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KLLM Transport Introduces New Locking System

KLLM Transport Services is implementing a new level of shipper security by installing Power In-Lock® internal locking systems on its fleet of trailers. The Power In-Lock® system, a remotely controlled deadbolt style lock that was developed by Q Products & Services, serves as an additional level of protection against cargo thieves.  KLLM is able to provide shippers with documented proof their product was not compromised during transit.  KLLM has worked with ... [+]

New control tower for CLT

U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Deputy Administrator Michael G. Whitaker recently broke ground for a new 370-foot-tall air traffic control tower and radar approach control at Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT).  The new tower will enable air traffic controllers to ... [+]

March 2016 North American Freight Numbers

All five transportation modes carried less U.S. freight by value with North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico in March 2016 compared to March 2015. The total value of cross-border freight carried on all modes fell 5.8% from 2015 to $90.5 billion ... [+]

Port of New Orleans Sets March, April Container Records

More containers moved through the Napoleon Avenue Container Terminal at the Port of New Orleans in March and April 2016 than in any two months in the port’s history. According to port figures, 50,974 TEUS moved through the Terminal in April, besting the previous monthly record ... [+]

Port Scores with Best Ever First Quarter Performance

It was a record first quarter of 2016 for the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore.  The Port’s public marine terminals managed by the Maryland Port Administration (MPA) handled a record 2.4 million tons of general cargo.  General cargo includes autos, containers, forest products, roll ... [+]

DB Schenker opens first owned logistics center in the Middle East

DB Schenker has opened and successfully started operating its first DB Schenker owned facility in the Middle East. The logistics center is located in the Dubai Logistics City (DLC), and is the first facility out of a three phase growth plan which should provide DB ... [+]

ATA Truck Tonnage Index Fell 2.1% in April

American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 2.1% in April, following a 4.4% drop during March. In April, the index equaled 134.8 (2000=100), down from 137.6 in March. The all-time high was 144 in February. Compared with April 2015, the ... [+]

Port of Houston Authority Business Remains Solid

The Port of Houston Authority continues to deflect the softness in the upstream oil and gas sector “due to a sound execution of its business model,” Executive Director Roger Guenther shared in his report to the Port Commission during its regular monthly meeting on May ... [+]

JAXPORT Grows Asian Container Volumes

During the first six months of fiscal year 2016, JAXPORT recorded 16% growth in Asian container shipments over the same period last year, moving 157,689 TEUs compared to 135,429 TEUs in FY2015. JAXPORT’s fiscal year runs Oct. 1 through Sept. 30. The Asian container trade is ... [+]

Ceres Signs Operator Agreement with JAXPORT’s ICTF

Ceres Terminals CEO Patrick Burgoyne and JAXPORT CEO Brian Taylor signed the Operator Agreement for JAXPORT’s new on-dock rail facility, the Intermodal Container Transfer Facility (ICTF) at Dames Point on May 12. Ceres will be responsible for managing the day-to-day operations and maintenance of the ... [+]

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