Gary G Burrows
Miami International Airport (MIA) recently was named “Best Freighter Hub” in the world at September’s Freighters World Conference Awards ceremony, in recognition of its excellence in the global air cargo sector over the past year. Judged by a panel of industry experts, MIA was chosen based on two criteria: how it has improved the air cargo supply chain based in and around it; and how it has made investments to ...
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Descartes Systems Group, the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced that low-cost airline Norwegian is using Descartes’ cloud-based Global Air Messaging Gateway solution to help standardize and automate electronic air cargo communication with its customer base of freight forwarders and other trading partners.
“Our rapid global expansion requires ...
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The governing boards of the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have unanimously approved the 2017 Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP) Update, ushering in a new era of aggressive clean air strategies for moving cargo through the nation’s busiest container port complex. The document provides high-level guidance for accelerating ...
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Volga-Dnepr delivers 30 Mercedes vehicles to Angola for new President’s inauguration ceremony
Volga-Dnepr Airlines has used the special two-tier car racking system developed for its An-124-100 freighter fleet to deliver 30 vehicles on a single flight to Luanda for the inauguration ceremony of Angola’s newly-elected President, Joao Lourenco.
The valuable 90-tonne payload ...
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Volga-Dnepr Airlines has won the coveted ‘Cargo Charter Airline of the Year’ award in The BACA Excellence Awards 2017, voted for by members of BACA – the Air Charter Association.
A ‘global voice’ of the air charter industry, BACA was founded in 1949 by members of the Baltic Mercantile and Shipping ...
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The National Defense Transportation Association (NDTA) recently selected CSX as a recipient of its 2017 Distinguished Service Award in recognition of the company’s “invaluable support of the organization’s goals and aims.”
Since World War II, the NDTA has served the United States’ national defense and homeland security community as a trusted ...
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Delta Cargo has totally re-designed its website, deltacargo.com. The new website provides customers with a one-stop shop for all their cargo needs, which the carrier believes makes the shipping process easier than ever before.
Customers can now book, check-in, manage and track their shipments entirely online, via a computer or mobile ...
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The South Carolina Ports Authority Board of Directors approved a $69.5 million contract for the purchase of six new ship-to-shore (STS) cranes to serve growing container volumes and big ships calling the Port of Charleston.
“As the largest crane purchase in our history, the contract approved today is an important part ...
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On October 30, South Carolina Ports Authority president and CEO Jim Newsome issued the following statement on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announcing the second dredging contract award for Charleston Harbor Deepening Project:
“The awarding of the second construction contract for dredging the Charleston Harbor Entrance Channel to 54 feet ...
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A new shipping container designed specifically to help suppliers and retailers reduce costs, improve hygiene and increase efficiencies is hitting the market. Eco Pack Systems, a groundbreaking maker of transport packaging, is rolling out its new low-weight container solution to the US market.
The new container made its debut at PMA ...
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