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July container trade up 25% at Port of Savannah

The Georgia Ports Authority has kicked off Fiscal Year 2022 with record volumes in both containers and Roll-on/Roll-off traffic.he Port of Savannah handled 450,000 TEUs in July, an increase of 25%, while auto and machinery units in Brunswick grew to 61,470, up 39% compared to the same month last year.Savannah’s Garden City’s Terminal, which added nearly 900,000 TEUs in FY2021, has now achieved container trade records in nine of the ... [+]

Port of Virginia Handles Record Volumes in July

The Port of Virginia® is handling, on average, more than 282,000 TEUs per month thus far in 2021 and doing so while advancing multiple, critical infrastructure projects aimed at driving the port’s efficiency and maximizing capacity.In July, the port processed more than 293,000 TEUs making ... [+]

Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2021

The American Apparel & Footwear Association welcomed the introduction of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2021 (OSRA 21) in the House of Representatives on August 10. The bipartisan bill was introduced by Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA-3) and Dusty Johnson (R-SD) and would require the ... [+]

U.S. Ports Receive Nearly $30 Million in FY 2021 Port Security Grants

The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) announced that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has recently awarded $100 million to over 44 U.S. Port Authorities, along with numerous terminal operators, municipalities and policing entities to further enhance the ... [+]

Air One Aviation generates 145m kilos of bookings for ATC

Air One Aviation has generated over 145 million kilos of cargo for over 1,300 Boeing 747 freighter flights in its first 12 months as the global general sales agency partner of AEROTRANSCARGO (ATC). Prior to appointing UK-headquartered Air One Aviation on 1 August 2020, AEROTRANSCARGO was ... [+]

DHL Express orders first-ever all-electric cargo planes

DHL Express, the world’s leading express service provider, and Eviation, the Seattle-area based global manufacturer of all-electric aircraft, write aviation history in announcing that DHL is the first to order 12 fully electric Alice eCargo planes from Eviation. With this engagement DHL aims to set ... [+]

Estafeta Carga Aérea renews for CHAMP Cargospot Airline

Estafeta Carga Aérea has renewed for CHAMP’s Cargospot Airline and will migrate to a SaaS model of the cargo management application. The carrier has been using the core cargo solution as a licensed customer for over 16 years and will continue to rely on the ... [+]

Port of Brownsville proved resilient in 2020

The Port of Brownsville has come a long way in its 85-year history, finding ways to overcome challenges and ever-changing global markets.The port proved resilient throughout 2020 in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic and its related economic challenges, moving a record-setting 11.6 million short ... [+]

WFS acquires R.A.HAND

Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), the world’s largest air cargo handler, has acquired Paris-based R.A.HAND, extending its specialist handling services to freight forwarders in France.Formed in 2010 and based at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, R.A.HAND works exclusively with French and international freight forwarding companies, providing ... [+]

Third-Party Logistics Companies See Record Sales

Capstone Partners, a leading middle market investment banking firm, released its June 2021 Transportation & Logistics Public Earnings Update, reporting that third-party logistics companies saw record sales due to the shift in consumer behavior towards e-commerce, with the pandemic playing an important role. The demand ... [+]

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