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Kuehne+Nagel, IAG Cargo complete 1st net zero carbon charter chain

Kuehne+Nagel and IAG Cargo, the cargo division of International Airlines Group, completed a chain of 16 charter flights from Stuttgart to Atlanta fully carbon neutral after securing initial 1.2 million litres of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). This collaboration marks the first time ever that such a charter chain is operated with net zero carbon emissions. The entire project utilised aircraft primarily suited for passenger travel, but temporarily operated in support ... [+]

JAXPORT sets port record for container volumes in May

JAXPORT set a port record for container volumes in May, with total container movements increasing 37 percent over the same month in 2020. More than 128,900 TEUs moved through JAXPORT in May 2021.JAXPORT’s previous monthly container volume record of 123,700 TEUs was set in October ... [+]

Port of Oakland cargo volume up

The Port of Oakland continues to move its cargo volume numbers toward record territory. At the same time, more cargo presents enormous operating challenges for marine terminals and ocean carriers at Oakland and at major ports around the world.The Port reported that it handled the ... [+]

Port Tampa Bay welcomes Dole

Port Tampa Bay is pleased to welcome the announcement by Dole Fresh Fruit, a subsidiary of Dole Food Company, that it will include Tampa in a new containerized service between Central America and the US Gulf in late July, 2021.The US Gulf Express will include ... [+]

Puerto Rico Ports Authority welcomes JAXPORT leadership to San Juan

The Executive Director of the Puerto Rico Ports Authority (PRPA), Joel A. Pizá Batiz, welcomed Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) leadership to San Juan recently during JAXPORT’s four-day business development trip to the island. “We are extremely pleased to welcome Chief Executive Officer Eric Green, Chief Operating ... [+]

10 consecutive months of growth in Savannah

The Port of Savannah handled 478,620 TEUs in May, an increase of 41.9% compared to last year. It was the second busiest month in the port’s history, and the 10th consecutive month of positive year-over-year growth.Port officials said the facilities saw a fast recovery from ... [+]

DB Schenker invests in Gideon Brothers

DB Schenker and Gideon Brothers announced an investment by the global leading logistics service provider into the Croatian robotics and AI solutions company. DB Schenker joins a $31 million Series A investment to accelerate the development and commercialization of its AI & 3D vision-based autonomous ... [+]

Port Houston Records Best May Ever

Port Houston continues to make waves with another month of double-digit container cargo increases through the Houston Ship Channel and its best May ever for container TEUs.TEUs in May showed a 30% increase, with 288,127 TEUs compared to last year’s 222,250 TEUs for the same ... [+]

May Holds Record Volume & Record-Setting Vessel for POV

The Port of Virginia® in May set a new record for monthly TEU volume handled nearly 315,000 units and in doing so surpassing the previous record by nearly 30,000 units.Contributing to the month’s volume was the CMA CGM Marco Polo, which at 16,000-plus TEUs is ... [+]

ABC signs contract for WFS’s new H-JAIA cargo terminal

AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), part of Volga-Dnepr Group, has signed a three-year contract to become the launch customer of Worldwide Flight Services’ (WFS) new cargo terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (H-JAIA). Under the terms of the agreement, WFS will handle some 9,500 tonnes of cargo ... [+]

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