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ITS Logistics promotes Mike Crawford to President of fast-growing Freight Brokerage division

ITS Logistics today announced that Mike Crawford has been promoted to President of the Freight Brokerage division. Crawford previously held the position of GM, and has been the head of the division since its inception in 2013.   "Under Mike's energetic leadership, our Freight Brokerage division has had a truly astounding streak of growth and success" said Greg Sanders, CEO of ITS Logistics. "In the last 5 years, he has taken it from ... [+]

Major Announcement to Impact Projected Costs on Ocean Shipping Lane

The Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA), a collaborative forum for ocean container shipping lines serving the trade lane between Asia and North America, will discontinue publishing its guideline formula for calculating fuel costs. Beginning July 1, 2017, the TSA will offer only a single weekly average ... [+]

Mayors Announce Zero Emissions Goals for San Pedro Bay Ports

Mayor Eric Garcetti and Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia are strengthening their pledge to make the twin ports of the San Pedro Bay global models for cleaner air, sustainability and innovation. They also reaffirmed their commitment to adopting the Paris Climate Agreement goals in their ... [+]

POLB Sees Busiest May Ever

SM Long Beach passes under the Gerald Desmond Bridge during a maiden call on April 30, 2017. New vessel-sharing alliances and increased use of terminals pushed the number of containers flowing through the Port of Long Beach in May to a record high for the ... [+]

Port of Oakland welcomes 20 summer interns

The Port of Oakland  marked the beginning of summer internship season with the arrival of 20 college students. The Port’s paid internships give students the opportunity to work with the Port’s maritime, aviation, and commercial real estate businesses. Over the next two months, interns will be ... [+]

project44 Extends Platform with Industry’s First Real-time Volume LTL Solution

project44, the logistics and transportation industry’s leading automation, optimization and visibility provider, has introduced new capabilities designed to enable a real-time and fully automated Volume LTL quoting and tendering experience. Securing a Volume LTL freight quote, which is required when freight is greater than 12 linear ... [+]

SeaCube Container Leasing Appoints Robert Sappio as CEO

SeaCube Container Leasing Limited ("SeaCube") is pleased to announce the appointment of Robert F. Sappio to the position of Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Mr. Sappio will be based in SeaCube's headquarters in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey.   Mr. Sappio brings extensive international experience in the shipping ... [+]

Transportation Regulation Check

Railroads, trucking, and certain types of aviation are ripe for automation that will improve the safety and efficiency of U.S. freight transportation, but ill-balanced regulations prevent companies and consumers from capitalizing on these opportunities, according to a new report from the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF). ... [+]

Work Zone Cam Construction Time-Lapse of New Landstar Logistics Center in TX

WHAT: Landstar System recently celebrated the opening of its new U.S./Mexico Logistics Service Center in Laredo, TX. Design-Build firm, Haskell, relied on Work Zone Cam's high-quality time-lapse construction webcam to document the entire process from start to finish. Progress from May 2016 to February 2017 can ... [+]

Antonov airlines safely transports mining cargo across the Andes in record time

Antonov Airlines safely transported two mining filtration units for Hunt & Palmer Cargo Charters from Santiago, Chile to Mendoza, Argentina in one of its seven AN-124-100 aircraft, in 39 minutes. The cargo, which weighed a total of 24 tonnes, was urgently needed after adverse weather in ... [+]

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