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Autos fuel record May for Port of Baltimore

The state-owned public marine terminals at the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore continued their hot start to 2018 with two new monthly records set in May.  The port handled 61,058 autos and light trucks besting its previous record of 60,624 set in November 2015.  Also, the port in May handled 90,152 TEU containers, the most in one month since August 2017 when it handled 88,391. Last month, the Maryland Department ... [+]

SEKO Logistics Invests in London Heathrow Facility to Support Cross-Border Demand

SEKO Logistics is demonstrating its confidence in the continued cross-border growth potential of British brands globally by investing in a new flagship airfreight and omni-parcel services facility close to London Heathrow. The move comes as SEKO’s revenues are set to top £100 million in the ... [+]

Emirates SkyCargo awarded pharma award for 2nd year running

Emirates SkyCargo has received the prestigious 2018 Carrier Award for Reliability and Excellence (CARE) by DHL Global Forwarding for the transportation of temperature sensitive pharmaceuticals. The award was received by Henrik Ambak, Emirates Senior Vice President, Cargo Operations Worldwide at the 18th Global Life Sciences ... [+]

Evergreen Line Renews Investment in Carrier Transicold PrimeLINE® System with 3,000-Unit Order

Evergreen Line is enhancing its operations with 3,000 containers refrigerated by Carrier Transicold PrimeLINE® units, chosen for their refrigeration performance and power efficiency. “With its digital scroll compressor, the PrimeLINE unit has a reputation for energy efficiency and a value proposition that includes rapid pull-down, tight ... [+]

IBM signs blockchain deal with Australia government

IBM has signed $740 million technology supply deal, including blockchain, with the Australian government, to improve data security, per a report by Bloomberg. Under a five-year contract, the company will provide services such as blockchain, automation, and artificial intelligence to Australian federal departments, including defense and ... [+]

Lufthansa Cargo Triple Seven fleet grows

Lufthansa Group’s decision-making bodies have approved Lufthansa Cargo’s operation of two brand-new Boeing 777F freighters. Lufthansa Cargo ordered two brand-new Boeing 777F freighters in May of this year. The question of who would manage and operate these was left open initially. The jets are expected ... [+]

Port of Oakland boss affirms support for business with Japan

Port of Oakland Executive Director Chris Lytle called for strengthening business ties with Japan. Addressing visitors from the Japanese Port of Hakata, Oakland’s boss listed opportunities for growth at sea and in the air. “It’s extremely critical for us to have good, strong free trade partners ... [+]

Port of Oakland eye popper: magenta container ship in town

Here’s a style tip for those who track ships: magenta is the new black.  A 1,036-foot-long, cherry blossom magenta-colored container ship arrived on July 9 at the Port of Oakland.  Called the ONE Competence, it’s the newly branded symbol of Japan’s recently consolidated container shipping ... [+]

Turkish Cargo grew more than 7 times higher than market

Turkish Cargo performed 30% growth rate compared to the overall market, which performed 4.3% growth, reported World Air Cargo Market Data per its January-May 2018 data. Turkish Cargo reaches 307 destinations in 122 countries via Turkish Airlines, which flies to the most countries worldwide. The ... [+]

DSV Canada on its own two feet

Whereas DSV Canada was once merely an add-on to the North American network, the second-largest country in the world has re-intensified its focus on locally controlled freight, which now constitutes half of its total activities. Until the acquisition of UTi, DSV Canada primarily served as a ... [+]

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