Freight News

CH Robinson Opens CCSF in Carson, CA

To better support air service in the Los Angeles area, reduce delays for customers, and improve tracking capabilities, C.H. Robinson company has opened a new state-of-the-art certified cargo screening facility (CCSF) in Carson, CA. This is the second CCSF operated by C.H. Robinson. The first facility opened on April 18, 2012, in Chicago, IL. C.H. Robinson's in-house screening facility includes approximately 20,000 square feet of warehouse space, state of the art screening ... [+]

FAA Proposes Penalties Against DHL

The Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes seven civil penalties totaling $455,000 against DHL Express (USA), Inc, of Plantation, FL, for allegedly violating Hazardous Materials Regulations. In each case, the FAA alleges the company accepted shipments that were not properly prepared for air transportation, ... [+]

New Temp-Controlled Facility for Port of Houston

Phase I of a 300,000-sq.-ft. temperature-controlled cargo facility will be built at the Port of Houston Authority’s Bayport Container Terminal. The facility is being built by AGRO Merchants Group, which provides cold supply chain operations globally. Upon completion, the new facility will add significantly to the ... [+]

ABC Sees Steady Start to 2016

AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) reports a good start to 2016 with a 30% year-on-year rise in tonnage in January – a record performance and growth for the airline for the first month of the year. In January, ABC transported 43,605 tons of cargo onboard its Boeing freighter ... [+]

AFKLMP Awarded IATA’s CEIV Pharma Certification

Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP) became the first major airline group to be awarded the IATA CEIV Pharma certificate for its hub operations in at Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, as well as for Air France and KLM airline processes.  The award ... [+]

Hapag-Lloyd Purchases Two Ships, Further Optimizes Fleet

Hapag-Lloyd has taken delivery of two modern 3,500-TEU ships from the Dutch shipping company NileDutch. The purchase price was not disclosed, but the ships, which have a special wide-beam design, are being initially deployed in South America. The wide-beam design of the hull means that ... [+]

Hockey Goals Help Build Healthy Community Through Port Sponsorship

As the Prince Rupert Rampage hockey club kicked off the 2015/2016 post-season on Saturday night at the Jim Ciccone Civic Centre against the Terrace River Kings, the Port of Prince Rupert announced a significant charitable contribution related to the team's accomplishments. As title sponsor of the ... [+]

Long Beach Sees Seven Straight Months of Container Growth

The Port of Long Beach kicked off the New Year by logging its seventh straight month of cargo increases, showing a 24.8% jump in container shipments over the same month last year. Port of Long Beach terminals moved 536,188 TEUs  last month. Imports were up 30.3% ... [+]

Port of Rotterdam offers Solution to Listing Vessel in Bilbao

Following Smit Salvage’s spectacular salvage of the stricken ship, Modern Express, in the Gulf of Biscay, another Rotterdam company is now involved in this rescue operation. The Koninklijke Roeiers Vereeniging Eendracht (KRVE) (Royal Boatmen Association Eendracht) are using their innovative ShoreTension system to right the ... [+]

Annual cargo volumes at the Port of New York and New Jersey beat the previous record by more than 10% according to figures released today.

The port handled 6,371,720 TEUs (or 3,664,013 cargo containers) in 2015, an increase of 10.4% over the previous record set in 2014. The record volumes allowed the port to maintain its position as the busiest on the East Coast with nearly 30% of the nation’s total ... [+]

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