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City Union Logistics, an XLProjects (XLP) member headquartered in Shanghai, was recently commissioned by client Otto Junker to transport a pushing furnace from a factory in Changshu, China to a job site in Russellville, KY.
The job was a colossal challenge. The overall dimension of this furnace had a length of 33m, Width of 12m and Height of 3m. The total weight of the furnace was 662 Tons. As per the transport condition around ...
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The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) recently participated in board meetings of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) held at its headquarters in London, UK, on July 24-28, 2017. The Kingdom’s high-profile delegation was led by H.E. Sulaiman bin Abdullah Al-Hamdan, KSA’s Minister of Transport, Dr. ...
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The Port of Long Beach moved enough containers in June to make it the second-best June ever, wrapping up a quarter when cargo volume rose by more than 8%. TEUs climbed 9.2% in June compared to the same month last year, to 658,727 TEUs. During ...
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The Trois-Rivières Port Authority (TRPA) and Groupe Somavrac have announced the signing of a long-term agreement to operate Terminal 13 at the Port of Trois-Rivières. This terminal, with a surface area of 23,000 m2, as well as Pier 13, was restored in 2016 and has ...
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Horizon Global, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of branded towing and trailering equipment, today announced that it is nearing completion on a new 512,000-sq.-ft. distribution facility in Edgerton, Kansas, that is expected to create more than 120 new jobs.
“Our company conducted a freight management ...
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Delta Air Lines Cargo has appointed Eric Anderson as Director, Cargo Sales for the Asia-Pacific region, a role previously held by Eric Wilson, who was recently promoted to Managing Director, Global Cargo Sales.
Effective August 1, Eric will lead the Cargo Sales team across Asia-Pacific, continuing ...
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Maersk, which was hit by a cyber attack on June 27 reports that the company is steadily getting closer to business as normal.
That attack, caused by Petya Ramsomware, affected all business units at Maersk, including container shipping, port and tug boat operations, oil and gas ...
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[ July 7, 2017 // Chris ]
The European Union and Japan have announced that they will sign an historic free trade agreement in what is an apparent rebuke to anti-globalization politicians such as Donald Trump and pro-Brexit factions in the UK . The deal, endorsed by Japan’s ...
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China’s Cosco Shipping confirmed market talk on 9 July when it announced that it was buying a nine-tenths share of Hong Kong-based Orient Overseas International, parent company of OOCL, with Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG) taking the remaining 10%. The deal is subject to regulatory ...
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Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has been awarded three new ground handling contracts at Los Angeles International Airport.
China Southern selected WFS to provide ramp services at the airport for its 10 flights per week connecting Los Angeles and Guangzhou.
Xiamen Airlines has also chosen WFS’ ramp services ...
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