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Wall Street Journal reporters indicate that China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL), a subsidiary of the China Shipping Group, is reportedly planning to order 10 ultra-large container ships for US $1.5 billion.
The mammoth container ships can carry up to 20,000 intermodal containers each, which would help CSCL fulfill its capacity commitments for its Ocean Three Alliance while also reducing the per-container cost of transport and boosting the line's bottom line.
The Ocean ...
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Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.has announced that its Atlas Air, Inc. unit will operate two Boeing 767 aircraft leased to DHL Express by the company’s dry leasing entity, Titan Aviation. Atlas Air will operate the aircraft through its sister company, Polar Air Cargo Worldwide, Inc., ...
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Tony Tyler, long time friend to the air cargo industry as Director General and CEO of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and former Chief Executive of Cathay Pacific Airways in Hong Kong is retiring from his IATA post in June 2016.
He will have served ...
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Great going Americold! This global leader in temperature-controlled supply chain solutions was just awarded the bid from the Maine Port Authority to build a 150,000 sq. ft. facility on 6.3 acres of land adjacent to the International Marine Terminal in Portland, ME.
"Americold has been a ...
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Necotrans logistics group to guarantee operation and maintenance of future multipurpose terminal at the port of Kribi, Cameroon
As the result of the tender launched in May 2014 by the authorities of Cameroon, the Necotrans group and the Kribi Port Multi Operators (KPMO) consortium, consisting of ...
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Congratulations to Hans Nagtegaal on his new position as head of Containers at the Port of Rotterdam Authority, effective September 1.
Mr. Nagtegaal, 49, joins the port authority has a highly experienced manager from the world of shipping and logistics. He’s enjoyed a successful career at ...
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Warren Jones has been appointed TIACA Director, reporting into Doug Brittin, Secretary General and based at the Association’s Miami headquarters, USA.
Kenneth Gibson has been made Manager – Accounts and Business Development, also based in Miami.
Jones, whose most recent role was President of Cargo Network Services ...
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India-based Hans Infomatic has teamed up with the Worldwide Information Network (WIN) to offer customers a streamlined e-Customs process.
Hans Infomatic’s web-based ‘AMS’ application enables customers to access one streamlined process for e-Customs filing as well as electronic Air Waybills (e-AWBs), and e-manifests to over 90 ...
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Hail to the Chief! Our congratulations to Rick Lee for joining SEKO Logistics as the company’s new Chief Operating Officer – USA.
Based in Chicago, he oversees SEKO’s Client Solution Group (CSG), operations and procedures, logistics infrastructure and procurement.
Commenting on his new role, Rick said: “I ...
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DB Schenker Logistics and Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) are committed to protecting the environment.
As part of their effort, earlier this year the two signed a six-year strategic agreement on reducing CO2 emissions from ocean freight. In signing the commitment, the Seoul-based HMM has agreed to ...
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