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Panama Canal Prepares for the Future

Amidst current challenges, the Panama Canal is taking proactive measures to ensure its competitiveness and operational capacity for the future. Chief among these challenges is the critical issue of freshwater availability for both the population's consumption and the transit of vessels.During a recent presentation to local and international media, Panama Canal Administrator Ricaurte Vásquez Morales highlighted the ongoing efforts by Canal specialists to manage saltwater intrusion in the Gatun reservoir, ... [+]

ACS Los Angeles arranges Def Leppard and Mötley Crüe world tour

Air Charter Service’s Los Angeles office recently arranged a branded Airbus A340 VIP to transport the legendary rock bands, Def Leppard and Mötley Crüe, along with other VIPs and 23 tonnes of the bands’ instruments and staging on their joint world tour. Tom Howe, CEO of ... [+]

BLR Airport handled record Perishable Cargo for the third consecutive year

For three consecutive years, Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru (also known as KIAB/BLR Airport), has maintained its position as the leading airport for exporting perishable cargo in India. The Airport witnessed growth in the export of perishable cargo, handling a record tonnage of 53,751 metric tonnes ... [+]

COSCO Launches East Coast of South America to Europe (ESE2) Service

COSCO Shipping recently announced a new weekly service ESE2, connecting North Europe and Mediterranean to the East Coast of South America (ECSA) to be launched in September 2023, providing customers with high quality and more efficient product. The new branded ESE2 service will commence in Montevideo ... [+]

Port Houston welcomes 3 new cranes to fleet

Three new neo-Panamax ship-to-shore (STS) cranes arrived at Port Houston's Bayport Container Terminal last week following a 72-day voyage on the Zhen Hua 29, a specialized heavy-load carrier vessel.The ZPMC cranes, which were produced in Shanghai, traveled nearly 16,000 nautical miles to reach Houston. These ... [+]

Etihad Cargo exceed operational performance targets

Etihad Cargo has continued to surpass operational performance targets, achieving improvements across key performance measures in the first half of 2023.Building on the strong operational performance of the carrier's freighter operations in 2022, Etihad Cargo achieved 82.7 per cent on-time performance (OTP) for freighter departures ... [+]

New data requirements for inbound/transfer cargo to or through the EU

Effective June 27, 2023, United Cargo began enforcing new customs requirements to comply with the European Union’s Import Control System 2 (EU-ICS2), a new, large-scale customs electronic import system intended to enhance safety initiatives and simplify information exchanges.Air freight shipments traveling to or through the ... [+]

Pasha Hawaii’s Newest Green Vessel Visits Long Beach

The Port of Long Beach welcomed the latest green container vessel to Pasha Hawaii's fleet, the MV Janet Marie.The Janet Marie, the company's second of two "Ohana Class" container ships powered by liquefied natural gas, made its maiden voyage early Saturday from Long Beach to ... [+]

Adding a Healthcare Chatbot to your Patient Experience

Benefits of Chatbots in Healthcare: 9 Use Cases of Healthcare Chatbots Increasing enrollment is one of the main components of the healthcare business. Medical chatbots are the greatest choice for healthcare organizations to boost awareness and increase enrollment for various programs. To further speed up the ... [+]

Preparing for Potential Supply Chain Disruptions

By Scott Klever, Executive Vice President of Sales, Sterling Transportation The transportation industry is facing unprecedented challenges that could significantly disrupt supply chains in the coming months. Just as things seem to be settling down in the wake of COVID19, we face potential strikes and closures of ... [+]

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