Freight News

Port of Oakland imports jump 10.4%

October imports at the Port of Oakland grew 10.4 percent compared to October 2019. The Port also said containerized export volume was down 0.5% when compared to October 2019. Total TEUs for October were 216,686, up 5.8% compared to October 2019 when TEUs were 204,880. The Port attributed the jump in imports to the pandemic changing consumer spending habits. The Port said consumer products are driving the strong import performance ... [+]

Turkish Cargo carries COVID-19 vaccines

Turkish Cargo has started to carry COVID-19 vaccines with its strong fleet, wide flight network and special cargo service quality. Turkish Cargo carried the COVID-19 vaccines, manufactured in China, to Brazil which is at a flight distance of approximately 17 thousand kilometers. The COVID-19 vaccines, ... [+]

Zim Records Highest Quarterly Profits Ever

Israeli carrier Zim recorded its highest quarterly profits in Q3 net profit of $144.4 million, a whopping 2,818% increase over the $5 million it recorded in the third quarter of 2019. Adjusted ebitda of $262.1 million in the third quarter was also a record, and compares ... [+]

C.H. Robinson Uncovers More Than a Billion Dollars in Tariff Refunds

Global logistics company C.H. Robinson, reveals that U.S. companies importing from China could be missing out on more than a billion dollars in refunds via Section 301 tariff exclusions. The vast majority of these refund opportunities, which have continued to be updated since 301 tariffs ... [+]

Port of Hueneme Secures Cold-Treatment Finishing On-Dock

Known as the Banana Port of the West Coast, the Port of Hueneme can now add another title to their brand: the Peruvian blueberry pilot Port. Being the specialized reefer port of the U.S. West Coast, Hueneme has been able to receive completed cold-treated produce ... [+]

Port of Brownsville FTZ Ranks No. 2 in US for Value of Exports

For the eight year in a row, Foreign Trade Zone No. 62 (FTZ) at the Port of Brownsville remains near the top in the nation for the value of exports, according to the U.S. Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board’s annual report to Congress released on ... [+]

Trucker Path Delivers Fast and Cost-Effective Insurance

Trucker Path, the most comprehensive and fastest growing mobile app for North American truckers, announces a partnership with Cover Whale Insurance Solutions Inc., the provider of an innovative commercial truck insurance platform. "With Cover Whale's technology driven platform we can provide insurance quotes to owner-operators in ... [+]

CEVA Logistics and Emmelibri launch C&M Book Logistics

CEVA Logistics Italia and Emmelibri (Messaggerie Group) have renewed their partnership to provide logistics services for another 12 years. The new contract provides for the launch of a jointly owned business named C&M Book Logistics SrL - aimed at developing an innovative book logistics and ... [+]

CMA CGM launches ACT with CMA CGM+

The CMA CGM Group is launching ACT with CMA CGM+, an array of solutions, helping its customers lighten their environmental footprint and make their cargo carbon neutral. Available throughout all the Group’s shipping subsidiaries, this new offering consists of four services, enabling its customers to ... [+]

Memphis, Savannah on parallel tracks

Georgia Ports Authority Chief Commercial Officer Cliff Pyron recently briefed the Memphis World Trade Club on Savannah’s expanding rail service to Memphis. At that event, he explained how the Port of Savannah’s Mason Mega Rail Terminal will be the largest on-dock intermodal rail facility for ... [+]

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