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Port of Baltimore Resiliency, Leadership Highlighted

Maryland’s top transportation officials discussed the latest news and future plans for the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore and BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport at its annual World Trade Center Institute’s State of the Ports event. Held virtually Wednesday evening in consideration of COVID-19 precautions, the event included presentations by Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) Secretary Greg Slater, MDOT Maryland Port Administration (MDOT MPA) Executive Director William P. Doyle and ... [+]

Port of Corpus Christi’s Foreign Trade Zone Best in Nation

The Port of Corpus Christi’s Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) has been named the best in the nation by Site Selection Magazine, a recognition of the efforts by the Port and its customers to promote economic development and job growth in the Texas Coastal Bend ... [+]

Port of Virginia is Only US East Coast Stop for Europe-to-Caribbean Service

On December 5, The Port of Virginia® welcomed the HAMMONIA EMDEN, the first container ship in a new vessel service that gives the port a direct link to both Northern Europe, an important market for imports, and the Caribbean, an emerging market for export cargo. ... [+]

Maersk Selects Agility Warehouses

Maersk has chosen the new Agility warehouse project in Abidjan to house its new storage, deconsolidation and distribution facility in the economic capital of Cote D’Ivoire. The newly opened 5,000 SQM facility is designed to handle 3,900 pallet positions and meet the end-to-end requirements of ... [+]

SC Ports hits record for November volumes

As global trade continues to rebound, South Carolina Ports’ container volumes show strength with a record November. SC Ports handled 207,066 TEUs at Wando Welch and North Charleston container terminals in November, up 12% year-over-year. SC Ports has handled more than 1 million TEUs thus ... [+]

DFW Airport Invests in Cargo Technology

DFW Airport is using Nallian’s cloud based data sharing platform for cargo customers, allowing seamless transactions across the supply chain. Over time, this will include freight forwarders, shippers, ground handling agents, 3PLs, airlines, Customs and Border Protection, and trucking companies – empowering them ... [+]

Exotic fruit to drive growth in the reefer shipping trade

Growth in the reefer shipping trade has been largely driven by soaring demand for proteins into swine flu-ravaged Asia, but this trend is expected to recede as domestic pig stocks recover. Future growth is expected to come from accelerating trade in exotic fruits, thanks to ... [+]

CEVA Logistics wins contract with Pernod Ricard

CEVA Logistics has won a major, five-year contract with Pernod Ricard to provide the drinks manufacturer with warehousing and distribution support in South East Asia. Pernod Ricard is one of the world’s leading alcoholic beverages producers and within this new contract, CEVA Logistics’ extensive scope ... [+]

Port of Oakland imports jump 10.4%

October imports at the Port of Oakland grew 10.4 percent compared to October 2019. The Port also said containerized export volume was down 0.5% when compared to October 2019. Total TEUs for October were 216,686, up 5.8% compared to October 2019 when TEUs were 204,880. ... [+]

C.H. Robinson Uncovers More Than a Billion Dollars in Tariff Refunds

Global logistics company C.H. Robinson, reveals that U.S. companies importing from China could be missing out on more than a billion dollars in refunds via Section 301 tariff exclusions. The vast majority of these refund opportunities, which have continued to be updated since 301 tariffs ... [+]

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