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Prologis and TOTE Maritime Alaska wins NWSA’s 2019 North Star awards

AJOT | April 25, 2019 | Ports & Terminals

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Port of Tacoma Commission hires Johnson as executive director

AJOT | April 25, 2019 | Ports & Terminals

At today’s special meeting, the Port of Tacoma Commission approved Eric Johnson to serve as executive director of the Port of Tacoma. Johnson has served as the executive director of the Washington Public Ports Association since January 2009. John Wolfe will continue in his role as CEO of The Northwest Seaport Alliance, a marine cargo operating partnership of the ports of Tacoma and Seattle.

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Know the weather better, fly cheaper: Airlines can easily save both money and the environment

AJOT | April 25, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Swedish IT company AVTECH has developed a very precise weather and wind data product portfolio to help aircrafts fly as economically and comfortably as possible – without the airlines having to invest in any new equipment.

Cargotec simplifies its leadership structure

AJOT | April 25, 2019 | Air Cargo | Freighters

UK’s Ideagen secures software project with The Inland Group of Companies

AJOT | April 25, 2019 | Air Cargo | General

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Heavy and overdimensional vaporizer movement in India

AJOT | April 25, 2019 | Project / Heavy Lift | Maritime Project

Express Global Logistics Pvt. Ltd, India (EXG), member to the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC), executed a critical movement of a 78 ton single piece of Vaporizer measuring 23.00 x 4.22 x 4.20 meter LWH plus smaller sized accessories.

Emerging markets, ADAS and cold-chain driving global commercial vehicle telematics revenues to over US$29 billion by 2024

AJOT | April 25, 2019 | Intermodal | Trucking

5 outdated IT practices that companies need to eliminate

AJOT | April 25, 2019 | Logistics

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Allen Lund Company announces corporate promotions

AJOT | April 25, 2019 | Logistics

Allen Lund Company has announced the promotion to vice president of three current office managers. These promotions include Bob Rose, manager ALC San Francisco promoted to vice president produce sales, who will report to ALC President, Eddie Lund; Tracey Lewin, manager ALC Los Angeles now vice president brokerage operations and Lenny Sciarappa, manager ALC Boston also promoted to vice president brokerage operations. Lewin and Sciarappa will both report to Executive Vice President, Jim McGuire.

Concerns remain for global marine underwriting, says IUMI

AJOT | April 25, 2019 | Maritime

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CMA CGM AFEX to call at Vung Tau, Vietnam during the cashew nuts season

AJOT | April 25, 2019 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

CMA CGM is to upgrade the quality of its AFEX service connecting West Africa to Asia for the export of cashew nuts from Benin and Ghana.

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UES Chassis GmbH: greater service and efficiency for container chassis hirers with IoT and CargoTracer

AJOT | April 25, 2019 | Intermodal | Trucking

An unloaded container chassis is up to ten metres long and weighs up to 5,500 kilos. And yet despite their size, these chassis still frequently disappear without a trace. The Hamburg-based chassis leasing company UES is now using the ‘Internet of Transport’ to track them down and to assist hirers and drivers more effectively in the event of a breakdown – made possible by an affordable tracking system from BPW Innovation Lab.