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Gary G Burrows

CEVA wins Logistics Company of the Year for 6th time in Italy

CEVA Logistics was named Logistics Company of the Year in Italy for the sixth time by Assologistica, the leading Italian association of logistics companies. This year’s award was given in recognition of CEVA’s TireCity - a logistics hub dedicated to the warehousing, handling and cross-docking of products in the tire sector - which was opened in June 2015. TireCity covers an area of 80,000 square meters and is strategically-located in Somaglia, in ... [+]

CAS launches ePic Easy Export to enable 3,000 U.S. forwarders to transition to e-AWB processing

Consolidated Aviation Services’ (CAS) will be helping 3,000 freight forwarders in the U.S. to transition to electronic air waybill (e-AWB) processing with the launch of ePic Easy Export. The new web-based tool, which is planned for Q4 2015, supports CAS’ commitment to a paperless air cargo environment in support of IATA’s ... [+]

ABC Renews IOSA Operational Safety Certificate

AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has successfully passed the audit procedures for compliance with the International Air Transport Association’s Operational Safety Audit (IOSA), renewing its certification for a further two years. The extension of the airline’s IOSA certificate acknowledge ABC's conformance with the highest global air safety requirements and follows a five-day inspection ... [+]

2 Million TEUs: New Record Set by Port of Houston Authority

As of December 10, the Port of Houston Authority has surpassed 2 million TEUs handled for 2015, setting a new record and solidifying its position as the leading container port on the U.S. Gulf Coast. The unprecedented performance so far in 2015 beats the previous record of 1.96 million TEUs set ... [+]

Port of Duluth-Superior: First visit for new ship, last grain cargo of the 2015 season

One of six newly-built bulk carriers in the Fednav fleet – the Federal Bering – is making its first full transit of the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway system the week of December 14 en route to the Port of Duluth-Superior. While this will be a first for the ship, ... [+]

PFG Streamlines Distribution with Descartes Cloud-Based Mobile Solutions

Descartes Systems Group recently announced that Performance Food Group Company (PFG),one of the largest foodservice distributors in the United States, is streamlining its national distribution operations using Descartes Food Perform™ and Descartes Electronic Vehicle Inspection Reporting™ (Descartes eDVIR™). "With one of the largest private truck fleets in the U.S. operating out ... [+]

CMA CGM Launches New Med Gulf Ecuador Service

CMA CGM is launching a new Med Gulf Ecuador service (MGE) offering a direct connection between the Mediterranean Sea, the Caribbean, the Gulf of Mexico, Colombia and Ecuador. It will start on December 19th in Guayaquil. This will be the only direct and weekly service between the Gulf of Mexico and ... [+]

China Approves Consolidation, Reorganization of COSCO and China Shipping Group

China has approved the consolidation and reorganization of China Ocean Shipping Group (COSCO) and China Shipping Group to create one of the world’s largest container lines with a combined revenue of more than $40 billion. This move is an indication of China’s intention to overhaul inefficient state-run companies and create national ... [+]

Air Cargo Continues to Flat-line

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that air cargo volumes measured by freight tonne kilometers rose just 0.5% in October compared to a year ago. Year-over-year expansion fell back from September’s faster growth rate, and total cargo volumes in October stand 1.1% ... [+]

CMA CGM Deploys Largest Cargo Vessel Ever to Call at a US port

The 18,000-TEU container ship CMA CGM BENJAMIN FRANKLIN will make its first U.S. call at the Port of Los Angeles in late December. It will be the largest container ship of this capacity ever to call at any port in the United States. The vessel will later call at the ... [+]

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