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The Port of New Orleans elects board chairman, while CHA Consulting names head of Transportation Group.

   The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 37 ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review.     The FMC received non-vessel-operating common carrier license applications from A-Logixtic Group, Houston (Naeem Iqbal, manager); Aero Service Transport, Miami (Jose A. Romero, president); Extrans Lax, Rancho Dominguez, Calif. (Kyung Min Kim, vice president); Florida Export Shipping Corp., […]

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 37 ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review.

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 37 ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review.

The second-phase of expansion at the Virginia International Gateway container terminal will soon commence now that the Virginia Port Authority has secured a long-term commitment to operate the facility.

Meanwhile, the Port of Oakland said the softening of the U.S. dollar has resulted in an increase in the port’s loaded export volumes, which rose 8.8 percent year-over-year for the first eight months of 2016.

The association, which represents independent truck drivers, said Congress should not mandate the devices on commercial vehicles, and instead let the regulatory process play out.

Following the recent collapse of Hanjin Shipping, “there will be a wave of consolidation” in the industry and CMA CGM could participate even after its recent purchase of APL parent Neptune Orient Lines, according to vice chairman Rodolphe Saadé.

According the Associated Press, the U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control has granted permission to Boeing and Airbus to export commercial aircraft to Iran.

The firm’s maritime investment subsidiary will sell a portfolio of eight 8,500-TEU container vessels to an unnamed Asian finance syndicate, which plans to continue to use the ships for charter operations.

Six armed men boarded the 1,708-TEU containership Windhoek yesterday while it was at anchor in West Africa, stealing money and valuables before fleeing the scene, according to a report from maritime news outlet Splash 24/7.

The European software company NaviTrans, which provides systems to forwarders, will enable access to INTTRA’s booking, shipping instructions and tracking solutions.

The nation’s largest brick and mortar retailer said it has completed its $3 billion acquisition of Jet.com, which it plans to use to expand its growing e-commerce business.

MacAndrews and OPDR will acquire 4,000 new 40-foot pallet wide high cube containers.

The master developer and regulator of ports and industrial zones in Abu Dhabi saw a boost in net profits and revenues for the first half of 2016, and the amount of new land leased at the Khalifa Industrial Zone rose by 50 percent from a year ago.

The air cargo space wholesaler opened a new office in Miami, which will handle local cargo, as well as transshipments from its global network on their way to South America.

The global real estate services firm has been named the exclusive leasing agent for a 244,000-square-foot warehouse in Jacksonville’s Southside submarket.

The Danish conglomerate said one division will focus on transport and logistics, while the other division will focus on energy.

The Danish conglomerate said one division will focus on transport and logistics, while the other division will focus on energy.

The second-phase of expansion at the Virginia International Gateway container terminal will soon commence now that the Virginia Port Authority has secured a long-term commitment to operate the facility.