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Qatar Airways Cargo retires its last Queen of the Skies

AJOT Newsroom | March 06, 2024 | Air Cargo | Freighters

Qatar Airways Cargo’s Boeing 747F, registration A7-BGB, landed for the last time in commercial cargo service for QR Cargo as the airline fast-tracks its focus on greener flying.

DHL renews partnership with Formula 1 and doubles biofuel-powered truck fleet

DHL commemorates 20 years as the Official Logistics Partner of Formula 1®

Air cargo’s ‘surprisingly strong’ start to 2024 continued in February with another double digit rise in demand and rates boost

AJOT Newsroom | March 06, 2024 | Air Cargo | Freighters

The global air cargo market’s surprisingly positive start to 2024 continued in February with a second consecutive month of double-digit growth in demand and an uptick in general freight spot rates, according to Xeneta’s latest weekly market analysis.

Barilla achieves 80% visibility into ocean and over-the-road shipments with FourKites

AJOT Newsroom | March 06, 2024 | Logistics | Shipping Technology

Polar King ensures fire safety standards, achieves NFPA 275 certification

AJOT Newsroom | March 06, 2024 | Trucking

Polar King International, Inc., the industry leader in outdoor walk-in refrigerators and freezers, has recently attained the National Fire Protection Association NFPA 275 certification.

Sanchez appointed President of Generix Group

AJOT Newsroom | March 06, 2024 | Shipping Technology | People | Appointments

Raphaël Sanchez has been appointed President of Generix Group succeeding Aïda Collette-Sène, with a focus on accelerating growth and innovation in the cloud (SaaS).

Morgan Truck Body announces the acquisition of Transit Truck Bodies Inc. expands its presence in North America

AJOT Newsroom | March 06, 2024 | Trucking

Ports & Terminals

Stas Margaronis | March 06, 2024

Jensen sees shift of cargoes back to U.S. West Coast ports

Lars Jensen, principal at Vespucci Maritime based in Copenhagen, Denmark, says there is a shift of some East and Gulf Coast cargoes going back to the U.S. West Coast.

ON Partners validates consumer demand for sustainability is transforming executive leadership roles

ON Partners | March 06, 2024 | Shipping Technology

ON Partners data confirms a consistent increase over the past decade in sustainability-focused C-Suite executive leadership roles across functional domains

MSC change in local charges in Mexico scope: Import Mexico to USA & Puerto Rico

AJOT Newsroom | March 06, 2024 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

Effective April 1st, 2024, the MSC Container Security charge (SCT) and Merchant Haulage fee (MHF), will be consolidated into one fee:

Maritime

Bloomberg | March 06, 2024

Ship hit and damaged in latest vessel attack near Yemen’s coast

A missile strike on a commercial ship in the Gulf of Aden resulted in fatalities, marking the first confirmed deaths of crew members since Houthi militants began a wave of attacks against commercial shipping in one of the world’s busiest sea lanes.

MOL and Petrobras signed a CTV time charter contract and MoU to start negotiations on newbuilding CTV

AJOT Newsroom | March 06, 2024 | Energy | Maritime | Bulk

Jettainer appoints Riekert as CCO

Jettainer, the global leader in unit load device (ULD) management, has appointed Thorsten Riekert as Chief Commercial Officer.

Airwayz successfully demonstrates the integration UTM/USSP at the Port of Rotterdam

UTM/USSP and drone integration poised to optimize commercial port operations radically

SmartLynx Airlines advances toward gender balance in personnel

AJOT Newsroom | March 06, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Annually, the beginning of March marks the celebration of Women of Aviation Worldwide Week, a time to highlight and honor the significant achievements of women in the aviation industry and empower more women to pursue careers in this traditionally male-dominated field.

Blue Water signs agreement to expand in South Korea

AJOT Newsroom | March 06, 2024 | Logistics

Blue Water has strengthened its commitment to the Asian market with an acquisition to establish presence in South Korea.

Mannok partners with Hydrogen Vehicle Systems (HVS) for groundbreaking hydrogen fuel cell truck trial

• Mannok aims for net zero carbon by 2050 through a strategic partnership with HVS • Trials of HVS’ Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles (HFCEV) to start in late 2025 • Partnership will explore suitability of zero-emission HGV technology for possible adoption onto their fleet

Lineage expects to strengthen its footprint in Germany with construction of new facility in Bremerhaven

AJOT Newsroom | March 06, 2024 | Logistics

Lineage, one of the world’s leading temperature-controlled industrial REITs and integrated solutions providers, announces the ongoing development of a new facility in the Fischereihafen, located in Bremerhaven, Germany.

Intermodal industry backs legislation halting Department of Labor rulemaking

AJOT Newsroom | March 06, 2024 | Intermodal

driveMybox continues its international expansion: Hungary as a new strategic location

AJOT Newsroom | March 06, 2024 | Logistics | Shipping Technology

The year 2024 starts with another expansion success for driveMybox: based on an impressive business development, the company has gained its third international cooperation partner in Hungary, thereby consolidating its growing European presence in container transport logistics.

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