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Ryder Systems, Inc., a leader in commercial fleet management, dedicated transportation and supply chain solutions, has earned recognition as a Partner-level supplier for 2015 in John Deere’s Achieving Excellence Program.
The Partner-level status is Deere & Company’s highest supplier rating. Ryder was selected for the honor in recognition of its dedication to providing products and service of outstanding quality as well as its commitment to continuous improvement.
“Ryder is extremely proud of ...
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With more than 99 million motorists expected to use the nation’s highways this holiday season – and only one traveling via flying sleigh – American Trucking Associations and the Share the Road highway safety program want to ensure everyone arrives at their destinations safely by ...
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Consolidated Aviation Services (CAS) is seeing an immediate return on the $2.5 million investment to expand its perishables handling centre at Miami International Airport (MIA) with throughput climbing to 70,000 tonnes in the first nine months of 2015, a 400% increase on its volumes before ...
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TCBuen, the Colombian terminal belonging to the Spanish Grup TCB, received on December 18 the largest container vessel ever to have operated in Colombia. The M/V Maersk Edinburgh covers the AC2 service of Maersk Line connecting China and South Korea with the Pacific Coast of ...
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The US House and Senate passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016, an omnibus appropriations bill on Dec. 18 that includes provisions to lift the oil export ban, approve reforms to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and repeal country-of-origin labeling (COOL) requirements for beef and ...
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Volga-Dnepr Airlines has completed its first-ever ‘air drop’ by parachuting 208 barrels of fuel from an IL-76TD-90VD freighter onto a remote airfield in the Antarctic.
The delivery from Novo will be used for inland scientific missions, vehicles and small airplane operations.
The 34-ton shipment was placed onto ...
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Participants in the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Information Technology Agreement (ITA) have finalized a deal that will phase out tariffs on 90% of global technology exports.
Expanding the ITA will particularly benefit exporters from states such as Washington, which is home to a large number of ...
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International Terminal LLC (FIT) has renewed its long-term marine terminal lease at Port Everglades, FL. The lease is estimated to generate 75,000 container lifts (about 128,000 TEUs) and $57 million over the next 10 years of the agreement. The agreement also includes two five-year renewal ...
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Andrew Crawley, currently British Airways chief commercial officer, is to become chief executive of IAG Cargo effective January 2016.
He will report into IAG chief executive Willie Walsh and become a member of the Group’s management committee. Andrew will replace Steve Gunning who is leaving IAG ...
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Port Expects to Exceed 2.5 Million TEUs for Calendar Year
Norfolk – The Port of Virginia continues its march toward a record-setting calendar year, though cargo volumes were slightly down in November as the industry’s traditional busy season nears its end.
In November, the port handled 203,472 ...
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