Freight News

June CMA CGM Rate Restoration Program

In a continued effort to provide quality services, CMA CGM hereby informs its customers of the following Rate Restoration Program for the month of June 2016, in two steps as follows: Effective June 1st, 2016 (B/L date): From all Asian ports (including Japan, Southeast Asia and Bangladesh) To all Northern European ports (including UK and the full range from Portugal to Finland/Estonia) All cargo USD 450 per TEU Effective June 15th, 2016 (B/L date): From all Asian ... [+]

IAG Cargo Expands in Middle East

IAG Cargo has plans to enhance its operations in the Middle East. From winter 2016, the carrier will separate its current Abu Dhabi and Muscat service into two flights, and will also split its Bahrain and Doha service.  These four separate services will allow customers ... [+]

NFTC Applauds Senate Passage of MTB Bill

The National Foreign Trade Council (NFTC) applauds the Senate passage of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016, legislation that will help protect the trade secrets of American companies. “For companies of all sizes, the miscellaneous tariff bill process is a practical mechanism that preserves American ... [+]

Port of San Francisco and Pasha Automotive Services Sign Agreement for Pier 80 Operations

Cargo and jobs will be returning to San Francisco’s Pier 80, under a 15-year agreement between the Port of San Francisco and Pasha Automotive Services, a subsidiary of The Pasha Group, a global logistics and transportation company with deep roots in San Francisco. Under the ... [+]

SEKO Logistics Appoints Madl as VP Network Development

Terence Madl has joined SEKO Logistics as Vice President Network Development to help accelerate its growth in the United States. He previously spent 10 years at AIT Worldwide Logistics, including six as Director of Corporate Development, and prior to joining SEKO was responsible for domestic and ... [+]

Asia Container Volumes up 16% at JAXPORT

The Port of Jacksonville, or JAXPORT, recorded a 16% growth in Asian container shipments during the first six months of FY 2016 over the same period last year, moving 157,689 TEUS compared to 135,429 TEUS in FY2015. JAXPORT’s fiscal year runs October 1 through September 30. The ... [+]

Crowley Christens MT Louisiana

Continuing its innovative vessel build program, Crowley Maritime Corp. christened the third of four new, Jones Act product tankers on May 5 at the Julia Street Cruise Terminal in New Orleans. The 50,000 dead-weight-ton (dwt), 330,000-barrel-capacity Louisiana joins two Crowley sister ships, Texas and Ohio, to ... [+]

Lufthansa Cargo Distinguishes DACHSER

Success for DACHSER at the Global Partner Council, the annual summit meeting of Lufthansa Cargo’s largest customers and the senior management of Europe’s leading cargo airline. The Kempten-based logistics company has won the “Planet Award of Excellence” for the first time. The presentation of the award ... [+]

New Etihad Aviation Group Management Structure Unveiled

  The Etihad Aviation Group Board of Directors under the Chairmanship of HE Mohamed Mubarak Al Mazrouie has announced the new management structure for the Etihad Aviation Group PJSC, which was formally established by Abu Dhabi Law No. 6 of 2014.   Etihad Aviation Group Chairman, Mr Al ... [+]

SCPA’s Position on SOLAS Weight Requirements

On April 29, the United States Coast Guard declared an Equivalency to Regulation VI/2 of the International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS). SOLAS is an international maritime safety treaty that is considered the most important treaty concerning maritime safety. Under this regulation, South Carolina Ports ... [+]

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