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Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd (Hactl) has passed its biennial ISAGO (IATA Safety Audit for Ground Operations) external audit, once again achieving a perfect score.
The ISAGO standard covers every aspect of Hactl’s operations and facilities, with a team of 26 coordinators ensuring compliance throughout all departments.
Hactl was the first cargo handler in the world to achieve ISAGO certification, when the new standard was introduced in 2008. Hactl has since ...
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Bryant L. Francis took the helm on March 31 as Director of Aviation for the Port of Oakland. An industry executive with 20 years of experience, Francis will oversee Oakland International Airport.
Francis leads a staff of 215 employees responsible for the San Francisco Bay ...
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At its 2016 Spring Conference on April 6, the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) elected Port of Pascagoula Director Mark McAndrews to serve as the association’s chairman of the board for the 2016-17 activity year that begins in late October.
McAndrews is slated to be ...
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Ports America is continuing its business growth strategy to increase its West Coast presence through additional investments, services and expansion of its terminal capacity. The latest transaction includes a significant expansion and 20-year lease extension of the Husky Terminal in Tacoma, WA.
International Transportation Service, Inc. ...
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The inaugural meeting of the Port of Philadelphia Advisory Committee was held at the Philadelphia Regional Port Authority’s (PRPA) headquarters on April 12. The Committee, established by PA Governor Tom Wolf in December 2015, will regularly advise the PRPA Board and staff on relevant ...
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AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has transported cutting-edge microchip production technology from Amsterdam to Dalian in China for one of its key customers, DB Schenker.
The machines were delivered onboard two ABC Boeing 747 freighter flights from Amsterdam to China via the airline's hub in Moscow. Each charter ...
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Further reinforcing its commitment to the Puerto Rico market, Crowley Maritime Corp. is enhancing its total suite of shipping and logistics solutions for consumers and businesses with the consolidation of its Caribbean logistics services into a single new facility in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico.
“By consolidating our ...
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The Florida Ports Council applauds Florida Governor Rick Scott for signing the priority FDOT Transportation Package (HB 7027), which included an increase in the minimum statutory amount for seaport funding from $15 million to $25 million for the Florida Seaport Transportation and Economic Development ...
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Florida’s Gulf seaport of Port Manatee reports a 36% year-over-year increase in containerized cargo handled in the first half of its fiscal year.
During the six-month period from Oct. 1, 2015, through March 31, 2016, Port Manatee docks saw moves of 12,653 TEUS, up from 9,321 ...
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With Earth Day approaching on April 22, the Port of Long Beach is launching a new program offering its tenants rebates to encourage them to replace outdated, polluting and inefficient electrical equipment with energy-efficient technology.
Earlier this month, the Board of Harbor Commissioners approved the Energy ...
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