November 2015
UK exporters are set to benefit from the doubling of cargo volumes at Heathrow, the UK’s biggest port for goods by value.
Faster and more efficient cargo movements are vital in improving the UK’s export competitiveness and maximizing economic benefits. As Britain’s global gateway, Heathrow connects British exporters to global markets and makes it easier for investors to come to the UK. With four out of five of all long haul ...
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eShipGlobal has unveiled its eShipLab 2.0. eShipLab 2.0 includes complete integration with International Air Transport Association (IATA) HAZMAT tables, fully automated Shipper's Declaration for Dangerous Goods forms, and improved material classification. It features a host of other updates designed to improve the hazardous materials shipping process.
Shippers now only need to ...
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Supply chain management company, King Solutions, is launching MyGameChanger™, a cloud-based freight management system for truckload (TL) and less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation data. The device provides insight into all current and historical freight activity from any service provider.
The lightweight auditing and analytic device allows managers and senior leaders to monitor and ...
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The CMA CGM Group now sails the largest containership in the world, the CMA CGM Bougainville. Inaugurated on October 6th by French President François Hollande in Le Havre, the ship is deployed on the French Asia Line (FAL) – a CMA CGM’s emblematic shipping line – between Europe and Asia.
The ...
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GCT Canada has commenced its GCT Deltaport Intermodal Yard Reconfiguration project. The company confirms its (WSCs) from crane manufacturer, Austria-based Künz. The state-of-the-art, 41-tonne lift capacity WSCs will increase train handling speed at GCT Deltaport.
Already boasting the largest on-dock rail yard in North America, the WSCs are an integral part ...
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Fitch Ratings has affirmed the following ratings for Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority, CA (ACTA):
--$796 million senior revenue bonds series 1999A, 1999C, 2013A at 'A';
--$746 million subordinate revenue bonds series 2004A and 2004B at 'BBB+'.
The Rating Outlook on all bonds is Stable. ACTA also has $83.7 million in unrated series 2012 ...
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AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), part of Volga-Dnepr Group, demonstrated a strong performance in September by transporting 42,480 tonnes across its network, a 28% rise year-over-year (YOY). ABC also reported a 35% growth in FTK YOY and a stable load factor.
Overall, during the first 9 months of 2015 AirBridgeCargo achieved some 18% ...
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The Georgia Ports Authority has an ambitious capital improvement plan for Port of Brunswick terminals. GPA Executive Director Curtis Foltz reveals that over the past decade, the GPA has spent $46.2 million on infrastructure upgrades at the Port of Brunswick. Over the next 10 years, GPA plans to more than ...
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Atlantic Container Line (ACL) has taken delivery of the Atlantic Star, a first of its kind vessel and the largest RoRo/container ship (CONRO) ever built. The first of five new vessels in the G4 fleet, the new ship will join the company’s trans-Atlantic service in December. The remaining four G4 vessels ...
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Despite the much-publicized labor issues at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, William J. Wascher, CEO of Seko Logistics, finds that California is still the place to be given that The Port of Long Beach is the No. 1 seaport in the US and located in one of ...
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