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Port of Montreal Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Container Shipping

The Montreal Port Authority (MPA) celebrated the 50th anniversary of the arrival of the first containers at the Port of Montreal on April 5, a milestone in supply chain history. In 1967, the Port of Montreal handled its first container. In 1968, it inaugurated the first Canadian container terminal, and Manchester Liners Ltd launched a weekly container transport service to the United Kingdom. In 1967, the Port of Montreal handled more than 11,300 ... [+]

AAPA Elects Steve Cernak as 2017-18 Board Chairman

Steve Cernak, chief executive and port director for Broward Co., Fla.’s Port Everglades, has been elected by the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) to serve as chairman of the board for the 2017-18 activity year that begins in October. “With his valuable experience as a ... [+]

ANTONOV’S New AN-132D Takes Maiden Flight

ANTONOV’s new multipurpose aircraft, the AN-132D, took to the skies for its maiden flight on Friday 31st March 2017, from the company’s airfield in Kyiv, Ukraine. The prototype of the new aircraft flew for 1 hour and 50 minutes, captained by Victor Goncharov, Test Pilot 1st ... [+]

Carmichael International Expands Customs Brokerage Network To Detroit

Carmichael International Service, one of North America’s largest customs brokerage and trade compliance specialists, has announced it is expanding into Detroit, Michigan with a new full-service office. Detroit marks the company’s thirteenth location in the US and will give Carmichael a physical presence on the Northern ... [+]

Major Focus on Saudi Airports Development Projects at 6th Emerging Airports Forum

The 6th Emerging Airports Forum, held in Jeddah at Hilton Hotel on 29-30th of November 2017, will focus on the Saudi airports development projects along with the ongoing and future airports development projects in the Emerging Markets regions worth US$60bn in Middle East, Indian Sub-continent, ... [+]

Navios South American Logistics Inaugurates Iron Ore Transshipment, Storage Facility

Navios South American Logistics Inc. ("Navios Logistics"), a subsidiary of Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. announced the inauguration of its newly completed iron ore transshipment and storage facility in the Nueva Palmira Free Zone, Uruguay on Thursday March 30, 2017. Present at the inauguration was the Board ... [+]

Werner Enterprises Receives Distinguished Service Award

Werner Enterprises is honored to announce its selection for the 2017 Distinguished Service Award by the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) for its outstanding efforts in support of military veterans and veteran spouses through its Operation Freedom hiring program. MOAA is an independent, nonprofit organization ... [+]

Work on Atlanta’s I-85

The Georgia Department of Transportation staff, contractors, and multi-agency governmental partners are working around-the-clock to remove debris, design the final engineering specs, and get construction started to restore the roadway as soon as possible. On April 4, GDOT announced that the target completion date is ... [+]

American Airlines Launches Daily Widebody Service Between San Juan and Philadelphia

American Airlines began a daily, nonstop widebody service between San Juan Luis Muñoz Marín Airport (SJU) and Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) on April 4. PHL is home of American Airlines Cargo’s dedicated 25,000-square-foot pharmaceutical facility. The new daily Airbus A330-200 widebody route further links the two important ... [+]

Emirates SkyCargo Keeps Perishables Fresh with Emirates SkyFresh

Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates, has launched Emirates SkyFresh - a suite of solutions that help maintain the freshness of perishables and fresh consumables during transportation. Emirates SkyFresh brings together Emirates SkyCargo's state of the art infrastructure at its hub in Dubai, a modern ... [+]

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