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DBX celebrates 58 years

When Dubai opened a tiny terminal building and an 1,800-foot-long compacted sand runway in September 1960, nobody realized that it was the first step in what was to become one of the most inspiring journeys in aviation history. Today, 58 years and 974,461,017 customers later, DXB is the world’s busiest international airport and an aviation brand loved and respected around the world. Here’s to Dubai’s visionary leadership and decades of collaboration, ... [+]

Delta Cargo to extend Bluetooth tracking to off-airport customer facilities

Following the announcement earlier in the year that Delta will be providing real-time tracking for unit load devices (ULDs), the offering has now been extended to cargo businesses based off airport. This will enable customers to have end-to-end tracking of the ULDs starting in their own ... [+]

Metro Ports appoints new president

Metro Ports has announced the appointment of Robert Dickey as Metro Ports new president. In his role as president, Dickey will have oversight responsibility for all Metro Ports operations domestic and internationally. Metro Ports companies include, but are not limited to, Metropolitan Stevedore Co., Suderman Contracting ... [+]

New Orleans Public Belt Railroad Launches railnola.com

New Orleans Public Belt Railroad Corporation is proud to announce the launch of its new site, railnola.com. NOPB teamed up with Trumpet, an award-winning branding firm, based in New Orleans, to create the site and modern aesthetic. It offers a seamless, user-friendly experience and a ... [+]

Next-generation car carrier calls JAXPORT

The Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) welcomed the Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) next-generation car carrier Orca Ace during the vessel’s maiden call to Jacksonville the week of October 4.  Orca Ace is one of MOL’s new FLEXIE series vessels, featuring a larger number of flexible interior decks ... [+]

Alaska Air Cargo now flies to Pittsburg

Alaska Air Cargo is now flying to Pittsburgh with belly cargo service to/from Seattle with easy connections across the West Coast. The service departs SeaTac daily at 8:25 am and arrives Pittsburg at 4: 10 pm. Return service departs Pittsburg at 5:20 pm and arrives ... [+]

CMA CGM officials inaugurate ZeBox

Rodolphe Saadé, Chairman and CEO of CMA CGM, and Elisabeth Borne, Minister in charge of Transport, inaugurated ZeBox, a start-up incubator and accelerator dedicated to transport, logistics, mobility and 4.0 industry. Initiated by CMA CGM, ZeBox is a human-sized incubator and accelerator with two objectives: * ... [+]

Containers lead all segments at Expanded Panama Canal

Argelis Moreno de Ducreux, the Leader of the Panama Canal’s Liner Services Segment reports that the Panama Canal’s various vessel segments have all been growing steadily, particularly the container segment. Since the Expanded Canal opened in 2016. Since its opening, the average containership size transiting the ... [+]

DNATA achieves GDP certification for pharma cargo in Switzerland

Dnata has been awarded the Good Distribution Practice (GDP) certification for the pharmaceutical handling services at the company’s state-of-the-art facility in Zürich. In achieving the certification, dnata has proven its capability of handling pharmaceutical products safely and reliably. In order to meet the requirements, dnata has ... [+]

Gate capacity at VIG expands by 30% as new lanes open

In late September, week four new inbound truck gates were placed into service expanding capacity at the Virginia International Gateway terminal’s gate complex by 30%. The gates -- 14, 15, 16 and 17 -- were put into service on Thursday, Sept. 27, as part of the ... [+]

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