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Gary G Burrows

Port of Oakland Marine Terminal Re-opens After Upgrade

A Port of Oakland marine terminal has re-opened following two months of modernization to improve cargo handling. The upgrade climaxed on January 7 when Ben E. Nutter Terminal received its first container ship since early December. That ship is the 1,100-foot container vessel Ever Liberal. The Nutter terminal in Oakland’s Outer Harbor is managed by Everport Terminal Services. It began renovations in November and closed last month to complete improvements that ... [+]

Unishippers Global Logistics Enjoys Record-Breaking 2015

In 2015, the third party logistics (3PL) sector continued to gain momentum as more small- to medium- sized businesses sought shipping partners to help them gain a competitive advantage in the marketplace. Unishippers Global Logistics, LLC indicates this trend by capping off another year of positive growth and being honored ... [+]

Ports America to Operate Intermodal Transfer Service at Baltimore’s Seagirt Marine Terminal

Ports America Chesapeake and CSX Intermodal Terminals agreed on January 6 to immediately enhance the competitiveness of the Port of Baltimore and position it to capture additional freight business through more efficient service. The new agreement transfers operational responsibility for the intermodal container service at the port from CSX Intermodal ... [+]

MOL Line CEO Ikeda Offers New Year Message

The following "2016 New Year Message" was addressed to all officers and employees by CEO Junichiro Ikeda. Happy New Year to all our group members! I would like to take this opportunity to reflect on our progress, outline the challenges we face, and look ahead to how we will succeed in ... [+]

Incheon Airport VP Kwang-Soo Lee Joins TIACA Board of Directors

Kwang-Soo Lee has joined TIACA's Board of Directors bringing 25 years of experience in the aviation industry. Lee is VP Marketing and Member of the Board of Directors at Seoul-Incheon International Airport, South Korea's largest airport and the fourth busiest in Asia in terms of cargo traffic. "TIACA represents all sections of ... [+]

Hansa Heavy Lift Navigates Western Boundary of Northern Sea Route

Hansa Heavy Lift recently completed two successful voyages along the western boundary of the Northern Sea Route (NSR) to deliver a heat exchanger weighing 365 metric tons from Fairless Hills, USA and power generation equipment from Italy to Sabetta, Russia. These were the tenth and eleventh voyages for the global tramp ... [+]

Corcentric Makes Food Logistics 100+ List

Corcentric™, a provider of cloud-based financial process automation solutions, today announced it has made the Food Logistics FL100+ list for the fourth time. “Developments in the software and technology sector are generating new opportunities for growers, food manufacturers, grocery retailers and the many logistics providers that support them,” notes Lara L. ... [+]

Community College Receives JPMorgan Chase Foundation Grant for Logistics

A $45,000 grant from the JPMorgan Chase Foundation will allow Grand Rapids Community College to develop a certification program logistics as well as industrial sewing. Bill Pink, vice president and dean of GRCC's School of Workforce Development, said both programs are the result of requests from area employers. "These programs are directly ... [+]

APL Guam Makes Maiden Call in Guam on New Year’s Day

APL ushered in the New Year with its U.S-flagged vessel, APL Guam arriving at the island of Guam for the first time. The event marks the maiden inbound shipment to Guam via APL’s Guam Saipan Express (GSX) service. “We are thrilled to kick-start 2016 with the first cargo shipment on the ... [+]

Port of Long Beach State of the Port Address, Jan. 21

CEO Jon Slangerup will give the 2016 State of the Port address Jan. 21 at the Long Beach Convention Center. This year's theme is "Then. Now. Tomorrow." The annual event is open to the public and broadcast live online.  The address will give updates on major infrastructure projects, cargo trends, ... [+]

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