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Port of LA signs cooperative agreement with Port of Gothenburg

Officials with the Port of Los Angeles and Port of Gothenburg, Sweden, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to further their relationship and cooperation on a number of key topics, including sustainability, digital and physical infrastructure, and potential trade opportunities. The agreement was signed at a ceremony at the Port of Los Angeles this week.“Because of the pivotal role that ports play in our global economy, it is imperative ... [+]

PortSL dedicates new headquarters building, launches rebrand

Port of South Louisiana held a ribbon cutting for its new Headquarters Building in Reserve, Louisiana on March 1. The brand-new, state-of-the-art facility is centrally located in PortSL’s three-parish jurisdiction at its Globalplex Intermodal Terminal along the Mississippi River.Coinciding with the event, PortSL also unveiled ... [+]

Susan Morbit Joins Sterling Transportation

Sterling Transportation is excited to announce the addition of anotherseasoned transportation professional to the team: Susan Morbit. Basedin EWR, she will spearhead the sales outreach in the Northeast andMidwest. Susan brings 10 years of experience in LTL. In that time, shehas developed many long-standing industry ... [+]

Bahri inks non-binding MoU with Suez Canal Authority

Driven by its commitment to exploring regional cooperation horizons to achieve its growth objectives andenhance its global position, Bahri, the national shipping company of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and a global leader in transportation and logistics, has signed a non-binding renewable six-month agreement with ... [+]

Etihad Cargo grows online booking portal capabilities

Etihad Cargo has further expanded its online booking portal capabilities as part of the carrier's ongoing digitalisation strategy. In the latest development of the carrier's online booking portal, Etihad Cargo has introduced online pet shipment bookings for dogs and cats, online dangerous goods bookings and ... [+]

GT USA Wilmington welcomes maiden call of the MSC CAPUCINE R

GT USA Wilmington (GTW) has welcomed the m/v MSC CAPUCINE R to the Port of Wilmington for its maiden call of the winter fruit season.The m/v MSC CAPUCINE R is a container vessel, built in 200. She is 243.1 meters in length and 32.2 meters ... [+]

Lufthansa Cargo achieves record result for the third time in a row

In FY 2022, Lufthansa Cargo once again exceeded its result from the previous year. Revenue rose by 22%to 4.6 billion euros (previous year: 3.8 billion euros), while adjusted EBIT amounted to 1.6 billion euros (previous year: 1.5 billion euros). Overall, sales of 7.2 billion freight ... [+]

Tradepoint Atlantic to develop trans-load facility at Port Tampa Bay

Tradepoint Atlantic, a 3,300-acre global multimodal logistics hub and industrial center, announced that the Port Tampa Bay’s Board of Commissioners approved a lease agreement with Tradepoint Tampa for 35 acres of land to build a new trans-load warehouse distribution facility. Under the terms of a ... [+]

Zim doubles service to Port of Baltimore

Governor Wes Moore today announced that ZIM Shipping Lines, a major customer at Maryland’s Port of Baltimore, is doubling its service to the state, increasing its E-commerce Baltimore Express frequency from bi-weekly to weekly, beginning at the end of February. ZIM will also increase the ... [+]

Container Volume Slips at Port Houston

Port Houston container volume dipped in January. Container TEUs decreased by 1% compared to last January, with 319,990 TEUs for the first month of 2023, down 3,437 TEUs from the same period in 2022. Loaded imports were down 6%, but total imports, including empty import ... [+]

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