March 2016
During the month of February, nearly 3 million tons of cargo crossed Port of Houston Authority docks. Today, in his report to the Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority at its regular meeting, Executive Director Roger Guenther stated that this steady business “demonstrates the Port Authority’s resiliency, and the diversity of its operations.”
In February the Port Authority showed a decline of 12% in general cargo, driven primarily by ...
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Nabil Sultan, Emirates' Divisional Senior Vice President, Cargo has been appointed to The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) Board of Directors.
Sultan has over 20 years' experience in senior management roles at the airline and was promoted to his current role in 2013.
"Air cargo is one of the primary drivers of ...
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FedEx Trade Networks, the international freight forwarding arm of FedEx Corp. has re-launched Bongo International as FedEx® CrossBorder.
The announcement highlights the FedEx investment in expanding its international e-commerce offerings.
FedEx CrossBorder, a subsidiary of FedEx Trade Networks, offers e-commerce technology solutions that enable e-tailers to navigate common cross-border selling challenges ...
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Troy Container Line, Ltd., one of the world's largest NVOCCs, recently announced the launch of a new weekly LCL export route to St. Petersburg with forwarding services to Moscow. Having commenced Monday, March 7, 2016, this new service expands upon the company's current FCL export service options to the region. ...
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Shannon Airport’s status as a gateway to one of the world’s top equine breeding destinations has received an endorsement with the arrival of the first batch of valuable equine cargo of 2016. These were also the first horses in many years to arrive in Shannon on a regular scheduled cargo ...
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American Trucking Associations and Bestpass, Inc., a company that provides single-source payment and streamlined toll management services to commercial fleets, are renewing their ATA Featured Product Partnership.
“The trucking industry is fortunate to have Bestpass providing nationwide services that reduce some of the burdens of tolling for our ATA members,” said ...
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A vessel operated by HANSA HEAVY LIFT (HHL) has delivered a BioPower Systems (BPS) pilot unit and retrieval rig weighing a total of 698 metric tons, picking up the components in Vũng Tàu, Vietnam and transporting them to Portland, Australia.
Once at the Port of Portland, the retrieval rig was discharged ...
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Eight Alabama companies have been honored with a Governor’s Trade Excellence Award for their successful exporting strategies.
For Cherokee’s Life Data Labs Inc., one of this year’s winners, exporting has been a regular part of its business for more than 30 years. About one-third of the company’s sales are international.
Life Data Labs ...
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In concert with the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC), FedEx executives proclaimed their pride that FedEx is included on the 16th annual list of America’s Top Corporations for Women’s Business Enterprises (WBEs).
The award is the only national award honoring corporations for world-class supplier diversity programs that reduce barriers and ...
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Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) has broken ground on a new merchant marine academy in Salitran, Dasmariñas City, the Philippines. It will be jointly established with Magsaysay Maritime Corporation (MMC), MOL's partner in the Philippines. The Academy is scheduled to open in June 2018.
A large audience was on hand for ...
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