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Port of Wilmington welcomes first Moroccan citrus vessel to U.S. for the 2018-19 season

The Port of Wilmington Delaware had the honor of receiving the first breakbulk shipment of fresh Moroccan citrus of the season to arrive in the United States. The M.V. Belgie Reefer, a specialized refrigerated vessel, was welcomed on Wednesday, November 7, 2018, to the nation’s foremost marine terminal for perishable cargo on behalf of long-time Port of Wilmington customer Fresh Fruit Maroc. The Belgie Reefer began discharging her cargo of over 574,800 ... [+]

Port of Virginia Sets New All-Time Mark for Monthly Cargo Volume

The Port of Virginia® in October processed more than 270,000 TEUs and in doing so set a new record for the amount of cargo volume handled in a single month, besting the previous record set in 2017 by more than 5,000 units. The record was driven ... [+]

Savannah achieves all-time record

The Port of Savannah moved more container cargo in October than any other month in its history, with 413,800 TEUs crossing its docks. Containerized trade at the Port of Savannah has increased by 8% for the fiscal year to date (July-Oct. 2018), totaling 1.53 million ... [+]

DACHSER Offers Air Freight Charters for Peak Season Again

This year, DACHSER will be organizing charter flights for the Frankfurt—Shanghai—Frankfurt route again, offering customers in central Europe and China weekly round trips during air freight’s peak season. “We are expecting this year’s peak season to be another strong one for air freight. Having our own ... [+]

Panama Canal Registers Record Year

The Panama Canal closed its 2018 fiscal year (FY 2018) with a record tonnage of 442.1 million Panama Canal tons (PC/UMS), which represents a 9.5 percent increase from the previous year. With this tonnage, the Panama Canal surpasses the cargo projections of 429.4 million PC/UMS tons ... [+]

Turkish Cargo continues to increase the quality standards in pharmaceutical transportation.

Turkish Cargo is now part of Pharma.Aero, which fosters collaboration between CEIV certified airport communities. The "Pharma.Aero full membership certificate" was presented to Turhan Özen, Chief Cargo Officer Turkish Airlines at the ceremony held at TIACA Air Cargo Forum. Pharma.Aero aims to achieve excellence in reliable end-to-end air ... [+]

$25 million state-of-the-art cancer treatment equipment moves through JAXPORT

Highly trained stevedores recently moved state-of-the-art cancer treatment equipment worth $25 million through JAXPORT’s Talleyrand Marine Terminal. The proton therapy equipment, which was unloaded in three pieces, is en route to the University of Florida Health Proton Therapy Institute in Jacksonville where it will be used ... [+]

CargoLogicAir showcases its thoroughbred credentials with US to Europe racehorse deliveries

CargoLogicAir (CLA)demonstrated its expertise in moving live animals with two Boeing 747 freighter flights delivering elite racehorses from the US to Europe. The flights at the end of October from Atlanta to London Stansted and from Chicago to Shannon in the Republic of Ireland followed CargoLogicAir ... [+]

JAXPORT sets container volume record for third consecutive year

JAXPORT’s public seaport terminals achieved record growth in container volumes, recording double-digit growth during the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2018. JAXPORT moved nearly 1.3 million TEUs, a 23% increase over 2017. JAXPORT has set container volume records the past three years. When combined with the ... [+]

Port of Baltimore welcomes largest container ship to ever visit Maryland

The Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore welcomed the largest container ship to ever visit Maryland as the Gunde Maersk, which has a capacity to handle 11,000 TEU containers, arrived at the Seagirt Marine Terminal yesterday and worked through today. The massive vessel was ... [+]

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