The French ocean carrier will partner with three organizations to create a startup incubator in Marseilles, as announced by CEO Rodolphe Saadé at the Marseilles trade fair.
The two airfreight carriers have agreed, as part of their larger operational partnership, to procure cargo capacity on each others’ flights, but with their own airway bills and flight numbers.
Through the first nine months of 2017, U.S.-flag cargoes have grown 2.7 percent to 60.5 million tons compared with the same 2016 period, according to the Lake Carriers’ Association.
The airfreight carrier will deliver freight shipments from the aircraft directly to the freight forwarder’s facility under its Cargo Connector service, IAG Cargo said in a statement.
The new 20,000-square-meter facility, located in Taanayel, Lebanon, can store up to 1,000 empty 20-foot equivalent (TEU) containers, according to French ocean carrier CMA CGM.
The delivery giant was awarded a tax break by the Greenwood Redevelopment Commission in order to construct the $259 million facility, which is slated for opening in 2020.
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb appoints members to Ports of Indiana Commission, and VARGO hires a quality assurance and support professional.
As trade negotiators for the United States, Canada and Mexico are meeting this week to begin the fourth round of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) renegotiations, industry leaders remain nervous that the trilateral agreement will fold.
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Wooden bedroom furniture from China The ITA has made three preliminary determinations regarding the investigation into wooden bedroom furniture from China. Thermoplastic-encapsulated electric motors An investigation into thermoplastic-encapsulated electric motors has been initiated by the ITC. UK-EU joint letter to WTO regarding Brexit The UK and the EU sent a joint letter to the members […]
A violent storm has closed the Port of Durban and sent three large vessels and many smaller ships adrift or grounded in the harbor, according to Durban’s Transnet National Port Authority.
Ports covered by the National Retail Federation’s (NRF) Global Port Tracker handled 1.8 million TEUs in August, the highest monthly volume recorded since the NRF began tracking imports in 2000.
Even small absolute increases in remote marine aerosol particles due to human activities could have a substantial impact on storm intensity and lightning, according to a new report published in the scientific journal Geophysical Research Letters.
The United Nations has prohibited four vessels from calling any port in the world after they were found transporting goods to and from North Korea, which is currently under sanctions for deploying intercontinental ballistics missiles.
A farm consortium consisting of short-line and regional railroad operator Genesee & Wyoming Inc. and Bluegrass Farms of Ohio will continue to own the facility and will operate it on behalf of Calgary-based Class I railroad Canadian Pacific.
The mid-Atlantic port posted an 8 percent increase in containerized cargo for September 2017 compared to the same month a year prior, with all other major port sectors experiencing year-to-date increases as well.
The Danish shipping conglomerate on Tuesday completed the sale of its shares in its Maersk Tankers subsidiary to APMH Invest, a subsidiary of A.P. Moller Holding.
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer’s commanding officer and executive officer were relieved of their duties Wednesday, following its collision with a merchant vessel on Aug. 21, which claimed the lives of 10 Navy sailors.
Texas-based transportation security technology company Overhaul says its Law Enforcement Connect tool can transfer critical shipment information directly from victimized drivers and/or shippers to law enforcement officials.
