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Delta Cargo Approved To Carry Envirotainer RAP e2

Following the award of IATA’s Center of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) Pharma logistics Certification in July, Delta Cargo announced its approval for the carriage of the Envirotainer RAP e2 in Delta’s domestic and international widebody aircraft. Delta Cargo officials describe this container as ideal for shipments requiring strict temperature control between +0°C and +20°C. The approval of the Envirotainer RAP e2 enhances Delta’s Pharma product offering, which is available in Pharma ... [+]

FourKites Partners with 3GTMS to Transform Shipment Visibility into Real-Time Decision-Making

FourKites announced a partnership with 3GTMS. To enhance processes for 3PLs providers and shippers, the partnership incorporates FourKites’ freight visibility platform with 3GTMS’software into a unified powerful offering. FourKites’ technology gathers shipment status information and location from more than four million GPS/ELD tracking devices and driver ... [+]

ITF announces formation of XPO global leadership task force

The ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) unveiled an XPO global leadership group to tackle the company’s anti-worker, anti-union stance. The new initiative was announced by the organization’s general secretary, Steve Cotton, from its inaugural meeting in Los Angeles on July 27th. The ITF is a global ... [+]

Switzerland, Singapore, and US Rank Tops for Global Competitiveness

Switzerland, Singapore, and the United States are the top three nations, respectively, in Global Competitiveness in Business Facilities' 13th Annual Rankings Report. The US, which dominated the World Economic Forum's annual index for decades until it lost the crown during the Great Recession, is holding steady at no. 3. Netherlands skated past Germany ... [+]

AMI online service gives South Africa new import

AMI – the world’s largest trade-only airfreight and express wholesaler – is set to revolutionize express imports to South Africa, with the launch of an all-inclusive online service. Called click2ship Express Imports, the new service is the imports counterpart of click2ship Express Exports, launched in South ... [+]

British Cargo Airline, CargoLogicAir launch 1st scheduled service with twice weekly 747F UK-Mexico Operations

CargoLogicAir (CLA), the only British all-cargo airline, is to launch its first scheduled cargo route on Aug.19, providing maindeck services connecting the UK and Mexico. Twice-weekly Boeing 747-400 flights will depart from CLA’s base at London Stansted Airport every Wednesday and Saturday. Flights will operate to ... [+]

Delta Cargo Opens Cargo Control Center

Delta Cargo today announced the official opening of its Cargo Control Center (CCC), which will support daily cargo operations across the globe. The new Atlanta facility provides comprehensive coverage of all aspects of cargo transportation and management, with the ability to track air shipments, trucks, ... [+]

DP World and Suez Canal Economic Zone establish a joint development company

DP World announced on August 9 the establishment of a joint development company with the General Authority for the Suez Canal Economic Zone in Egypt. The new venture will develop projects in the Suez Canal Zone, reports the Dubai Media Office. The announcement of the joint company ... [+]

Georgia Ports Sees Big Gains in TEUs, Breakbulk

The Georgia Ports Authority moved 2.33 million TEUs for calendar year through July, up 10.8%, or an additional 230,000 TEUs. "It is through the incredible efficiency and productivity of GPA employees and the International Longshoremen's Association -- as well as the continued commitment of shippers and ... [+]

HANSA HEAVY LIFT DELIVERS 13 MODULES FROM CHINA TO AUSTRALIA FOR PORT PIRIE REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT

Hansa Heavy Lift has transported 13 modules measuring over 147,124 cbm from China to Australia, to help with the redevelopment of the Nyrstar Smelter in Port Pirie. The cargo was loaded on four separate voyages at the Yanda Module Yard in Jiangsu, China, with the largest ... [+]

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