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CMA CGM to acquire terminals in the Port of New York and New Jersey

The CMA CGM Group has signed a binding agreement to acquire GCT Bayonne and New York terminals, currently held by Global Container Terminals Inc (GCT).The Port of New York and New Jersey is a key entry point serving the Northeastern U.S. supply chain areas and represents CMA CGM’s largest gateway on the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts. The Bayonne and New York terminals, with an existing combined capacity of 2 ... [+]

Convoy, J.B. Hunt and Uber Freight Join Forces

Convoy, J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc., and Uber Freight announced the formation of the Scheduling Standards Consortium (SSC), which aims to solve transportation scheduling challenges by establishing the freight industry's first formal set of appointment scheduling application programming interface (API) standards. Complex, pervasive, industry-wide challenges such ... [+]

Port Everglades celebrates second highest year for container volumes

Port Everglades fell one day short of beating its own annual record for containerized cargo volumes in FY 2022 (ending Sept. 30, 2022). The ships that would have taken Port Everglades over the top were delayed when the port closed to prepare for Hurricane Ian ... [+]

Port Newark Container Terminal Commits to Propane

Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) announces the commitment of Port Newark Container Terminal (PNCT) to reduce emissions by using propane equipment at its location in Newark, New Jersey. After seeing initial success with a prototype propane-powered port tractor, PNCT has decided to move ahead with ... [+]

New Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration

The US Department of Transportation (USDOT) has announced that Shailen Bhatt has been confirmed as the 21st Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). Nominated by President Biden on July 21, 2022, Mr. Bhatt was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on December 8, 2022. He ... [+]

US Military, JAXPORT partner to move Osprey aircraft through port

The Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) facilitated the move of several CV-22 Osprey aircraft for the US Air Force Special Operations Command at the port’s Blount Island Marine Terminal in November. The aircraft will support military missions overseas. USAF pilots flew the Ospreys onto the port from ... [+]

Hactl is sole logistics representative on new innovation index

Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) — Hong Kong’s largest independent air cargo handler — is the only Hong Kong airport community and logistics corporation to receive a Corporate Innovation Index (CII) Awards Certificate, having been ranked among the top 20 constituent companies.The Corporate ... [+]

Pasha Hawaii Fleet Receives 2022 Environmental Achievement Award

Honolulu, HI-based Pasha Hawaii has announced that its fleet in the Hawaii/Mainland trade was recognized with Certificates of Environmental Achievement by the Chamber of Shipping of America for operating a total of 68 years in environmental excellence. Horizon Pacific was honored for 22 consecutive years, Horizon ... [+]

First Cargo Customer to Join Air Canada’s Leave Less Travel Program

Air Canada announced that Bolloré Logistics has become the first Air Canada Cargo customer to join the Leave Less Travel Program, which offers corporate and cargo customers effective options to offset or reduce their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions related to business travel or freight transportation, ... [+]

Challenge Airlines MT carries history on its first flight

Challenge Airlines MT has brought back to Malta the Flemish Tapestries in its inaugural fight.“320 years ago, these valuable Flemish Tapestries made their way by ship from Belgium to Malta. Today, we are honoured and delighted to have been chosen to return them again to ... [+]

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