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Shipping CEOs Call for Accelerating GHG Efforts

The CEOs of leading global shipping lines issued a joint declaration at COP 28 calling for an end date for fossil-only powered newbuilds, and urged the International Maritime Organization to create the regulatory conditions to accelerate the transition to green fuels.To achieve IMO’s 2030, 2040 and net-zero 2050 greenhouse gas targets, shipping lines are transitioning from fossil to green fuels. The industry accounts for 2 percent to 3 percent of ... [+]

Yellow sale approved

A U.S. Bankruptcy judge on Dec. 12 approved bankrupt trucking company Yellow Corp to sell 130 of its real estate and shipping centers to 21 buyers for US$1.88 billion. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Craig Goldblatt, in approving the sale during a court hearing in Wilmington, Delaware, said ... [+]

Montreal Port CEO Looks Backward, Ahead

Kicking off 2024, the Montreal Port Authority’s lead looked back at development on projects in 2023, and a look towards the Canadian port’s future. Geneviève Deschamps, interim president and CEO, appointed in August, detailed a few projects in the port’s recent in-house publication, Logbook. Meanwhile, the ... [+]

Port of Long Beach Declares ‘Year of Rail’ in 2024

The Port of Long Beach expect to ride the steel wheels towards becoming a zero-emission seaport, CEO Mario Cordero said Jan. 17 during his seventh state-of-the-port address. Construction is expected to start this year on the Pier B On-Dock Rail Support Facility, which aims to move ... [+]

Drewry: East-West Rates Days May Be Numbered

Maritime research and consulting service providerDrewry said its World Container Index increased 23 percent to US$3,777 per 40-foot container for the week of Jan. 18. Drewry Supply Chain Advisors’ WCI composite increased 82 percent when compared to the same week last year. Further, the FEU rate ... [+]

Wallenius Wilhelmsen Places Order with Kalmar

Norwegian logistics service provider Wallenius Wilhelmsen has reached agreement with Kalmar, part of Cargotec, to supply four heavy electric forklift trucks, two electric reachstackers and three heavy terminal tractors for the carrier’s U.S. logistics network. The order, which also includes the Kalmar Insight fleet performance management ... [+]

MSC Charters Third Atlas Air Freighter

Atlas Air Inc., a subsidiary of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings Inc., said it has taken delivery of a Boeing 777 Freighter, which it will operate on behalf of customer MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co. SA, as part of a previously announced long-term ACMI (aircraft, crew, maintenance, ... [+]

German forwarding giant DB Schenker up for sale

German state rail operator Deutsche Bahn has launched the sale of its DB Schenker arm, one of the world’s largest forwarding and logistics companies. The DB Group said that investors would need to express interest in the next few weeks. The company is valued at between ... [+]

World Courier opens US pharma sites

Pharma solutions organization Cencora’s World Courier arm is to open transport stations in Denver, Indianapolis and San Diego to delivery specialty products, including those that require cryogenic storage. The Indianapolis site will be equipped with liquid nitrogen. They extend World Courier’s network of facilities in North ... [+]

Port Receives $283 Million for ‘America’s Green Gateway’

The Port of Long Beach will receive $283 million from the federal government to assist in building "America's Green Gateway," a rail project which will enable one of the nation's busiest seaports to move more cargo by trains, speeding deliveries across the entire national supply ... [+]

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