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WFS strengthens leadership team as it steps up its global cargo and ground handling ambitions

Craig Smyth, Group CEO of Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), has announced new appointments to further strengthen the company's leadership team and to signal WFS' ambition to build its cargo and ground handling operations globally. WFS is already the world's largest cargo handler and a leading global provider of ground handling services with annual revenues of over €1 billion. Present at 198 major airports in 21 countries on five continents, WFS serves ... [+]

10 Years of Cargo Human Care e.V.

Cargo Human Care (CHC) was founded 10 years ago by employees of Lufthansa Cargo and doctors in Germany with the aim of providing unbureaucratic and ongoing help for the poorest parts of the population in Kenya. Medical care and education are the pillars of its ... [+]

Another Record for Baltimore

The public marine terminals of the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore got off to a fast start in 2017 by posting a record first quarter with 2,560,065 tons of general cargo.  This record surpassed the previous record for the best January through March performance ... [+]

dnata commences cargo operations in USA with investments in Houston and Dallas

Dnata announces that it has reached an agreement with Lynx Holdings LP to acquire its AirLogistix USA cargo handling operations at George Bush Intercontinental Airport Houston (IAH) in the USA. The 30,000 sq. ft. facility includes the only dedicated perishable cargo facility at Houston airport. This ... [+]

Fighter jets worth $17 million move through JAXPORT

Highly-trained master riggers moved 17 military fighter jets through JAXPORT’s Blount Island Marine Terminal, taking advantage of the port’s expertise in the movement of specialty and oversized cargoes. The F-5s are 50 feet in length and worth $1 million each. After arriving at JAXPORT, the aircraft ... [+]

Salson Fleet Expanding to Support Customer Needs

Equipment started arriving in May to support growing SalSon customer needs. The first shipment of 100 new Freightliner “Cascadia” tractors has arrived.  These are the most sophisticated trucks on the road. The engine, transmission, front-mounted radar and lane departure camera warning system work together to reduce ... [+]

Trinity Logistics USA and Etihad Cargo Add 2nd Weekly Frequency to Rickenbacker International Airport

An immensely successful partnership moving both imports and exports via weekly wide-body freighter service to Rickenbacker International Airport in Columbus, Ohio, has resulted in Trinity Logistics USA and Etihad Cargo signing a new agreement valued at $40 million. This added a second weekly flight that ... [+]

Hapag-Lloyd celebrates 125 years in Montreal

125 years ago, the steamship “Cremon” set sail from Europe to Canada for the first time under the Hapag flag. Hapag-Lloyd celebrated this anniversary in Montreal on May 16th with the shipping company’s customers and other partners. “As an important connection between Atlantic and Pacific, as ... [+]

Infrastructure Week 2017

May 16-18, 2017 marked the 5th annual Washington, D.C. Infrastructure Week when thousands of stakeholders highlight the critical importance of investing in and modernizing America’s infrastructure. U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao provided remarks as part of the kickoff. Here’s a few highlights of ... [+]

MOL TRIUMPH arrives punctually and with ease in Hamburg

Monday 15 May around nine in the evening the MOL TRIUMPH, one of the biggest containerships in the world, made fast in Hamburg at HHLA Container Terminal Burchardkai (CTB). The new flagship of Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) is the first vessel with ... [+]

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