Freight News
The Port of Virginia began fiscal year 2016 by handling 226,000 TEUs in July, and in doing so, marked the fifth consecutive month of TEU volume exceeding 210,000 units.
In July, the port saw an increase in TEU volume of 9%, or 18,217 units, when compared with the same month last year. Truck volume grew by 6% and rail volume by 15 %– the second highest month ever at the port ...
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Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd (Hactl), the largest cargo handler at Hong Kong International Airport, received a “Carbon Reduction Certificate” from the Environmental Campaign Committee (ECC) on August 14. The certificate was awarded under the Hong Kong Awards for Environmental Excellence scheme, in recognition ...
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The Philadelphia Regional Port Authority (PRPA) reports that significant progress is being made at the Southport Marine Terminal Complex.
Southport is the first major expansion of the Port of Philadelphia in over 50 years.
A Request for Qualifications (RFQ), the next step in selecting one or more ...
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Shippers interested in moving products and construction-related equipment to Brazil take note. Hill International, a global leader in managing construction risk, announced in mid August that its Brazilian subsidiary Engineering S.A. has received a contract from the Rio 2016 Organizing Committee to provide project management ...
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Florida East Coast Railway (FECR) is celebrating its first--‐year anniversary operating its new Intermodal Container Transfer Facility (ICTF) adjacent to Port Everglades with a 26 percent increase in volume, according to James R. Hertwig, FECR President & CEO. “This is a terrific milestone that validates ...
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United Cargo today announced tthe signing of a global rental agreeement with va-Q-tec, a leading provider of high-performance units for temperature-controlled transport of pharmaceuticals. This agreement, signed by va-Q-tec Ltd. Managing Director Dominic Hyde and United Cargo President Jan Krems at a ceremony in Houston, ...
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Volga-Dnepr Gulf (VDG), which represents Volga-Dnepr Technics in the Middle East region, has signed a contract with Malaysian charter operator Eagle Express to provide maintenance services for the airline’s Boeing 747-400 fleet.
Work under the contract will be carried out in Volga-Dnepr Gulf’s modern hangar complex ...
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According to a July 30 report from the US Census Bureau, the advance international trade balance in goods was -$62.3 billion in June 2015. Advance exports of goods were $126.6 billion and advance imports of goods were $188.8 billion
The US Labor Department reports U.S. import ...
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Michigan (USA) all-cargo carrier Kalitta Air has selected CHAMP Cargosystems for the provision of CHAMP’s Weight & Balance solution. Kalitta Air will be the first US airline to benefit from CHAMP’s web-based load planning application across its fleet of 14 and growing B747 freighters.
As one ...
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The Supervisory Board of Schenker AG has appointed Jochen Thewes, 44, has the company’s new Chairman of the Board of Management. He will take up his new position on September 1.
With this role, Thewes will lead the Business Unit DB Schenker Logistics, which forms part ...
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