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Evergreen Line’s Ever Sigma Delivers Port of Los Angeles’9 millionth TEU

During the week of June 23, Evergreen Line's Ever Sigma container ship discharged the 9 millionth TEU to pass through the Port of Los Angeles in the span of 12 months, setting a new annual record for the most container throughput of any port in the western hemisphere. "Nine million TEUs is a major milestone for Los Angeles, and it's only fitting that Evergreen Line, a longstanding customer, discharged the box that set this new ... [+]

Evergreen Rolls Out Sea Freight Services for Alibaba.com Members

Evergreen Line has teamed up with Alibaba.com, a leading wholesale marketplace for global trade under Alibaba Group, to provide Alibaba.com members with the option of booking sea freight services online with guaranteed space and prices. Evergreen Line has also appointed Evergreen Logistics Corporation as a ... [+]

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Awards UK Supply Chain to Yusen Logistics

Yusen Logistics, the award-winning pharmaceutical global logistics specialist, has been awarded a major contract by India-based pharmaceutical manufacturer Glenmark Pharmaceuticals. Glenmark was looking to reduce delivery lead times to its UK customer base while maintaining stringent quality standards for its high-quality generics and specialty products. The Yusen ... [+]

Metro Ports to Operate Bulk Terminal at Port of Indiana

The Ports of Indiana announced that the country’s oldest stevedoring company – Metro Ports – will become the new bulk terminal operator at the Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor. Starting July 1, 2017, Metro Ports will manage the loading and unloading of shipments along the port’s East Harbor for port ... [+]

New Facility Opens at Port of Philadelphia

On June 27, at 0800 hours the M/V GLOVIS Comet commenced cargo operations at Pier 122. The arrival of the vessel from South Korea with its cargo of 2,176 Hyundai and Kia automobiles marks the first vessel to call the pier in twenty years, and ... [+]

Ports Announce Clean Air Action Plan 2017 Update Schedule

The ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles have set Wednesday, July 19 to release the draft Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP) 2017 Update and will then solicit comments from the public on new strategies to further reduce air emissions and support the statewide vision for more ... [+]

United TempControl Receives Second Consecutive DHL CARE Award

United Cargo has once again received the DHL Carrier Award for Reliability and Excellence. DHL, the world’s leading logistics and shipping provider, recognized the performance of United Cargo’s TempControl and two other major air carriers at the 17th DHL Global Life Sciences & Healthcare Conference ... [+]

David Geer Appointed Managing Director of Virgin Atlantic Cargo

David Geer has been appointed as Managing Director of Virgin Atlantic Cargo. David succeeds John Lloyd, who in May announced his decision to leave the airline after 30 years. John, who has headed Virgin Atlantic’s cargo division since 2000, officially steps down in August. David joined Virgin ... [+]

Fourkites Partners with Haulfox to Provide Freight Brokers Next Gen Supply Chain Visibility

FourKites announced a formal partnership with HaulFox, a cloud-based Transportation Management Solution (TMS). The partnership fuses FourKites’ preeminent real-time freight visibility platform with HaulFox’s software into one powerful platform, which enhances the orchestration of day-to-day freight shipping processes. “Hours-old visibility updates were acceptable in the past, ... [+]

JAXPORT Board approves start of Harbor Deepening

During its regular monthly meeting and surrounded by a crowd of enthusiastic supporters, JAXPORT’s Board of Directors unanimously approved the start of the Jacksonville Harbor Deepening project, allocating the first phase of port funding to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for construction. The federal project to ... [+]

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