August 2017
Port Everglades is gaining a Northern European ocean-shipping route as the 2M Alliance begins service with Wednesday calls starting on August 16. The 2M Alliance is a vessel sharing agreement between Maersk and MSC.
The 2M Alliance "TA1/NEUATL1" new service rotation will be Antwerp, Rotterdam, Bremerhaven, Norfolk, Port Everglades, and Houston, Norfolk, then back to Antwerp. The services will be exclusively aboard US-flagged Maersk vessels.
"This Northern European service further diversifies the ...
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project44, a Chicago-based enterprise company bringing automation and visibility to the transportation and logistics space, and 3GTMS, a global provider of Tier 1 transportation management software (TMS), announced the launch of a comprehensive global integration that will provide real-time full lifecycle LTL and Volume automation services directly through the 3GTMS’ ...
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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), grew by 10.4% in the first-half of 2017 compared to the first-half of 2016. This was the strongest first half-year performance since air cargo’s rebound from the Global ...
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Seven companies located throughout Virginia are recipients of grant money from The Port of Virginia® Economic and Infrastructure Development Grant Program. That program is designed to encourage investment, reinvestment and job creation among companies in Virginia that are port users.
In fiscal year 2017, the seven recipient companies combined to create ...
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With the first round of negotiations to modernize the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) beginning in Washington, America’s sweetener users urged negotiators to expand, not further restrict, trade in sugar.
“On behalf of America’s food and beverage companies that use sugar in the products they make and the more than ...
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Virgin Atlantic has appointed Alliance Ground International (AGI) as its cargo handler in San Francisco to support its growing operations at the U.S West Coast airport.
The airline operates twice-daily services connecting London Heathrow and San Francisco and added another three direct flights a week from Manchester at the end of ...
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Werner Enterprises was named a Top 3PL and Cold Storage Provider by Food Logistics.
“Werner is proud to be named a Top 3PL and Cold Storage Provider,” said President and CEO Derek Leathers. “We remain committed to providing world-class logistics solutions to meet the diverse needs of our customers in the ...
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The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) welcomes the joint statement by Congressional and Administration leadership that drops the border adjustment tax from tax reform discussions.
“The border adjustment tax was a bad idea looking for a place to happen. Luckily it will not happen in the United States of America,” ...
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The Canada–Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA) came into effect on August 1, 2017. Products originating in Ukraine for importation into Canada and products originating in Canada for importation into Ukraine now receive preferential tariff treatment on the basis of the origin declaration.
Approximately 98% of Ukrainian products and 80% of Canadian ...
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Following the award of IATA’s Center of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) Pharma logistics Certification in July, Delta Cargo announced its approval for the carriage of the Envirotainer RAP e2 in Delta’s domestic and international widebody aircraft. Delta Cargo officials describe this container as ideal for shipments requiring strict temperature control ...
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