February 2016
Hapag-Lloyd registered considerably more incorrectly declared dangerous goods last year, compared to 2014. The Watchdog program developed jointly by Hapag-Lloyd’s IT and dangerous goods experts – a special safety software that continuously checks cargo data to identify anything conspicuous identified 4,314 incorrectly declared dangerous goods cases last year. This is an increase of 65% on the previous year’s figure of 2,620 cases.
Hapag-Lloyd’s dangerous goods experts looked into more than 236,000 ...
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MaaS Finland, the world’s first mobility-as-a-service (MaaS) company, commenced operations on February 1, raising a total of $2.48 million in its first call for funding from private investors and the Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation Tekes.
Sampo Hietanen, MaaS Finland’s CEO and the original developer of the concept, has ...
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HACTL Development Holdings Ltd (HDHL) – the business development arm of the Hactl Group - has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Chu Kong Shipping Enterprises (Group) Co., Ltd. (CKS). The objective of the MoU is to explore the joint development of logistics links and infrastructure in and ...
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Six months ago the Port of Rotterdam’s innovative new website Rotterdam Port Connector went live. Today, some 25,000 individuals, employed by a range of international firms, have joined the network – and are utilising the tools offered by the Port Connector every day.
The website was set up to bring potential ...
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Yusen Logistics will be exhibiting at Asia's largest aerospace and defense show, the Singapore Airshow, from February 16-21, 2016 at Changi Exhibition Center, Singapore. The event brings together leading aerospace and defense manufacturers, services provides, and partners for 5 days of networking, presentations, and strategic conferences.
Yusen Logistics will be presenting ...
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Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) won its first-ever contract with Japan Airlines (JAL). The cargo handling contract was awarded by the airline at New York’s JFK International Airport to manage Japan Airlines’ twice-daily Boeing 777 and 787 services to Tokyo. WFS expect to handle over 15 million kilos of cargo a ...
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CEVA Logistics has successfully completed the implementation of a new Customs brokerage system across its US operation.
CEVA initiated the move to introduce state-of-the-art systems following a mandate from US Customs that requires all forwarders to file their entries using ACE (the Automated Commercial Environment) by the end of February this ...
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CIO Review recently named Cloud Logistics to their top Retail Solution Providers list for its expertise in enabling rapid transportation success, immediate ROI and industry leading innovation.
Each year, CIO Review names the 20 Most Promising Retail Solution Providers. Cloud Logistics’ recognition is based on their success in developing and deploying ...
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Estes Express Lines not only shows its commitment to the environment. The company recently demonstrated smarts by taking advantage of the Renewable Energy Act that the federal government recently extended. That said, Estes Express Lines recently announced the completion of the installation of a new photovoltaic solar power system at ...
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International container volumes through the Puget Sound rebounded strongly in 2015 with The Northwest Seaport Alliance handling more than 3.5 million 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs), an increase of 4 percent.
Container volumes grew despite the slowing Chinese economy and volume declines earlier in the year during West Coast labor negotiations.
The ports ...
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