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Swiss transport and logistics company AsstrA-Associated Traffic AG said it successfully completed a complex transportation of a main power generation package and associated equipment from Chittagong, Bangladesh to Houston.
The project began in 2023 when a new client asked AsstrA to quote budgetary shipping and transportation figures for the operation. Two years later the final shipment was successfully performed. Cargo was loaded at the Port of Chittagong from March 20 and ...
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Sallaum Lines has taken early delivery of the Ocean Breeze, a next-generation liquefied natural gas, or LNG, dual-fuel pure car and truck carrier (PCTC).
The vessel, Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding in China, was delivered July 18, four months ahead of schedule.
The carrier said the Ocean Breeze represents ...
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Global electricity demand is expected to expand at one of the fastest sustained paces in more than a decade despite ongoing economic pressures, according to a recent report of the International Energy Agency, or IEA.
Renewables, natural gas and nuclear all contributing to meet the additional ...
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Juan Pablo Acosta Magaña has joined JAXPORT’s commercial team, in the newly created position of director of cargo sales for Latin America.
Magaña, a 20-year veteran of international trade and logistics, will be responsible for strengthening commercial ties between Jacksonville and containerized cargo customers in South ...
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Atlas Air Inc., the provider of outsourced aviation logistics, announced new long-term agreements with integrated giant DSV and Etihad Cargo, the logistics arm of UAE’s national airline.
Under the agreements, Atlas, a subsidiary of Atlas Air Worldwide, will provide dedicated freighter capacity for the airfreight forwarder ...
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Höegh Autoliners has placed an order for the first-ever ammonia engines for its Aurora-class pure car/truck carriers, or PCTCs, which, at 9,100 car equivalent units (CEU), will be the largest and most environmentally friendly ever built.
The four ME dual-fuel liquid gas injection, or LGIA, engines ...
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Supply chain professionals showed confidence in their fulfillment systems for 2025, said Deposco, the supply chain software provider, in its newly released Peak Season Confidence Report 2025: How 26 Percent of Leaders Plan to Outperform the Competition.
The report said 84 percent of respondents expressed confidence ...
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By Jackson Wood
July was a busy month for U.S. containerized imports, following two months of uneven performance. Total volumes surged 18 percent over June to 2.62 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU). It’s also a 2.6 percent increase over July 2024 – and just 555 TEUs ...
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Descartes Systems Group, the Ontario-based on-demand, software-as-a-service solutions provider, said it has acquired PackageRoute, which focuses on last-mile carrier solutions.
PackageRoute’s simplifies and optimizes daily operations of final-mile carriers, offering a mobile and web-based platform that provides real-time visibility into package deliveries, route optimization, and fleet ...
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Port Houston said its public terminals saw double-digit growth, with July container volumes climbed 21 percent over July 2024 to 392,829 twenty-foot equivalent units, or TEUs.
It was one of Port Houston’s strongest single-month performances, as throughout this year the port has continued to demonstrate strong ...
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