December 2016
Southwest Airlines began service on December 12 to Havana, Cuba -- the carrier's 100th city. The inaugural flights departed Tampa International and Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood International.
Southwest employees and executive leaders joined customers in traveling aboard the first-ever Southwest flights to Havana.
Service to Santa Clara, Cuba, the carrier's 101st city served, begins Dec. 15, 2016. Service to Varadero, Cuba, began Nov. 13, 2016.
[caption id="attachment_18236" align="alignnone" width="300"] Southwest maiden flight arrives ...
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Werner Enterprises has completed a 10-acre expansion project at its terminal in Laredo, Texas, increasing efficiency and driver satisfaction at the facility.
The multi-million dollar expansion project includes the development of 10 existing acres to accommodate a second entrance exclusively for Werner equipment, 110 additional trailer parking spots and doubling the ...
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dnata, one of the world’s leading air services providers, has reached an agreement with Canada’s GTA Aviation to purchase a 50% stake in its cargo and ground handling operations at Toronto Pearson International Airport.
This investment marks dnata’s first step into the Canadian market and is a significant development in the ...
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Standardizing trade processes and developing Vietnam’s infrastructure will attract more investment from global trade enablers like DP World, according to its Group Chairman and CEO Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, who met with Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang at the presidential palace in Hanoi recently.
During their meeting, Mr. Bin Sulayem ...
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Lufthansa Cargo is to significantly expand the Cool Center at its home hub in Frankfurt:
“After five years of success, we want more. That is why we intend to further upgrade and significantly expand our Cool Center in the coming year”, said Dr Alexis von Hoensbroech, Lufthansa Cargo Board Member ...
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Expansion of Virginia’s Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ 20) into northeast North Carolina was approved by the US Department of Commerce and the decision provides another means of attracting cargo to The Port of Virginia, the port’s CEO says.
“This is an incentive that can be used to attract business to the ...
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The American Trucking Associations praises the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration for issuing a skills-based entry-level driver training rule.
“ATA has consistently advocated that skills, not simply time spent in a classroom or behind the wheel, should be the deciding factor if a student should be allowed to take a ...
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CaroTrans began offering its first direct, weekly LCL service between Poland and New York with the first sailing on Dec. 12. The transit time from Gdynia to New York is 22 days.
CaroTrans is partnering with Euroconsol in Poland to offer this direct connection for imports into the U.S. ...
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CEVA Logistics has announced the appointment of Carlos Velez Rodriguez as Managing Director for its Australia & New Zealand cluster. Based in Melbourne, he will report to the company's Chief Executive Officer, Xavier Urbain.
Velez Rodriguez joins CEVA from FM Logistic where he was Group Managing Director Central Europe for the ...
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Hapag-Lloyd held a naming ceremony for the “Valparaíso Express”, the first of five new vessels in its new 10,500 TEU class, today. Mrs. Rozío Gonzaléz, the wife of Mr. Andrónico Luksic, Chairman of the Board of the Quiñenco Group, performed the ceremony at the Terminal Pacifico Sur (TPS) in the ...
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