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Bahri wins two prestigious awards

Bahri, a global leader in transportation and logistics, was recently honored with two coveted awards at the 2022 Global Good Governance (3G) Awards in recognition of its unwavering commitment to nurturing employee-centered workplace culture and adopting responsible and sustainable business practices. The company received the ‘3G Championship Award in Human Resource Development’ and the ‘3G Sustainability Reporting Award’ from the premier awards program that celebrates excellence in good governance and ... [+]

CMA CGM to launch Pendulum Express

CMA CGM – Short Sea Lines Division has announced its TMX 1.2 service launching as from Week 23, the faster ever maritime bridge between Turkey, Spain, France, and Algeria. This new weekly Pendulum service (starting ex Ambarli on June 8th, 2022 with m/v “CONTSHIP FUN” is ... [+]

Port of Coos Bay announces lease execution

The Oregon International Port of Coos Bay announced that a definitive lease agreement with NorthPoint Development has been executed for the future development of a container facility on the North Spit of the Coos Bay harbor. This development will result in construction of a state-of-the-art, ... [+]

Port of Montreal welcomes several new vessels

Teams from the Montreal Port Authority were elated to welcome the first call of the CMA-CGM MONTREAL on May 25. With a length of 200 meters and a capacity of 2,500 TEUs, this vessel named after Quebec’s largest city will link the Port of Montreal ... [+]

China COVID crackdown hampers Oakland’s cargo flow

Port of Oakland cargo volume is down in 2022, a consequence principally of China’s COVID crackdown and its ripple effect on ocean carrier scheduling.The Port reported that total volume through April dropped 7% from the same period a year ago. Containerized import loads through Oakland ... [+]

Jacksonville Harbor Deepening Project complete through

Federal, state, and local leaders joined JAXPORT and the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Jacksonville District on May 23 to celebrate the completion of the Jacksonville Harbor Deepening Project through JAXPORT’s Blount Island Marine Terminal. The project deepened 11 miles of the federal shipping ... [+]

Port of Corpus Christi sets new tonnage, revenue records

The Port of Corpus Christi experienced double-digit volume growth in the first four months of 2022, establishing new records for tonnage and revenues. Through the end of April its customers moved 59.2 million tons of cargo through the Port of Corpus Christi, representing a 10.4% ... [+]

Port of Los Angeles has 2nd best April

The Port of Los Angeles handled 887,357 TEUs in April 2022, the second-best April in its 115-year history. Four months in to 2022, the Port has processed more than 3.5 million TEUs, 1% ahead of last year’s record pace.“We’ve had a remarkably strong start to ... [+]

SmartCargo joins Cargo iQ

Provider of cloud-based air cargo solutions to the global air cargo industry SmartKargo has joined cross-stakeholder organization Cargo iQ. SmartKargo offers a suite of scalable applications including Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), a booking portal, and its end-to-end e-commerce shipping solution for global airlines. It joins Cargo iQ ... [+]

Deutsche Post DHL Group, Volvo Trucks order up to 44 electric trucks 

Volvo Trucks and Deutsche Post DHL Group have signed a cooperation agreement to accelerate the shift to zero exhaust emission vehicles. DHL intends to intensify its transition to heavy electric trucks by deploying a total of 44 new electric Volvo trucks on routes in Europe. The intended ... [+]

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