdam handled 112.4 million tonnes of freight during the third quarter of 2019. This means a total of 353.5 million tonnes has been transhipped up to the end of the third quarter. Compared with the previous year, this represents a 1% increase in cargo handling. Volume growth ... [+]

Randy Guillot Elected 75th Chairman of ATA

The Board of Directors of the American Trucking Associations elected Randy Guillot, president of Triple G Express Inc., New Orleans, Louisiana, the federation’s 75th chairman. “It is an honor and a privilege to be elected as chairman of ATA,” Guillot said. “I look forward to spending the next year speaking up ... [+]

Cincinnati Zoo and Two Manatees

The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden returns manatees Miles and Matthew to Florida as it prepares to rehabilitate Truffleshuffle, the 20th manatee to be cared for in the 20 years that it has participated in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Manatee Rescue and Rehabiltation Partnership (MRP), a program designed ... [+]

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