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Hansa Heavy Lift Transports 24 Reels and Subsea Equipment in Indonesia

HANSA HEAVY LIFT has successfully transported two dozen reels, as well as a range of subsea equipment for the Jangkrik Complex Project, off the coast of Indonesia. HHL Richards Bay picked up the cargo at three different ports: Rosyth, UK; Le Trait, France and Tanjung Langsat, Malaysia. HANSA HEAVY LIFT discharged the reels and subsea equipment in Balikpapan, Indonesia onto the offshore vessel Viking Neptun, in five mobilisations. Two more offshore vessels, ... [+]

IAG Cargo Grows Network Reach with new MAD-BSL Freighter Service

IAG Cargo announces the launch of its new freighter service between Madrid and Basel. The new route has been introduced to meet the demands of Switzerland’s fast growing pharmaceutical sector. Customers will have access to over 29,000kg of lift per flight; expanding IAG Cargo’s existing ... [+]

Korean Air & Delta Sign MOU for Joint Venture Creating Most Comprehensive Trans-Pacific Network

Korean Air and Delta, founding members of SkyTeam, are expanding their historic partnership with an increased cooperation in the trans-Pacific region that will provide more travel choices and boost competition between the U.S. and Asia. The airlines signed a memorandum of understanding to form a joint ... [+]

Virgin Strengthens Cargo Team in Australia

Virgin Atlantic Cargo has strengthened its team in Australia with the appointment of Amanda Matar as Account Manager – Sydney. Amanda joins Virgin Atlantic as the airline increases its long-haul cargo sales and management services for Virgin Australia with the launch in April of Virgin Australia’s ... [+]

ATA Supports Surface Transportation and Maritime Security Act

The American Trucking Associations favor legislation called the Surface Transportation and Maritime Security Act that would address a number of issues within TSA. Of particular interest to ATA is the inclusion of provisions aimed at surface transportation issues including: development of a surface transportation advisory ... [+]

Definitive Agreement signed for renewal, expansion of ANJI-CEVA joint venture

ANJI Automotive Logistics, China's largest automotive logistics provider, and CEVA Logistics have signed definitive agreements to renew and grow their 50/50 joint venture partnership for an additional 15 years and expand ANJI-CEVA’s business scope to non-automotive contract logistics in China, including Hong Kong. ANJI-CEVA was the ... [+]

Liebherr delivers new cranes to Latin America

Liebherr Maritime recently delivered new equipment units to several Latin American countries, including Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Mexico and Bahamas. In Puerto Rico, Liebherr Container Cranes has completed delivery of three new ship-to-shore (STS) container cranes to Crowley Maritime’s Isla Grande Terminal at the Port of San ... [+]

New shore-side LNG storage tanks now ready to work at JAXPORT

Contractors at JAXPORT have securely fastened two, 260-ton cryogenic liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage tanks onto their foundations at Crowley Maritime Corporation’s new shore-side fueling facility on Talleyrand Marine Terminal. The tanks arrived at Talleyrand aboard the BBC Chartering vessel, Moonstone, from Hamburg, Germany. Highly trained ... [+]

Panama Canal Delegation Meets with Customers and Maritime Organizations in Asia

A Panama Canal delegation, comprised of Administrator Jorge L. Quijano and a Planning and Commercial Development team, met with customers and maritime organizations in Japan, South Korea, China and Taiwan, during a customer tour of Asia—a primary driver of traffic through the Canal. These meetings allowed ... [+]

Port of Corpus Christi Concludes La Quinta Property Not Viable

Port of Corpus Christi officials determined that a planned container facility at the La Quinta Trade Gateway is no longer a viable option due to its proximity to the North Shore residential community.  Container terminal operations typically involve heavy usage of trucks, high profile cranes, ... [+]

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