Gary G Burrows
Striving to further reduce the environmental impact of its global shipping operations, Maersk Line has ordered the first 100 of a total of 200 refrigerated containers to be chilled by Carrier Transicold's NaturaLINE® natural-refrigerant based system. Carrier Transicold is a part of UTC Climate, Controls & Security, a unit of United Technologies Corp.
Carrier Transicold's highly efficient NaturaLINE is the first container refrigeration system to use the natural refrigerant ...
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Reduced economic activity in Asia associated with the Lunar New Year contributed to lower February container volumes at the Port of Long Beach.
Overall, traffic totaled 498,311 TEUs, a decline of 11.2% compared to the same month last year, the highest-volume February in Port history. Cargo in February 2015 ballooned 35.9% ...
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Wen-Parker Logistics (WPL), a global freight forwarder and supply chain solutions leader, is very excited to announce the hiring of Mark Green a, 28-year industry veteran as the UK Sales Manager effective March 1st. 2017.
“This expansion of our European sales leadership team will allow Wen-Parker to better serve ...
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Ash clouds from an Alaska volcano that has erupted 36 times since mid-December, 2016 are now threatening jets flying between Asia and North America. Bogoslof Volcano’s biggest eruption occurred on Tuesday, March 7, 2017, producing ash clouds rising above 20,000 feet.
Warnings have been issued to airlines and a major U.S. ...
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AIR FRANCE KLM MARTINAIR Cargo has once again successfully met seasonal peak flower demand for Valentine’s Day and International Women’s Day.
Over a five-week period spanning February/March, around 5,000 tonnes of flowers originating from leading production and export countries like Kenya, Ecuador and Colombia were flown to Europe, where AIR ...
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In February 2017, the Panama Canal set a new daily tonnage record of 1.18 million Panama Canal tons (PC/UMS) after welcoming a total of 1,180 vessels through both the Expanded and original locks. The previous record was established the month prior in January 2017 when the Canal recorded a daily ...
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THE Alliance has announced its final network after all needed preparations have been finalized. The product starting from April 2017 features fast transit times, a comprehensive port coverage and deployment of modern and most efficient ships. This is thanks to the “best ship for the loop principle” and a dedicated ...
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As the cargo industry continues to grow, American Airlines Cargo also continues to set new records. Just this week, its London Heathrow (LHR) team broke its fourth daily record since August of 2016. The team moved nearly 1.1 million of freight into and out of LHR, a new record for ...
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In preparation for ultra large container ships, APM Terminals increased its Port Elizabeth investment plans to USD $200 million. The investment includes four ship-to-shore cranes that will be capable of handling ultra-large container ships, an expanded gate complex, upgrades to container-handling equipment and other operational improvements.
“We are connecting ...
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American Trucking Associations President and CEO Chris Spear said the trucking industry iss pleased by the release of a U.S. Department of Transportation report that found no benefit to the onerous and unjustified restrictions placed on the use of the 34-hour restart by professional drivers.
“The release of this report closes ...
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