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Gary G Burrows

Last Call for Lady Luck

Port Everglades became the last port of call for the Lady Luck (formerly Newtown Creek) before the 324-foot tanker was submerged off Pompano Beach, FL, to become the area's newest artificial reef. The former New York-based vessel arrived Port Everglades on July 20 with the sinking on July 23. The Broward County Board of County Commissioners voted to waive dockage fees at Port Everglades to help support the Lady Luck reef, ... [+]

New online offering for standard air shipments

Lufthansa Cargo is going on the offensive in the highly competitive air cargo market. td.Basic, a new online offering for standard air cargo, will be available from September 2016. td.Basic offers the high Lufthansa quality at extremely attractive prices. This will be made possible by simpler background processes, booking via the ... [+]

New CEO for PRPA

The Philadelphia Regional Port Authority Board of Directors has selected global transportation executive Jeff Theobald as PRPA’s new CEO. Theobald, who served most recently as the president and CEO for Ports America Outer Harbor Terminal, LLC, replaces James T. McDermott, Jr., who retired from PRPA in April.  Theobald will assume ... [+]

Port of Baltimore Welcomes 1st “Big Ship”

State officials welcomed the Evergreen Ever Lambent carrying approximately 8,400 TEUs on July 19 as the first container ship to arrive at the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore through the newly expanded Panama Canal. "The arrival of the Evergreen Ever Lambent at the Port of Baltimore is a signal that ... [+]

Port of Coos Bay celebrates 100 years

The Port of Coos Bay is celebrating 100 years of the completion of Coos Bay rail line when the first train left North Bend for Eugene in 1916. In honor of the centennial, a three day  Port of Coos Bay at the Railroad Centennial Celebration is occurring on August 5th ... [+]

Sea Rescue

When the two transmitted their distress call on July 4, the “Hamburg Express”, flagship of Hapag-Lloyd’s fleet, was among a number of ships that happened to be in the area. Over two hours after the distress call went out, the second officer spotted the small yacht as it was pitching ... [+]

$1 billion sale for Ports America?

A recent report by Bloomberg News states that Ports America and Highstar Capital, a private equity firm that owns Ports America, is looking to find a buyer for the sale of Ports America. The company could be valued at about $1 billion in a sale. Although those interviewed by Bloomberg asked ... [+]

CargoLogicAir takes delivery of first B747-8F

CargoLogicAir, the new British cargo airline, has taken delivery of its first Boeing 747-8 Freighter at the Farnborough International Airshow 2016. Chief Executive Officer, Dmitry Grishin, received the ‘keys’ to the aircraft from Marty Bentrott, Vice President Sales - Middle East, Russia & Central Asia, Boeing Commercial Airplanes, in a ceremony ... [+]

HHM signs deal to join 2M shipping alliance

In the ever evolving world of steamship alliances, Hyundai Merchant Marine Co Ltd (HMM) reported on July 14 that it has signed a preliminary deal to join the 2M Vessel Sharing Agreement (2M VSA), a leading container shipping alliance comprised of the world’s largest container carriers: Maersk Line and Mediterranean ... [+]

Electrolux puts LCL ocean freight shipments in DHL’s hands

DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist of Deutsche Post DHL Group, is responsible for the majority of Electrolux' global ocean freight LCL shipments. The appointment by the Swedish home appliances manufacturer comprises an annual estimated cargo volume of more than 20,000 cubic meters, approximately 70% of the ... [+]

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