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CMA CGM launches SMART reefer container

CMA CGM has launched its SMART reefer container, which makes it possible for shippers to track the position and status of their refrigerated goods and ensure they travel in optimal conditions. Supply chain management is facilitated through an intuitive online interface that is updated in real time thereby enabling shippers to be more proactive at every step of the transport process.The containers are equipped with state-of-the-art Emerson technology, which allows ... [+]

DP World reports strong volume growth

DP World Limited handled 77.9 million TEUs across its global portfolio of container terminals in full year 2021, with gross container volumes increasing by 9.4% year-on-year on a reported basis and up 8.9% on a like-for-like basis.On a 4Q2021 basis, DP World handled 19.6 million ... [+]

GPA handles 479,000 TEUs in January

Cargo growth bolsters port’s impact on economy The Port of Savannah handled a record 479,700 TEUs of cargo in January, an increase of 4% over the same month a year ago, a month in which cargo volumes had expanded by 22%. The Port of Savannah has ... [+]

VMA Port Day 2022

Representation is one of the core functions of the Virginia Maritime Association and on February 11, 2022, members of the VMA visited Virginia’s General Assembly to represent the best interests of Virginia’s ports and supply chains.“We started VMA Port Day several years ago so legislators ... [+]

SKY express Airline signs for CHAMP’s Traxon

SKY express Airline has chosen CHAMP’s customs compliance solution, Traxon Global Customs (TGC). The growing airline will use the service between Greece and Great Britain.SKY express required a solution to automate and efficiently handle any customs requirements it faces now, or in future. TGC assists ... [+]

Turkish Cargo incorporates all operational processes in SMARTIST

Raising its bar by interconnecting its flight network, Turkish Cargo is now incorporating all of its air cargo transportation operations in SMARTIST, its Mega Cargo Facility.Today all Turkish Cargo freighter operations are operating out of the Mega Cargo Facility at the Istanbul Airport. Previously, its ... [+]

DHL purchases sustainable aviation fuel

DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist of Deutsche Post DHL Group, has signed an agreement with Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP) for the purchase of 33 million liters of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The three-year cooperation represents one of the most ... [+]

IAG Cargo flies Valentine’s Day flowers and champagne

IAG Cargo, the cargo division of International Airlines Group, has transported over 500 (538) tonnes of flowers across its network in time for Valentine’s Day this year, with an additional special shipment of 8 tonnes of champagne from London to the Maldives. Greater capacity has ... [+]

Maersk vessels live feed meteorologists

A.P. Moller - Maersk has in collaboration with the National Meteorological Service of Germany, Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD), installed automated weather stations on 50 of its vessels. While crossing the largest oceans, the vessels transmit live data helping forecast weather and climate.In the largest project of ... [+]

Port of Savannah cargo growth bolsters port’s impact on economy

The Port of Savannah handled a record 479,700 TEUs of cargo in January, an increase of 4% over the same month a year ago, a month in which cargo volumes had expanded by 22%. The Port of Savannah has now set monthly records for the ... [+]

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