Freight News

More Lobster Lift at Halifax Stanfield

Just when it looked like Halifax Stanfield was set to close the books on a highly successful lobster export season, HIAA announced that a new cargo carrier, Yangtze River Express Airlines, would serve Halifax beginning Jan. 7, 2017. That Saturday a Boeing 747-400 freighter aircraft departed Halifax Stanfield in the evening, the first of five additional cargo flights operating on a charter basis between Canada and China in the month of ... [+]

Americold Breaks Ground on Clearfield, Utah Expansion

Americold has officially broken ground in Clearfield, Utah to expand its site located at 755 E 1700 S. This project will add 6.5 million cubic feet of temperature-controlled warehouse space to Americold’s current 11.2 million cubic foot facility on the site. Together with ... [+]

CMA CGM Price Change

In from CMA CGM: After considering carefully recent changes in the Chinese container shipping market, and always committed to its clients’ best interest, CMA CGM’s senior management has decided to adjust the THC (Terminal Handling Charge) applicable to CMA CGM operations in Chinese ports (i.e. ... [+]

Greener transport

DHL Global Forwarding has evaluated the environmental performance of Lufthansa Cargo and other airlines. Lufthansa Cargo was the only airline to score full points, achieving top marks in all four of the GoGreen Carrier Rating categories and receiving four “green aircraft” for its efforts. It was rated according ... [+]

Hapag-Lloyd reports operating profit in 2016

Hapag-Lloyd achieved a positive operating result (EBIT) for 2016. Based on the preliminary unaudited figures earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation of intangible and fixed assets (EBITDA) reached EUR 607 million (2015: EUR 831.0 million) and the operating result (EBIT) EUR 126 million (2015: EUR 366.4 ... [+]

KTZ Express, Globe Tracker Ink Deal for Smart Reefer Containers on The Silk Road

Kazakhstan Temir Zholy Express ( KTZE ), the leading provider of transportation and logistics for China's New Silk Road, and global supply chain visibility specialist Globe Tracker International (GT), announce the deployment of hundreds of intermodal GT Smart UNIT45 reefer containers. These assets will travel ... [+]

Latin America’s most technologically-advanced container terminal now open for business

APM Terminals Lazaro Cardenas received its first official vessel call on Feb. 27 with the arrival of the 9,600 TEU capacity Maersk Salalah on the AC2 Transpacific service from Asia. “[This] is a milestone as we add an additional operational terminal to our portfolio. A ... [+]

Virgin gives customers more choice to the U.S. in 2017

Virgin Atlantic Cargo is giving customers in the UK a wider choice of services in 2017 with the launch of a new daily service from London to Seattle and extra flights from Manchester to the U.S. Seattle joins the airline’s network on 26 March ex Heathrow ... [+]

Antonov Airlines transports world’s most powerful Turbofan engine to grounded aircraft in Canadian Arctic

ANTONOV Airlines has delivered a new engine to a B777-300 grounded in Iqaluit, in the Canadian Arctic, following an emergency landing by the jet. The engine, a GE90, was delivered safely to the grounded Swiss International Air Lines aircraft, less than 48 hours after the ... [+]

Crowley Relocates Government Services Office in Washington, D.C.

To better serve its government customers, such as the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) and Naval Sea Systems Command, Crowley Maritime Corp. has moved its Washington, D.C., office to 100 M Street - adjacent to MARAD and the Navy Yard in the southeastern quadrant of the ... [+]

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