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SEKO Logistics, Air & Ground World Transport form partnership

SEKO Logistics and Air & Ground World Transport (AGWorld) have signed a strategic partnership to create new cross-border growth opportunities for shippers doing business between Asia and the United States as global trade disputes accelerate demand for broader geographic supply chain solutions. Working together, SEKO and AGWorld will offer clients a unique platform of services to develop new trade relationships, leveraging AGWorld’s network of offices ... [+]

Despite Trade Wars, 2019 Cargo Volumes at Port of Los Angeles at Near-Record Levels

The Port of Los Angeles moved near record cargo in 2019 with a total of 9,337,632 TEUs, just short of the second-best year in its 113-year history. The milestone was announced by Port Executive Director Gene Seroka at the annual State of the Port event ... [+]

RoadOne IntermodaLogistics Acquires Savannah-based Crown Transportation

RoadOne IntermodaLogistics, a single source intermodal, distribution, and logistics services company, announces today the acquisition of Savannah-based Crown Transportation to expand its U.S. Southeast intermodal drayage and logistics operations and overall North American network. Going forward the company's name will be Crown IntermodaLogistics in keeping ... [+]

SEKO Logistics stays on the acquisition trail; purchases Air-City, Inc.

SEKO Logistics has completed its largest-ever acquisition with the purchase of New York-based freight forwarder and cross-border ecommerce experts, Air-City, Inc. Similar to the purchase of GoodShip International Inc., which added depth and expertise to SEKO’s corporate gateway operation in Chicago, Air-City will immediately ... [+]

FTZ No. 62 Ranks in Top 3 in the U.S. for Exports

Trade Zone No. 62 (FTZ) at the Port of Brownsville remains near the top in the nation for the value of exports, according to the U.S. Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board’s annual report to Congress released in late November. FTZ No. 62 ranks third in the country ... [+]

JAXPORTS Welcomes Experienced FTZ Export

The Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) is pleased to announce that experienced foreign trade zone expert Deborah Lofberg has joined the Commercial team as Manager of Foreign Trade Zone. In this position, Lofberg is responsible for managing JAXPORT’s Foreign Trade Zone No. 64, serving existing customers ... [+]

Over $10 B in Goods Moved Through Rickenbacker’s FTZ 138 in 2018

Foreign-Trade Zone 138 is growing and so is the global competitiveness of businesses operating within the 25-county zone. According to a recent federal report, $10.4 billion worth of goods moved through warehousing and distribution operations within FTZ 138 in 2018. As a result, Rickenbacker-based ... [+]

AAFA Welcomes Progress on USMCA

The American Apparel & Footwear Association welcomes the announcement that the House of Representatives will move forward with a vote on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), paving the way for expedited approval and what the industry hopes will be a seamless transition from the North American ... [+]

NFTC Welcomes Announcement of Agreement on USMCA

Washington D.C. – National Foreign Trade Council (NFTC) President Rufus Yerxa today issued the following statement following the announcement of an agreement on USMCA: “This is finally good news on the trade front after a long, hard year. We’re optimistic about the deal and are ... [+]

The Georgia Ports Authority is on track to exceed 4.6 million TEUs for the first time in a calendar year.

That level of trade would be a 14% increase over volumes moved through Savannah just three years ago, or an additional 550,000 TEUs. Over the same period, the Authority has increased the annual capacity at the Port of Savannah from 5 million to 5.5 million ... [+]

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