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Apparel and Footwear Industry Association Reacts to Trump Administration Tariff List

The American Apparel & Footwear Association welcomed the decision by the Trump administration to avoid taxing American consumers by excluding new tariffs on apparel, footwear, travel goods, and related products imported from China. The association’s President and CEO Rick Helfenbein released the following statement: “We are pleased with the administration’s decision to avoid adding tariffs to U.S. imports of apparel, footwear, and travel goods from China. Tariffs are a hidden, regressive tax ... [+]

ATA Hires Horvath as New Director of Safety Policy

The American Trucking Associations announced the organization has hired Dan Horvath as its new director of safety policy. “ATA is a safety-first organization, and having Dan on board will allow us to maintain our position as the leading voice advocating for the safety of the trucking ... [+]

Port of Oakland doing more work at night than ever before

More truckers now visit the Port of Oakland at night than at any time in its 91-year history. Oakland’s largest marine terminal said that it’s conducting between 1,500 and 2,000 daily truck transactions after sundown. That’s up from 800 a year ago. Port officials said that ... [+]

USTR Notice on China Trade Practices

The U.S. Trade Representative has determined that the acts, policies, and practices of the Government of China related to technology transfer, intellectual property, and innovation covered in the investigation are unreasonable or discriminatory and burden or restrict U.S. commerce. The Office of the U.S. Trade ... [+]

Turkish Cargo carried 1,5 million live fish to Oman from Izmir.

Performing air cargo transportation to 121 different countries around the world as a sub-brand of Turkish Airlines, Turkish Cargo added another successful operation to its proven track of records. Turkish Cargo carried 1,5 million live Gilt-head breams weighing 100 tons to Oman from Izmir by ... [+]

AACargo names GSAs in Croatia, Slovenia and Kuwait

American Airlines Cargo has further expanded its international reach with the appointment of General Sales Agents (GSAs) in three additional destinations outside of its network – Croatia, Slovenia and Kuwait. This brings American’s European network to 18 cities in 12 countries. In Croatia and Slovenia R-BAG the ... [+]

Carrier Transicold and Singamas Introduce PrimeLINE ONE™ Refrigerated Container

PrimeLINE ONE™, a new refrigerated shipping container developed through a joint initiative of Carrier Transicold and Singamas Container Holdings Ltd., a leading manufacturer of shipping containers, was announced at Intermodal Asia 2018. The PrimeLINE ONE container provides the benefits of the industry’s best selling container refrigeration ... [+]

Delta, Air France/KLM co-locate cargo in Seattle

Delta Cargo and the cargo division of its joint venture partner, Air France/KLM, have co-located cargo warehouse facilities in Seattle, a move that will allow more space for cargo capacity and make shipping easier and more convenient for the airlines' shared customers. Delta Cargo's Seattle warehouse has ... [+]

M-Orlando! Virgin offers cargo customers more choice to/from Orlando

Cargo customers moving goods to and from Orlando, Florida, can now connect with Virgin Atlantic services at four gateways across the UK. On March 26, Virgin Atlantic Cargo launched a new weekly service from Belfast to Orlando, which departs from Northern Ireland every Monday throughout the ... [+]

Port Canaveral welcomes post-Panamax vehicle carrier on 1st US voyage

A new class of post-Panamax (PPX) shipping vessel made its first visit to Port Canaveral, marking the second time this year a vehicle carrier megaship of this size has called on the Port. Launched in 2017, the MV DoningtonPPX roll-on/roll-off (Ro/Ro) vessel arrived at Port Canaveral ... [+]

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