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Turkish Cargo Broadens QEP Accreditation Network

Turkish Cargo keeps on receiving the QEP (Qualified Envirotrainer Providers) accreditation. With QEP accreditation for 14 new stations (Basel, Paris, London, Milano, Berlin, Zurich, Dubai, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore, New York, Miami, Toronto and Johannesburg), Envirotrainer has increased the number of accredited stations to 22. The containers of Envirotrainer, which is an active temperature-controlled containers, demonstrate the achievement and reliability of Turkish Cargo in cold chain shipments. The prosperous air ... [+]

VIG Introduces New Terminal Operating System

A new, unified terminal operating system is driving the terminal data and control systems at Virginia International Gateway (VIG) following the recent, successful changeover from a system that was more than 10 years old. “Our ability to efficiently coordinate all of the operations, analyze the ... [+]

‘Global opportunities at Port of Oakland’

The California Transportation Commission (CTC) recently announced the award of $187.4 million in 2018 Trade Corridor Enhancement Program Grants funded by Senate Bill 1 (the statewide gas tax enacted in 2017) to construct two projects of the Global Opportunities at the Port of Oakland (GoPort) ... [+]

New Maersk Line ‘MMX’ Service for Halterm International Container Terminal

A new Maersk Line Mediterranean – Montreal Express service is expected to call at Halterm International Container Terminal, as its last port in Canada before direct calls in Valencia (Spain), Salerno and La Spezia (Italy) finishing its eastbound calls at Fos sur Mer (France). The service ... [+]

Port Houston added to MSC’s existing Indus service

Port Houston Executive Director Roger Guenther announced that Port Houston has been added to MSC’s existing Indus service. That container service, which employs nine 8,400 TEU vessels, already calls the U.S. East Coast, India, and the Middle East via the Suez Canal, and will begin ... [+]

Saudi Arabia joins TIR eyeing regional trade boost

Saudi Arabia has become the 74th country to sign the United Nation’s TIR Convention, the global standard for customs transit. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has become the 74th country to ratify the TIR Convention. The Saudi government will use the TIR system to help improve and ... [+]

April truck tonnage is solid, reports ATA

The ATA's advanced seasonally-adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index headed up 1.1% from March to April at 112.5 (2015=100), following a 1% (revised from an original estimate of 1.1%) decline in March, which came in at 110.1. Compared to April 2017, the SA index was ... [+]

Hactl wins Air Cargo Handling Agent of the Year award again

Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) – Hong Kong’s largest independent cargo handler – has once again won the “Air Cargo Handling Agent of the Year” award at this year’s World Air Cargo Awards in Shanghai. This marks the sixth time Hactl has won ... [+]

MTC Logistics Announces Transition Plan

MTC Logistics (MTC) announced a leadership transition plan on May 18 in which Andrew (Andy) B. Janson has been appointed COO and will succeed F. Brooks Royster, III, as President in early 2019. Mr. Royster has served as President of MTC for the past five ... [+]

New International Cargo Connection for HSV

On May 18, 2018 Panalpina added Querétaro International Airport (QRO) in Mexico to the “Speedy” loop of its Charter Network, which also connects Mexico City (MEX) and Guadalajara (GDL) with Panalpina’s air freight gateway in Huntsville (HSV), Alabama. Querétaro’s addition to the regular connections of the ... [+]

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