March 2016
The Maryland Port Administration (MPA) is breaking some important records. MPA announces that 2015 was a strong year for key targeted commodities at the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore’s public marine terminals.
A record number of containers and imported autos were handled while other cargos experienced very good years as approximately 9.6 million tons of general cargo crossed Baltimore’s docks, nearly matching last year’s record of 9.7 million tons.
Also, for ...
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In its 2016 economic forecast, the National Retail Federation (NRF) projects that retail industry sales (which exclude automobiles, gas stations and restaurants) will grow 3.1%, higher than the 10-year average of 2.7%. NRF also announced today it expects non-store sales in 2016 to grow between 6 and 9%.
“The consumer is ...
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The arrival of the biggest ship to visit North America catapulted the Port of Long Beach to its highest cargo volume for the month of February and extended cargo growth for an eighth consecutive month. The Port saw strong gains last month by moving 561,412 TEUs, a 35.9% increase over ...
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The Port of Rotterdam Authority has announced that it is going to redirect approximately 4 kilometers of the port (or first) section of the Betuwe Route. As a result, the railway line will no longer run over the Caland Bridge, so that shipping and rail traffic will cease to get ...
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The CMA CGM Group has announced that it will deploy starting end of May its flagship fleet of six 18,000 TEU vessels between Asia and the US West coast.
This decision is in line with both the growth strategy set by the Group in the United States and around the world ...
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The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced recently that the Government of Honduras (GOH) has committed to undertake a series of actions to strengthen the protection and enforcement of intellectual property in Honduras after the US took special measures last year to increase engagement on intellectual property ...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) are seeking public input during the next 90 days on the impacts of screening, evaluating and treating rail workers and commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The National ...
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Beginning with the summer timetable (27 March), Lufthansa Cargo will market the belly capacities of Eurowings’ long-haul flights. This will allow Europe's leading cargo carrier to expand their network to include more destinations for their customers directly from Cologne/Bonn (CGN). This expansion will include routes to the Caribbean (Varadero, Cancun, ...
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A customs official was found dead at the Hong Kong International Airport on March 1 at around 1 pm local time, according to a report by ChinaDaily.
A gun shot was heard, and the medical staff found the official in an airport changing room located at the Cathay Pacific air cargo ...
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F.S. Mackenzie Group (FSM) – the UK and Russia member of the FPS Group network of independent forwarders and NVOCCs – has opened a new office in Tbilisi, Georgia, to act as gateway for imports to the Caucasus region. It is the company’s seventeenth branch.
Georgia is a former USSR state, ...
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