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Gary G Burrows

Lufthansa Cargo Cool Center to be expanded

Lufthansa Cargo is to significantly expand the Cool Center at its home hub in Frankfurt: “After five years of success, we want more. That is why we intend to further upgrade and significantly expand our Cool Center in the coming year”, said Dr Alexis von Hoensbroech, Lufthansa Cargo Board Member Product & Sales. The Lufthansa Cargo Cool Center was completed in December 2011 after just six months of construction. It now ... [+]

Virginia’s FTZ 20 to Expand into Northeast NC

Expansion of Virginia’s Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ 20) into northeast North Carolina was approved by the US Department of Commerce and the decision provides another means of attracting cargo to The Port of Virginia, the port’s CEO says. “This is an incentive that can be used to attract business to the ... [+]

ATA Pleased by FMCSA’s Release of Driver Training Final Rule

The American Trucking Associations praises the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration for issuing a skills-based entry-level driver training rule. “ATA has consistently advocated that skills, not simply time spent in a classroom or behind the wheel, should be the deciding factor if a student should be allowed to take a ... [+]

CaroTrans Initiates First, Direct LCL Service from Poland to US

CaroTrans began offering its first direct, weekly LCL service between Poland and New York with the first sailing on Dec. 12. The transit time from Gdynia to New York is 22 days. CaroTrans is partnering with Euroconsol in Poland to offer this direct connection for imports into the U.S. ... [+]

CEVA appoints Carlos Velez Rodriguez as Managing Director Australia & New Zealand

CEVA Logistics has announced the appointment of Carlos Velez Rodriguez as Managing Director for its Australia & New Zealand cluster. Based in Melbourne, he will report to the company's Chief Executive Officer, Xavier Urbain. Velez Rodriguez joins CEVA from FM Logistic where he was Group Managing Director Central Europe for the ... [+]

Hapag-Lloyd introduces Valparaiso Express

Hapag-Lloyd held a naming ceremony for the “Valparaíso Express”, the first of five new vessels in its new 10,500 TEU class, today. Mrs. Rozío Gonzaléz, the wife of Mr. Andrónico Luksic, Chairman of the Board of the Quiñenco Group, performed the ceremony at the Terminal Pacifico Sur (TPS) in the ... [+]

IAG Cargo launches new Paris to New York route through OpenSkies

IAG Cargo has launched the start of a new Paris Orly to Newark New Jersey route, its first ever direct cargo route between France and the USA. The service is expected to appeal to French forwarders looking to access the US market through a more local hub. The route ... [+]

Infrastructure, Innovation Top Thune Discussion with Designated Secretary of Transportation Nominee Elaine Chao

U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, issued the following statement following a meeting with President-elect Donald Trump’s designated nominee for Secretary of Transportation, Elaine Chao. “Having previously served in the cabinet, Secretary Chao’s experience in the executive branch will be an asset ... [+]

Share the Road Truck Making Wreaths Across America Delivery

American Trucking Associations and ATA’s Share the Road Highway Safety Program have set out for the second day of the Wreaths Across America delivery to Arlington National Cemetery. “The trucking industry has a longstanding tradition of honoring our nation’s fallen heroes and Wreaths Across America is very much a part ... [+]

USDOT Official Visits Port of Greater Baton Rouge to Officially Award MARAD Grant of $1.75 Million for Container-on-Barge Service

U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administrator Paul “Chip” Jaenichen visited the Port of Greater Baton Rouge’s container-on-barge operation on December 6 while delivering his personal congratulations on the recent awarding of a $1.75 million grant to the Baton Rouge port and the Port of New Orleans. The grant will be ... [+]

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