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Hansa Heavy Lift Opens New Office in Monaco

Effective September 16, Hansa Heavy Lift now operates a regional office in Monaco to serve the South European market covering France, Italy and Spain. The new office represents part of the company’s on-going global expansion plans. “Monaco is in a strategic location which is perfectly positioned to serve South Europe in conjunction with our EMEA headquarters in Hamburg,” said Joerg Roehl, CCO and managing director, Hansa Heavy Lift. “We continue to ... [+]

$93M Rail Project Completed at POLB

The Port of Long Beach is going green thanks to the official completion of its $93 million rail project. Dubbed the “Green Port Gateway” project, this critical rail pathway is vital for improving the efficiency and sustainability of cargo movement as shipment volumes increase at POLB. Funded ... [+]

AirBridgeCargo reports sustained growth

AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), part of Volga-Dnepr Group and Russia’s largest all-cargo carrier, is heading into the final quarter of 2015 with sustained growth after reporting a 17% year-on-year rise in tonnage for the opening eight months of the year. In the period to the end of ... [+]

Lufthansa Cargo’s Triple Seven “Hallo Germany” becomes a film star

PilotsEYE.tv shows the manufacture, collection and transfer of the brand-new Boeing 777F The film team of director Thomas Aigner accompanied the birth of Lufthansa Cargo's fifth Boeing 777, registration code D-ALFE, for three months. The film shows the freighter from fascinating perspectives: from its manufacture, to ... [+]

Port of Virginia Profitable Again

The Port of Virginia (POV) is profitable for the first time since 2008. Preliminary reports indicate that POV is forecast to turn a $16.1 million profit in FY 2015, which is a $31.5 million improvement in operating income compared with the prior fiscal year. POV also ... [+]

Sumitomo Warehouse (U.S.A.) Strengthens Technology Structure with CargoSphere Implementation

CargoSphere has entered into an agreement with Sumitomo Warehouse (U.S.A.), Inc. to implement its rate management platform and Rate Mesh solution for its three US-based offices in Los Angeles, Chicago and Atlanta. Adopting a faster, more analytical approach to quoting ocean rates to customers was important ... [+]

Kerry Logistics Deploys Award-Winning Robotic Fulfillment Solution to me e-Commerce Demands

Kerry Logistics Network Limited, a logistics service provider in Asia, has introduced six fully automated and programmed robotic butlers at its flagship facility PC3 in Hong Kong to meet the ever-growing consumer demands in online shopping. Kerry Logistics is one of the first 3PLs in Asia ... [+]

SDV Announces Launch Project to Build 36,000m2 Logistics Hub at Port of Le Havre

SDV Logistique Internationale, a subsidiary of Bolloré Logistics, and HAROPA recently signed a preliminary agreement for the construction of a warehouse on the Parc Logistique du Pont de Normandie 2 (PLPN2) platform at the Port of Le Havre. This project is divided into two successive construction ... [+]

Critical Alert: Crumbling Landside Connections Need Immediate Attention

AAPA contends connections at nearly one-third of U.S. ports each need minimum $100 million in upgrades to handle projected 2025 freight volumes. The port labor dispute may have generated headlines earlier this year, but a bigger threat facing American seaports is the long-term ability of US ... [+]

Port of Oakland: Vessel Traffic Jam in San Francisco Bay Fading

A backlog of container ships crowding San Francisco Bay is fading, the Port of Oakland says. On September 1, the Port reported no vessels at anchor waiting for berths at its five marine terminals. It was the sixth straight day of no waiting after a ... [+]

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