May 2016
The Port of Singapore’s Tuas Terminal development has entered Phase 1 of its construction. When completed, the 20 deep-water berths in Phase 1 of Tuas Terminal development will be able to handle about 20 million TEUs per annum. The entire mega-terminal will have a total capacity of up to 65 million TEUs.
A major component of Singapore’s Next Generation Port vision, Tuas Terminal will incorporate new features such as optimizing land ...
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Agility, a leading logistics provider, has expanded its Latin America network with the addition of company-owned operations in Bogota, Medellin and Cali in Colombia.
Agility’s network now includes owned operations in Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Peru and Colombia, which together account for 75% of economic activity in Latin America and the Caribbean. ...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recently announced that it is accepting applications from local governments, states and railroads for $25 million in competitive grants to increase rail safety. Applicants can request funds for safety improvements to railroad infrastructure, including railroad crossings, track, tunnels, bridges, yards ...
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United Cargo is enhancing its TempControl service by accepting the Envirotainer RAP e2 temperature-controlled container. United can now transport the entire suite of Envirotainer’s active units on the airline’s network of 59 TempControl-certified handling locations.
The Envirotainer RAP e2 is a LD9-sized unit with a newly-designed shell delivering superior insulation performance. ...
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Etihad Airways has entered a comprehensive new global agreement with WME | IMG to become a major long-term partner to the fashion industry by supporting 17 fashion week events around the world annually.
Under the agreement, which is the first multinational, multi-year airline sponsorship supporting the fashion industry, Etihad Airways will ...
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Maersk Line has joined a group of 40 organizations taking steps to combat illegal wildlife trafficking by targeting key routes and ports. Signe Bruun Jensen, Global Head of Sustainability at Maersk Line, says the company strictly enforces the ban on transport of illegal wildlife.
“Maersk Line has a zero tolerance towards ...
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The Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans recently announced that President and CEO Gary LaGrange will retire at the end of his current contract in April 2017. The Board is expected to name Brandy D. Christian, the Port’s current COO, to succeed LaGrange.
LaGrange, a 40-year veteran of ...
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Investors are adding industrial space to meet booming demand in Savannah, with more than 1.7 million square feet of warehousing recently completed, more than 1.9 million square feet under construction, and a 2,700-acre development just announced. The investments mean additional jobs, and room for port customers to grow in the ...
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AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has been issued with a Cargo iQ certificate after it successfully passed the audit procedures for compliance with the International Air Transport Association’s Cargo iQ quality standards. The document was presented during a session of the Cargo iQ Technical Group in Essen, Germany this week.
Following a two-day ...
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As the next step in its ongoing efforts to increase safety at railroad crossings, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recently released a list of railroad crossings in the United States where multiple incidents have occurred in recent years. The list includes 15 crossings where 10 or ...
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