Freight News

Lindecamp joins Port Manatee in deputy director role

Abby Lindecamp, who has held accounting positions in Florida’s Manatee County for nearly two decades, has joined Port Manatee in the newly created position of deputy director of business administration and finance. Lindecamp comes to Port Manatee from Manatee County’s Financial Management Department, in which she served since January 2018 as senior budget manager. She joined Manatee County government in 2000 as an accountant in the office of the Manatee County ... [+]

SC Ports Authority Reports Record February Volume

South Carolina Ports Authority reported the strongest February container volume in its history and nearly 12% fiscal year-over-year growth. SCPA moved 178,131 TEUs during the month of February, with 1.6 million TEUs handled since the fiscal year began in July. As measured by the total number of ... [+]

Virgin Atlantic Cargo set to soar in South America for the first time

Virgin Atlantic Cargo will be launching flights between London Heathrow and São Paulo, Brazil in 2020. Flying daily between London Heathrow and São Paulo Guarulhos International Airport, the Boeing 787 service will offer cargo customers multiple tonnes of capacity a day. The new route represents Virgin ... [+]

CMA-CGM expands PEX-3 Service between Asia, Port of Mobile

The Alabama State Port Authority (ASPA) recently announced that CMA-CGM has added to its PEX-3 Asia Service offering new market options for containerized cargo shippers at the Port of Mobile. CMA-CGM added the Port of Vung Tau, Vietnam to its Asia service that already call ... [+]

Port NOLA Sets Container Record in 2018

The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) moved more containers in 2018 than at any time in its history, totaling 591,253 TEUs, up 12.3% compared to one year ago. The record marks the fifth year in a row Port NOLA has surpassed the half million ... [+]

President’s Budget Allocates $138M for Charleston Harbor Deepening Project

The President’s Fiscal Year 2020 Budget includes $138 million for the 52-foot Charleston Harbor Deepening Project, a milestone that provides an opportunity for the project to receive Congressional funding for construction. "We are grateful to the Trump Administration for recognizing the value of the Charleston Harbor ... [+]

SMS, Inc. new on-site services could save trucking companies millions

Safety Management Systems, Inc. (SMS), an EHS and regulatory compliance provider, has launched a timely new approach to DOT compliance and accident preventability determination that could save trucking companies millions of dollars in potential claims and fines.  As part of its SMS360 safety incident management system ... [+]

Cargo IQ successfully trials new SME Solution for independent freight forwarders

Cargo iQ has successfully trialled a new Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Solution to provide vastly improved planning and control options to small and medium sized forwarders who work with member airlines on a small-scale, or regional basis. The SME Solution will enable a Route Map ... [+]

CEIV Fresh: another world first for Hactl

Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) is one of the first two cargo handling agents in the world to achieve the new IATA CEIV Fresh accreditation, as part of an Airport Authority Hong Kong initiative to make the airport the world’s first CEIV Fresh ... [+]

CEVA Logistics expands in eCommerce services

CEVA Logistics has further expanded its eCommerce services with the implementation and go-live of significant new business wins in the UK, Turkey, USA, Canada and Brazil in the last few months. CEVA's unique global footprint as well as the ability to provide both warehousing and ... [+]

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