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Gary G Burrows

Hoover Candy Awards a Major Contract to Yusen Logistics

Hoover Candy has awarded a major contract to Yusen Logistics. The contract is for the UK supply of Hoover Candy’s complete product range to the independent trade, using Yusen Logistics’ award-winning domestic appliance network. Handling freestanding and built-in laundry, cooking, cooling and floorcare appliances, the solution involves Yusen Logistics collecting the products from Hoover’s warehouse in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, for crossdocking and onward delivery via Yusen Logistics’ nationwide strategic network of hubs. The ... [+]

RoadOne IntermodaLogistics Acquires Chicago-based United Global Logistics

RoadOne IntermodaLogistics announced the acquisition of UGL, United Global Logistics, Inc., to strengthen its Midwest service offerings and overall North American network.  Jerry Chey, owner and UGL president, and his team will continue to run the UGL business as a separate, independent division within RoadOne IntermodaLogistics under Jerry's leadership.  There will be ... [+]

Tim Campbell Joins PASSUR as EVP of Innovation and Customer Advocacy

PASSUR Aerospace, Inc.  a business intelligence, predictive analytics, and big data company, announced today that Tim Campbell has joined the Company as Executive Vice President of Innovation and Customer Advocacy. PASSUR is committed to developing enhancements to the air traffic management system which will increase the efficiency and capacity of the ... [+]

Trucking Industry Revenues Were $676.2 Billion in 2016

The American Trucking Associations has released the latest edition of ATA American Trucking Trends 2017, the annual compendium of data about the trucking industry. Among the findings in this year’s Trends is that trucking industry revenues in 2016 were $676.2 billion.   “The information in Trends highlights exactly what I tell elected officials, regulators and key decision-makers ... [+]

2M Alliance Brings Northern European Service to Port Everglades

Port Everglades is gaining a Northern European ocean-shipping route as the 2M Alliance begins service with Wednesday calls starting on August 16. The 2M Alliance is a vessel sharing agreement between Maersk and MSC. The 2M Alliance "TA1/NEUATL1" new service rotation will be Antwerp, Rotterdam, Bremerhaven, Norfolk, Port Everglades, and Houston, ... [+]

3GTMS Users Granted Immediate Access to Modern API-based Connectivity with their Carriers

project44, a Chicago-based enterprise company bringing automation and visibility to the transportation and logistics space, and 3GTMS, a global provider of Tier 1 transportation management software (TMS), announced the launch of a comprehensive global integration that will provide real-time full lifecycle LTL and Volume automation services directly through the 3GTMS’ ... [+]

Air Cargo Posts Strongest First Half-Year Growth Since 2010

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), grew by 10.4% in the first-half of 2017 compared to the first-half of 2016. This was the strongest first half-year performance since air cargo’s rebound from the Global ... [+]

Seven Companies Benefit from Port of Virginia’s Economic and Infrastructure Program

Seven companies located throughout Virginia are recipients of grant money from The Port of Virginia® Economic and Infrastructure Development Grant Program. That program is designed to encourage investment, reinvestment and job creation among companies in Virginia that are port users. In fiscal year 2017, the seven recipient companies combined to create ... [+]

Sweetener Users Call on NAFTA Negotiators to Expand Sugar Trade, Outline Negotiating Objectives

With the first round of negotiations to modernize the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) beginning in Washington, America’s sweetener users urged negotiators to expand, not further restrict, trade in sugar. “On behalf of America’s food and beverage companies that use sugar in the products they make and the more than ... [+]

Virgin Atlantic Cargo Appoints Alliance Ground International to Handle Growing San Francisco Volumes

Virgin Atlantic has appointed Alliance Ground International (AGI) as its cargo handler in San Francisco to support its growing operations at the U.S West Coast airport. The airline operates twice-daily services connecting London Heathrow and San Francisco and added another three direct flights a week from Manchester at the end of ... [+]

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