Gary G Burrows
On Nov. 6, 2018, Cross Counter, a three year old horse hailing from the stables of Godolphin, created history by winning the 158th edition of the Melbourne Cup, Australia’s biggest horse racing event – commonly referred to as the race that stops a nation.
Following the race victory, Emirates SkyCargo transported the champion horse from Melbourne to Dubai on its dedicated Boeing 777 freighter aircraft on November 11th. Cross Counter flew ...
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Hapag-Lloyd has disclosed details of its new mid-term Strategy 2023. Following a period of consolidation, the liner shipping industry has changed significantly. Hapag-Lloyd is more than two times larger than it was in 2014 in terms of transport capacity. At the same time, further consolidation amongst the largest players in ...
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Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) will commence cargo handling for Lufthansa Cargo at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport on Feb. 1, 2019.
The new contract will see WFS handle around 30,000 tonnes per annum, serving the airline’s combined trucked and flown products.
WFS already handles over 220,000 tonnes per annum for some 70 airline customers ...
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CEVA Logistics has appointed Milton Tadeau Pimenta as Managing Director of its Australia & New Zealand cluster. Currently head of Contract Logistics in South America for the company, he will take up his position in January 2019, reporting directly to CEO, Xavier Urbain.
He takes over from Carlos Velez ...
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The National Foreign Trade Council (NFTC) released a statement regarding the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) signedecently in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
“The USMCA has a lot of significant improvements that will help the U.S. adjust to the 21st century global economy and we commend the Administration for finalizing a deal that ...
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A second trucking firm at the Port of Oakland has turned to battery-powered big rigs. Impact Transportation said that it has purchased a $275,000 all-electric truck for yard operations. It’s the latest step in the Port’s quest to phase out diesel-powered freight hauling.
Impact said the twin-axle tractor – ...
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Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd (Hactl) – Hong Kong’s largest independent cargo handler – has received the “Smart Airport Technovation Award – Operational Excellence”, in this year’s Smart Airport Technovation Awards organised by Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA).
The award was given to Hactl in recognition of its “Smart Cargo ...
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Chicago - Istanbul flight, numbered TK6, of Turkish Airlines took the missing pieces of the Gypsy Girl Mosaic, discovered among the Turkey's historical heritage Zeugma Mosaics and dating back to the second century B.C., to Turkey.
Missing pieces, displayed in Ohio, of the Gypsy Girl Mosaic, which has a historical importance ...
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CaroTrans and Nordicon, leading neutral, global NVOCCs (non-vessel operating common carrier) and ocean freight consolidators, recently announced an enhanced weekly New York, New York to Helsinki, Finland LCL service that launched November 17th. This direct ocean transportation solution bypasses European gateways which would require extra freight handling. End-to-end inland services ...
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The CMA CGM Group, a worldwide leading shipping group, is proud to have been awarded the Most Accomplished Asia Pacific Ship Owner Award 2018 at the Maritime2020 Summit, which was held in Singapore on November 27, 2018. This award recognizes the shipowner who demonstrates the greatest efforts to make its ...
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