Freight News
All five transportation modes carried less U.S. freight by value with North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico in March 2016 compared to March 2015. The total value of cross-border freight carried on all modes fell 5.8% from 2015 to $90.5 billion in current dollars, according to the TransBorder Freight Data released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS).
Freight by Mode
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More containers moved through the Napoleon Avenue Container Terminal at the Port of New Orleans in March and April 2016 than in any two months in the port’s history.
According to port figures, 50,974 TEUS moved through the Terminal in April, besting the previous monthly record ...
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It was a record first quarter of 2016 for the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore. The Port’s public marine terminals managed by the Maryland Port Administration (MPA) handled a record 2.4 million tons of general cargo. General cargo includes autos, containers, forest products, roll ...
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SEKO Logistics has signed up close to 100 new customers in South Africa since opening for business in Cape Town.
SEKO has been present in South Africa since 2006 with established locations in Johannesburg and Durban. It opened in Cape Town in May of last year ...
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American Airlines Cargo is further expanding its reach into new markets with the appointment of its first General Sales Agent (GSA) in Africa. HAE Group has been chosen to cover sales across a number of countries in central, east and north, as well as South ...
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Specialist logistics provider B&H Worldwide has opened a new climate controlled storage facility to support its aviation customers with specific service requirements at Sydney airport in Australia.
B&H currently provides a suite of specialist logistics services to aviation customers, including airside collection and delivery, unserviceable parts ...
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DB Schenker has opened and successfully started operating its first DB Schenker owned facility in the Middle East. The logistics center is located in the Dubai Logistics City (DLC), and is the first facility out of a three phase growth plan which should provide DB ...
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Highly trained master riggers working for stevedoring company Portus recently moved four multimillion dollar helicopters through JAXPORT’s heavy lift and specialty cargo berth at Blount Island Marine Terminal, one of the nation’s highest weight-bearing capacity docks.
The helicopters are 50 feet in length, weigh 10,000 pounds ...
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Kerry Logistics Network Limited has appointed Daniel Hegwein as the new managing director for Belgium and the Netherlands. Effective immediately, Hegwein will oversee the company’s activities in the Benelux region from the Kerry Logistics office at Brussels Airport in Zavantem.
Hegwein has more than 30 years ...
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American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 2.1% in April, following a 4.4% drop during March. In April, the index equaled 134.8 (2000=100), down from 137.6 in March. The all-time high was 144 in February.
Compared with April 2015, the ...
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