Latest News
Huawei Gear Pulled From $3 Billion U.K. Police Phone Network
| December 23, 2018 | International Trade
DHL Global Forwarding celebrates its 60th anniversary in Puerto Rico
| December 21, 2018 | Logistics | Integrators
DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist of Deutsche Post DHL Group, hosted an event on Dec. 13, 2018, to celebrate the company’s 60th anniversary in Puerto Rico.
Cargo rate at Frankfurt-Hahn Airport is growing
| December 21, 2018 | Air Cargo | Airports
The positive freight development at Frankfurt-Hahn Airport continues. Since early December, the airport has been connecting Europe with China through new freight routes.
SC Ports Community Giving Program Awards $106,000 in FY19 Grants
| December 21, 2018 | Ports & Terminals | Ports
Over 40,000 students benefit from Community Giving last fiscal year
Menendez, Leahy Call for Expulsion Of Top Sudanese Diplomat
| December 21, 2018 | International Trade
Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Vice Chairman of the Appropriations Committee, yesterday sent a letter to President Trump calling for the expulsion and potential sanctioning of the Charge D’Affaires at the Embassy of Sudan in Washington.
Port of New Orleans Board elects Arnold B. Baker Chairman
Konecranes awarded order for three large mobile harbor cranes from Ras Al Khaimah, UAE
| December 21, 2018 | Ports & Terminals | Equipment and Tech
In the fourth quarter of 2018, Saqr Port, part of the RAK PORTS GROUP, ordered three Model 8 mobile harbor cranes. Two Konecranes Gottwald cranes will be delivered in April 2019, a third one to follow in July 2019.
Drewry: Port Throughput Indices
| December 21, 2018 | Maritime | Liner Shipping
The Drewry Container Port Throughput Indices are a series of volume growth/decline indices based on monthly throughput data for a sample of over 220 ports worldwide, representing over 75% of global volumes. The base point for the indices is January 2012 = 100.
CenterPoint names Carmine Bottigliero to Vice President of Development
| December 21, 2018 | Logistics | People | Appointments
CenterPoint Properties is pleased to announce Carmine Bottigliero as Vice President, Development in the Central Region. In partnership with the Development group, Carmine will be responsible for leading new development projects in CenterPoint’s Joliet and Elwood intermodal parks.
South Carolina Ports up 15% for November vs. 2017, Strongest November in port history
| December 21, 2018 | Ports & Terminals | Ports
South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) announced the strongest November in its history, with 15 percent growth over the same month last year.
Alaska Airlines begins nonstop service between Sacramento, California and Kona, Hawaii
| December 21, 2018 | Air Cargo | Airlines
Carrier continues #MostWestCoast offering of most nonstops between the West Coast and the Hawaiian Islands
OTC Logistics expands team, names Kattya Distefano Business Development Director
| December 21, 2018 | Logistics | People | Appointments
Port of Beaumont prepares to build $79 million general cargo dock
| December 21, 2018 | Ports & Terminals | Ports
The Economic Development Administration recently announced the award of a $5 million grant to the Port of Beaumont for Phase I of the Main Street Terminal 1 dock rebuild. The new, state-of-the-art dock will replace the dilapidated wharf structure that was built in the early 1900s and failed in 2011.
Deputy Port Director Bill Carpenter to retire after 40 years of service with the Port of Beaumont
| December 21, 2018 | Ports & Terminals | Ports | People | Appointments
After forty years with the Port of Beaumont, Deputy Port Director Bill Carpenter will retire in January 2019. Bill was hired in September 1978 as the office manager for the Operations Department.
Ed Bastian: Air Italy’s mysterious benefactor
| December 21, 2018 | Air Cargo | Airlines
How Qatari state subsidies flow to an obscure Italian airline, circumventing a key agreement with the U.S. and putting thousands of American jobs at risk.
Textile and apparel industry leaders undertake ambitious projects to reduce environmental impact
| December 21, 2018 | International Trade
United Fresh applauds signing of Farm Bill
Advantage Tankers & Advantage Products sign fleet agreement covering retrofit and service of 33 Alfa Laval PureBallast 3 systems
| December 21, 2018 | Maritime | Bulk
Prominent Turkish ship owners Advantage Tankers & Advantage Products (with Genel Denizcilik acting as the technical management company), have selected Alfa Laval PureBallast 3 for ballast water treatment throughout their combined fleet. The recently signed fleet agreement covers a range of PureBallast 3 system types, as well as deckhouses and a service agreement.
Crane plus accesories and 2 extendables sail from Shanghai to Buenos Aires
| December 21, 2018 | Project / Heavy Lift
Platetrade S.A , member to the Worldwide Porject Consortium (WWPC) in Argentina jointly with Jiangsu Sunshine Int´l Logistics Co, Ltd., member of WWPC in China, have handled the shipment of a dismantled crawler crane XGC180 from Shanghai Port, China to Dock Sud, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
MOL conducts assessment and feasibility study of advanced navigation support system
| December 21, 2018 | Maritime
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) today announced that MOL, MOL Techno-Trade, Ltd., the National Maritime Research Institute (NMRI), and Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology (TUMSAT) jointly conducted an assessment and feasibility study on advanced navigation support systems, using the NMRI-owned ship handling risk simulator, which has a horizontal view angle of 240oC.
Trending News
Special Reports
Upcoming Events
Latest Print Edition:
- Ocean Carrier Review
- Northeast Ports and Trade
- Air Cargo Quarterly
- Latin America Ports and Trade
© Copyright 1999–2024 American Journal of Transportation. All Rights Reserved