September 2015
SDV Logistique Internationale, a subsidiary of Bolloré Logistics, and HAROPA recently signed a preliminary agreement for the construction of a warehouse on the Parc Logistique du Pont de Normandie 2 (PLPN2) platform at the Port of Le Havre.
This project is divided into two successive construction stages: the first stage involves a surface area of 24,000m2, followed by an additional 12,000m2 for the second stage. At completion, SDV, which already operates ...
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AAPA contends connections at nearly one-third of U.S. ports each need minimum $100 million in upgrades to handle projected 2025 freight volumes.
The port labor dispute may have generated headlines earlier this year, but a bigger threat facing American seaports is the long-term ability of US national seaport gateways to efficiently ...
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A backlog of container ships crowding San Francisco Bay is fading, the Port of Oakland says. On September 1, the Port reported no vessels at anchor waiting for berths at its five marine terminals. It was the sixth straight day of no waiting after a summer-long buildup of ships in ...
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Wall Street Journal reporters indicate that China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL), a subsidiary of the China Shipping Group, is reportedly planning to order 10 ultra-large container ships for US $1.5 billion.
The mammoth container ships can carry up to 20,000 intermodal containers each, which would help CSCL fulfill its capacity commitments ...
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Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.has announced that its Atlas Air, Inc. unit will operate two Boeing 767 aircraft leased to DHL Express by the company’s dry leasing entity, Titan Aviation. Atlas Air will operate the aircraft through its sister company, Polar Air Cargo Worldwide, Inc., linking the flights with Polar’s ...
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Tony Tyler, long time friend to the air cargo industry as Director General and CEO of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and former Chief Executive of Cathay Pacific Airways in Hong Kong is retiring from his IATA post in June 2016.
He will have served five years in the position.
The ...
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Great going Americold! This global leader in temperature-controlled supply chain solutions was just awarded the bid from the Maine Port Authority to build a 150,000 sq. ft. facility on 6.3 acres of land adjacent to the International Marine Terminal in Portland, ME.
"Americold has been a fixture in the local community ...
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Necotrans logistics group to guarantee operation and maintenance of future multipurpose terminal at the port of Kribi, Cameroon
As the result of the tender launched in May 2014 by the authorities of Cameroon, the Necotrans group and the Kribi Port Multi Operators (KPMO) consortium, consisting of nine local operators (forwarders, maintenance ...
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Congratulations to Hans Nagtegaal on his new position as head of Containers at the Port of Rotterdam Authority, effective September 1.
Mr. Nagtegaal, 49, joins the port authority has a highly experienced manager from the world of shipping and logistics. He’s enjoyed a successful career at P&O NedLloyd (in China, among ...
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Warren Jones has been appointed TIACA Director, reporting into Doug Brittin, Secretary General and based at the Association’s Miami headquarters, USA.
Kenneth Gibson has been made Manager – Accounts and Business Development, also based in Miami.
Jones, whose most recent role was President of Cargo Network Services (CNS) at IATA, will focus ...
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