Freight News
The Port of Virginia set a new annual record for container cargo volume, having handled more than 2.5 million TEUs in 2015, a 6.5% increase over last year’s total.
In 2015, the port saw increases in TEUs, total truck and rail volume, total containers and general cargo tonnage.
December is the half-way mark in fiscal 2016: in fiscal 2016 TEU volumes are 1,295,554 TEUs, growth of 3% when compared with the prior ...
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Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) is in agreement to acquire Consolidated Aviation Services (CAS). Financial terms were not disclosed. The transaction is subject to regulatory approval and other customary closing conditions.
CAS, headquartered in New York, is one of the leading cargo handlers in the United States, ...
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Complementing its GCT Deltaport Intermodal Yard Reconfiguration project in Port Metro Vancouver, GCT Canada has confirmed the order of 12 state-of-the-art rubber tyred gantry (RTG) cranes from Konecranes of Finland. The new equipment will boost yard velocity at the country’s flagship container terminal, densifying container ...
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Canaveral Port Authority Commissioners have unanimously selected shipping line executive Capt. John W. Murray as the next CEO of Port Canaveral.
Murray currently is the President and CEO of Hapag-Lloyd USA, LLC, a leading global liner shipping company in Tampa that operates about 150 modern container ...
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A Port of Oakland marine terminal has re-opened following two months of modernization to improve cargo handling. The upgrade climaxed on January 7 when Ben E. Nutter Terminal received its first container ship since early December. That ship is the 1,100-foot container vessel Ever Liberal.
The ...
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In 2015, the third party logistics (3PL) sector continued to gain momentum as more small- to medium- sized businesses sought shipping partners to help them gain a competitive advantage in the marketplace. Unishippers Global Logistics, LLC indicates this trend by capping off another year of ...
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Ports America Chesapeake and CSX Intermodal Terminals agreed on January 6 to immediately enhance the competitiveness of the Port of Baltimore and position it to capture additional freight business through more efficient service. The new agreement transfers operational responsibility for the intermodal container service at ...
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The following "2016 New Year Message" was addressed to all officers and employees by CEO Junichiro Ikeda.
Happy New Year to all our group members! I would like to take this opportunity to reflect on our progress, outline the challenges we face, and look ahead to ...
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Kwang-Soo Lee has joined TIACA's Board of Directors bringing 25 years of experience in the aviation industry.
Lee is VP Marketing and Member of the Board of Directors at Seoul-Incheon International Airport, South Korea's largest airport and the fourth busiest in Asia in terms of cargo ...
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Hansa Heavy Lift recently completed two successful voyages along the western boundary of the Northern Sea Route (NSR) to deliver a heat exchanger weighing 365 metric tons from Fairless Hills, USA and power generation equipment from Italy to Sabetta, Russia.
These were the tenth and eleventh ...
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