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April 2017

RoadOne IntermodaLogistics Strengthens Management Team

RoadOne IntermodaLogistics, a leading single source intermodal, distribution, and logistics service company, announces the addition of two new regional business development directors and a regional vice president of operations in the Midwest.  Their broad experience and business backgrounds will bolster the company's growing national expansion.  The new RoadOne team members include: Sarah Bond takes on the role of Area Sales Director, Southeast Region, responsible for business development for the Southeast territory.  ... [+]

SC Ports Fiscal Year Container Volume Climbs Nine Percent

South Carolina Ports Authority completed the third quarter of its fiscal year with nine percent year-over-year growth of twenty foot-equivalent units (TEUs) and record-breaking March volumes. As previously announced, SCPA has handled 1.58 million TEUs since July, compared to 1.45 million during the same period last fiscal year. March was the ... [+]

United Airlines and Lufthansa Cargo Announce Cargo Joint Venture Agreement

United Airlines (UAL) and Lufthansa Cargo have signed a joint venture agreement for extensive cargo cooperation on routes between the U.S. and Europe. The cargo joint venture partners plan to provide a wide range of benefits to customers by cooperating on the availability of their capacity and aligning booking and ... [+]

Virbac selects Kansas City Animal Health Corridor for North American DC

Virbac Corp, one of the largest independent veterinary pharmaceutical companies in the world, announced on April 19 that it will consolidate its North American product warehousing and distribution in the KC Animal Health Corridor. The company will locate in an approximately 150,000-sq.-ft. facility in Hunt Midwest SubTropolis, the world’s largest ... [+]

Americold Purchases Additional San Antonio Facility

Americold has concluded the purchase of a temperature-controlled storage facility, the company’s second in San Antonio, TX.  The facility, with its just under 400,000 square feet of capacity, adds another state-of-the-art food distribution center to its growing network. The building is operated as a food distribution center and currently is ... [+]

Fabienne Bricaud Joins WFS as Global Head of People

Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has appointed Fabienne Bricaud to the post of Global Head of People. As the world’s largest cargo handler and a leading provider of ground handling and technical services, WFS employs 18,000 staff at 188 major airports in more than 22 countries on five continents. Fabienne started her career ... [+]

Seafood Expo Global & Seafood Processing

This year again, from April 25th to 27th, 2017, CMA CGM Group will be part of the largest event dedicated to global seafood market transport. In this context, CMA CGM Group and its experts will present transport solutions for reefer cargoes requiring controlled temperatures up to -35°C and also the innovative ... [+]

Strong demand drives record growth

The Georgia Ports Authority experienced strong growth in containerized, auto and breakbulk trade in March. The Port of Savannah moved 311,770 TEUs units last month, an increase of 5.6% or 16,621 TEUs. Total tonnage across all terminals increased 9.8% (258,627 tons), moving 2.89 million tons for the busiest March ever in ... [+]

Taipei Joins AirBridgeCargo’s Fast-Growing Asia Pacific Network

AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has launched its twelfth online destination in Asia Pacific with twice-weekly Boeing 747 freighter services to Taipei. The addition of Taipei means ABC has doubled its route network for customers in the region in the last two years. AirBridgeCargo also offers 747F services to and from Tokyo, Seoul, ... [+]

AAPA & MARAD Complete Final Two Modules of Port Planning and Investment Toolkit

Developed through collaboration between the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA), the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD), PFM Group of Orlando, Fla., WSP/Parsons Brinkerhoff of Virginia Beach, Va., and a host of industry experts, the PPIT is a valuable resource for the port industry.Two additional sections of a ... [+]

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