August 2016
SEKO Logistics has added 100,000 square feet of warehousing and fulfilment capacity in Hong Kong as it continues to build an ‘ecommerce gateway’ for retail and high-tech customers targeting China’s online consumer market, which is forecast to see spending exceed US$1 trillion in 2017.
SEKO’s latest investment in Hong Kong has seen the opening of a new 50,000 square foot warehouse on the border of Shenzhen in southeastern China, which links ...
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Solar Impulse 2’s historic mission to become the first solar-powered aircraft to circumnavigate the globe and to showcase that clean technologies can achieve the impossible was successfully achieved with the logistics support of Chapman Freeborn and Volga-Dnepr Airlines.
The Solar Impulse 2 (Si2) project chose Chapman Freeborn and Volga-Dnepr to provide ...
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“We are about half-way through the 2016 navigation season and our overall cargo tonnage numbers are down by 11%,” said Betty Sutton, Administrator of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corp. “The lack of iron ore and coal has definitely been a contributing factor for this decrease; however international traffic continues ...
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APL Logistics Ltd. announced on August 15 the setup of APL Logistics Oman, a new joint venture company with Arab Global Logistics LLC in Oman. APL Logistics Oman will spearhead efforts to develop Oman as a regional logistics hub to serve local and international customers in the Middle-East and East ...
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Cargo at the Port of Long Beach Container volume at the Port of Long Beach was down 7.7% in July compared to the same month in 2015, when harbor terminals handled a record amount of cargo.
Dockworkers moved 637,091 TEUs last month. Imports totaled 325,608 containers, a 5.9% year-over-year decrease. Exports ...
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In response to challenging supply-demand imbalances, the Maersk Group continues to execute on factors that are within its control by reducing cost and delivering high operational performance.
The Group delivered a profit of $1.1 billion negatively impacted by the average container freight rates and oil price. The return on invested capital ...
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Bloomberg News recently reports Trond Westlie, CFO of Maersk, recently voicing concerns over how a potential shift in US policy could threaten global trade.
He told Bloomberg:: “In general, trade barriers weaken global growth. Low trade barriers not only help trade growth, but also economic growth. Trade barriers should be reduced ...
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American Airlines Cargo has safely delivered over 65 tons of high-tech broadcast equipment and athletic gear to Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.
Broadcasting equipment was shipped out of Japan and London to Rio for high-resolution filming at the sporting festival. One of the largest shipments of this kind moved over a ...
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Executive President of AirBridgeCargo Airlines LLC has resigned after three years of work in accordance with mutual agreements.
Denis V. Ilin started his management career in AirBridgeCargo Airlines LLC as Director of Operations. From 2006 to 2008 he worked as General Director of the airline and later rejoined AirBridgeCargo team in ...
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By the time athletes started competing for medals at the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, the logistics experts at DB Schenker will have completed the bulk of their work. Schenker Deutschland AG is once more the official co-partner of the German Olympic team, as well as ...
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