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July 2017

United TempControl Receives Second Consecutive DHL CARE Award

United Cargo has once again received the DHL Carrier Award for Reliability and Excellence. DHL, the world’s leading logistics and shipping provider, recognized the performance of United Cargo’s TempControl and two other major air carriers at the 17th DHL Global Life Sciences & Healthcare Conference in Singapore last week. The DHL CARE Award, launched in 2016, acknowledges air freight providers whose services set the industry standard for the transport of temperature-sensitive ... [+]

David Geer Appointed Managing Director of Virgin Atlantic Cargo

David Geer has been appointed as Managing Director of Virgin Atlantic Cargo. David succeeds John Lloyd, who in May announced his decision to leave the airline after 30 years. John, who has headed Virgin Atlantic’s cargo division since 2000, officially steps down in August. David joined Virgin Atlantic in April 2012 as ... [+]

Fourkites Partners with Haulfox to Provide Freight Brokers Next Gen Supply Chain Visibility

FourKites announced a formal partnership with HaulFox, a cloud-based Transportation Management Solution (TMS). The partnership fuses FourKites’ preeminent real-time freight visibility platform with HaulFox’s software into one powerful platform, which enhances the orchestration of day-to-day freight shipping processes. “Hours-old visibility updates were acceptable in the past, but now shippers expect their ... [+]

JAXPORT Board approves start of Harbor Deepening

During its regular monthly meeting and surrounded by a crowd of enthusiastic supporters, JAXPORT’s Board of Directors unanimously approved the start of the Jacksonville Harbor Deepening project, allocating the first phase of port funding to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for construction. The federal project to deepen the Jacksonville shipping channel ... [+]

JAXPORT welcomes largest containership to ever call a Florida port

JAXPORT and the TraPac Container Terminal at Dames Point today welcomed the 10,100-TEU (container) MOL Bravo, the largest containership to ever visit a Florida port. The MOL Bravo transited the Suez Canal from Asia before reaching the U.S. East Coast. The federal project to deepen the Jacksonville shipping channel to 47 ... [+]