Gary G Burrows
The first visual affirmation of a new era of growth arrived at The Port of Philadelphia. On March 24, PhilaPort received its first two super post-Panamax cranes at the Packer Avenue Marine Terminal after a ninety-day journey from Shanghai, China. Manufactured by Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries (ZPMC), the new cranes will be 13 feet taller than the neighboring Walt Whitman Bridge with its boom in the upwards position.
PhilaPort, along with Packer ...
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U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Robert Lighthizer announced that the United States has requested dispute settlement consultations with the Government of India at the WTO challenging Indian export subsidy programs. These programs are: the Merchandise Exports from India Scheme; Export Oriented Units Scheme and sector specific schemes, including Electronics Hardware Technology ...
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American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index declined 2.6% in February after rising 1.6% in January. In February, the index equaled 109.2 (2015=100), down from 112.1 in January.
ATA revised the January increase from the originally reported 2.0% to 1.6%.
Compared with February 2017, the SA index jumped ...
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Crowley Logistics has announced the opening of its second CrowleyFresh cold storage facility in Florida, this one within its West 30th Street distribution center in Jacksonville. This strategically positioned warehouse further expands the company’s cold-chain services from South Florida into Northeast Florida, providing another gateway in the Southeast.
The newly renovated facility features humidity ...
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British cargo airline, CargoLogicAir, has confirmed management changes to support the next phase of its development strategy.
Dmitry Grishin, who successfully led the establishment and launch of CargoLogicAir as well as its initial network development, has now handed over his responsibilities to newly-appointed CEO David Kerr, a move previously announced by ...
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It has been six months since Hurricane Maria crashed into Puerto Rico leaving a path of destruction and misery. And since then, Crowley Maritime Corporation’s liner services and logistics teams, working with government and commercial customers, have played and will continue to play an integral role in the recovery.
Crowley has ...
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American Trucking Associations Chief Economist Bob Costello reports that the driver turnover rate at truckload carriers fell in the final three months of 2017, but that the rate stayed higher than in the previous year.
“Despite this dip in turnover, the driver market remains tight and the driver shortage remains a ...
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Evergreen, in line with its avowed mission to deliver the highest standards of customer service through continual improvement, has introduced two new Intelligent Services - the intelligent i-B/L (Bill of Lading) and i-Dispatch, a solution that delivers documents associated with such transactions.
These new services, provided in partnership with Bolero International, ...
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Bart Pouwels, currently Director Business Development Cargo at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, will take on his new role effective 1st April.
He will report directly to Head of Aviation Marketing, Cargo, and Customer Experience Maaike van der Windt and lead the dedicated cargo team.
"I am dedicated to air freight and am looking ...
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Navis, part of Cargotec's business area Kalmar, has entered into a subscription agreement with Cosco Shipping Ports Ltd. (CSP) for the Navis N4 terminal operating system (TOS). With the N4, Cosco aims to further enhance the efficiency of its port operations.
CSP is one of world's leading ports operators. Presently it ...
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