Freight News
New statistics out today show that containerized import volume at the Port of Oakland increased 12.6% last month. The Port reported that it handled the equivalent of 79,135 20-foot import containers. A search of records indicates that it was the largest September import volume in the Port’s history.
“This is the peak season for container shipping, when we expect higher import volumes ahead of the year-end holidays,” said Port of Oakland ...
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Innovative technologies in the trucking industry are paving the way for safer drivers, happier suppliers and more satisfied customers – just ask Roadrunner Transportation Systems.
Roadrunner Transportation Systems has announced the implementation of a new Learning Management System (LMS), Infiniti-I, to provide employees with an online ...
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Seyfarth Shaw LLP announced that Juan D. Reyes, partner from the firm's Real Estate department in New York, has been appointed as Chief Counsel of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), the agency within the U.S. Department of Transportation responsible for the development of the country's ...
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Port of Oakland Commissioners Michael Colbruno and Earl Hamlin have been given new 4-year terms by Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf. The Mayor re-nominated both men to the Board of Port Commissioners in early October. They were officially re-appointed by Oakland’s City Council.
Colbruno and Hamlin are ...
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Joint venture partners Virgin Atlantic Cargo and Delta Cargo are introducing a new Pharma Zone at their joint facility at London Heathrow. The new Pharma Zone will support the growing volumes of temperature-controlled healthcare and life science products being carried by both airlines and enhances ...
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The 14,400 TEU capacity CMA CGM Theodore Roosevelt became the largest container ship to call the port of New York and New Jersey when it arrived at the APM Terminals Elizabeth container terminal in SAeptember. The ultra-large container ship also established a new record as ...
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Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. announced the ACMI placement of a 747-400 freighter with DHL Global Forwarding, the world’s largest airfreight forwarding company and a division of the Deutsche Post DHL Group.
The 747-400F will be operated by Atlas Air, Inc. and will fly on behalf ...
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Starting October 21st, 2017, Indian Ocean Feeder 4 will significantly increase CMA CGM service offering on North Madagascar and Mayotte through the strategic operational hub in Pointe des Galets, Reunion.
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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), increased by 12.1% in August 2017, compared to the same period a year ago. This was the fifth time in six months of ...
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Cargolux Airlines and Emirates SkyCargo have announced that they will be entering into a codeshare partnership for air cargo transportation. The agreement was signed in Dubai by Nabil Sultan, Emirates Divisional Senior Vice President, Cargo and Richard Forson, President & CEO Cargolux Airlines in the ...
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