Gary G Burrows
Port Logistics Refrigerated Services (PLRS), Port Tampa Bay’s newest tenant and the operator of a new state-of-the-art cold storage facility, confirmed today that it received its first shipment of perishable products. More than 3,900 pallets of bananas from Ecuador were delivered from the ship MV Wild Lotus, and were unloaded at Berth 219 adjacent to the new PLRS 135,000 square foot refrigerated warehouse.
“This is an important milestone for Port Tampa ...
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Dubai Airports recently confirmed plans to close Dubai International’s (DXB) southern runway for a 45-day period in 2019 to conduct a comprehensive upgrade designed to boost safety, service and capacity levels.
DXB operates 24/7, 365 days per year with over 1,100 aircraft movements per day featuring predominantly wide-body aircraft. While ongoing ...
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The World Ports Sustainability Program (WPSP) charter will be signed in Antwerp on March 22 . During a two-day conference, sustainable ports around the world will set out the guidelines for their commitment to achieving the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals. As the organiser of this event the port of ...
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North Carolina Ports has added maritime industry veteran Benjamin M. Massa to its staff as the new Director of Carrier and Trade Development. At North Carolina Ports, Massa will apply his extensive experience to further grow and expand container business at the Port of Wilmington.
“Ben brings a wealth of experience ...
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Maintaining its positive run in 2018, Bahri, a global leader in transportation and logistics, accepted the delivery of ‘Qamran’, a Very Large Crude-oil Carrier (VLCC), to further strengthen its market-leading position in crude oil transportation and enhance its maritime offering.
The 300,000-DWT carrier is the third VLCC to join Bahri’s fleet ...
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Port Manatee officials are encouraged about expansion of international commerce following a joint meeting with trade commissioners from eight countries.
“This is the first time we’ve had so many trade commissioners assembled at one location,” Carlos Buqueras, executive director of Port Manatee, said of the International Trade Hub at Port Manatee’s ...
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A battery-powered truck has entered the Port of Oakland fleet for the first time, testing the feasibility of zero-emission freight hauling. The Port said today that GSC Logistics, a major California trucking operator, introduced the 10-ton rig earlier this month. It's the only electric truck alongside more than 6,000 diesel-powered ...
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The Port of Los Angeles handled 808,728 TEUs in January 2018, the second-busiest January in the port’s history behind last January’s record of 826,640 TEUs. While a slight decrease compared to last January’s record, it’s significantly higher than the port’s most recent 5-year January average of 683,003 TEUs.
"After two consecutive ...
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SEKO Logistics is continuing its global expansion with the opening of its second largest operation in Europe at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Logistics Park.
The new facility doubles the size of SEKO’s previous locations in Amsterdam and brings its entire service offering under one roof for customers using SEKO’s cross-border eCommerce, Omni-Channel and ...
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United Cargo has acknowledged the ‘outstanding achievement’ of the Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) team in Amsterdam for winning the airline’s ‘Best Station of the Year’ in its Europe, Middle East, India and Africa (EMEIA) region in 2017 and for a third consecutive year.
The award was announced at United Cargo’s Annual ...
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