Transportation News, Logistics, Ports and Trade

Kuehne + Nagel opens global distribution centre in Slovenia

AJOT Newsroom | December 17, 2018 | Logistics

Canaveral Port Authority Revenue Bonds Earn Favorable Endorsements from Moody’s and Fitch Ratings

AJOT Newsroom | December 17, 2018 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

Ratings reflect Port’s strong cruise market position, sound fiscal management and healthy financial metrics

DB Cargo prepares its Management Board for growth in the rail freight segment

Supervisory Board appoints new Management Board members: Pierre Timmermans for Sales and Marketing and Marek Staszek for Production

RightHand Robotics Raises $23 Million in Series B Funding

AJOT Newsroom | December 17, 2018 | Logistics

RightHand Robotics (RHR), a leader in providing integrated robotic piece-picking solutions, announced today that it has secured $23 million in a Series B funding round led by Menlo Ventures, an active investor in the robotics sector.

Crowley Integrates DFTS Management into Government Solutions Group to Unify Supply Chain Services for Warfighter Readiness

AJOT Newsroom | December 17, 2018 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

Crowley Maritime Corp. announced today that it is combining its Defense Freight Transportation Services (DFTS) contract management group with its other government services under its Crowley Solutions business unit.

Euroports Germany opts for Liebherr in the port of Rostock

AJOT Newsroom | December 17, 2018 | Ports & Terminals | Equipment and Tech

Liebherr Maritime Cranes delivered the first out of two LHM 550 to its neighbours in the Port of Rostock, Germany. Euroports Germany wants to increase its turnover considerably with the new cranes. Liebherr succeeded in finding a tailor-made solution for the requirements of the Euroports.

East-West contract rates help reduce shippers’ costs

AJOT Newsroom | December 17, 2018 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

Ocean freight rates for cargoes moving under contracts on major East-West routes decreased by 7% in the fourth quarter, according to the results of Drewry’s Benchmarking Club Contract Index.

Embraer and Boeing Approved the Terms of Strategic Aerospace Partnership, Seek Brazilian Government Approval

AJOT Newsroom | December 17, 2018 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Kalmar to deliver 41 terminal tractors to SPT Services Sdn Bhd, Malaysia

AJOT Newsroom | December 17, 2018 | Ports & Terminals | Equipment and Tech

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has signed a contract with SPT Services Sdn Bhd, for an order of 41 units of Kalmar TL2 Terminal Tractors. The order was booked into Cargotec's 2018 fourth quarter order intake and scheduled for delivery in December of 2018.

TRAC Intermodal marks 50 years as innovative leader in intermodal solutions

AJOT Newsroom | December 17, 2018 | Intermodal | Trucking

This year, TRAC Intermodal celebrates 50 years of delivering high-quality products and innovation since its founding in 1968 as Interpool, Ltd. A dedicated page on the company’s website with a video tracing TRAC’s signature achievements is available at www.tracintermodal.com/50-years.

Chinese factories cut prices, lay off workers in trade war

Bloomberg | December 17, 2018 | International Trade

Air Cargo

AJOT Newsroom | December 17, 2018

Latam Cargo receives first converted freightor

This is the first of three converted Boeing 767s. The remaining two will be delivered in 2019 and 2020, the year when the company will consolidate its fleet of 12 767F cargo aircraft.

FedEx’s mystery management shuffle raises stakes for earnings

Bloomberg | December 17, 2018 | Air Cargo | Logistics | Integrators

Fairway adjustment will simplify Elbe traffic control already next year

AJOT Newsroom | December 17, 2018 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

Germany’s largest universal port contains over 75 terminals, handling over 18,000 ocean-going and inland waterway ships per year. For the Elbe and port pilots, the 65 percent increase in the number of calls by what are known as extraordinarily large vessels – German: AGFs – represents a challenge.

Volga-Dnepr Group expands its e-commerce business by inking Memorandum of Understanding with Cainiao Network

AJOT Newsroom | December 17, 2018 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Volga-Dnepr Group, one of the leading group of air freight carriers, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Cainiao Smart Logistics Network Ltd (“Cainiao Network”), the logistics arm of Alibaba Group, with the aim to strengthen its positions in the area of cross-border shipments in the market and jointly build a global smart logistics network to meet upgrading demands.

Lufthansa Cargo further expands digital offering

AJOT Newsroom | December 17, 2018

New DGD.online cloud application will help shippers digitize their dangerous goods processes and facilitate paperless cooperation with logistics providers

Korean Register moves to electronic certificates

AJOT Newsroom | December 17, 2018 | Maritime

Arvato Further Expands Logistics Network for Tech Industry Customers in the US

AJOT Newsroom | December 17, 2018 | Logistics

By implementing a global player from the high- tech industry at the Ontario, California location, Arvato SCM Solutions has further completed the high-performance network for this customer. With an area of over 550,000 square feet, the site in California is the third-largest Arvato logistics center in the US.