September 2017
Pittsburgh will be Qatar Airways Cargo’s fifth freighter destination in the Americas launched this year, strengthening the cargo carrier’s commitment to supporting the American air trade and supply chain industry.
“Qatar Airways is proud to be supporting the US economy by opening yet another major US commercial region to global markets,” said Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive
Akbar Al Baker upon making the announcement.
He revealed that the carrier’s business strategy is based ...
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Qatar Airways Cargo touched down at Rickenbacker International Airport (LCK) in Columbus, Ohio on September 13 loaded with garments for fashion retailer, L Brands. The mid September arrival marked Qatar Airways Cargo’s first charter freighter service.
The cargo carrier is providing bespoke airfreight solutions to transport products for American fashion retailer, L ...
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The CMA CGM Theodore Roosevelt, the largest container ship ever to serve the U.S. East Coast at 14,414 twenty-foot equivalent container units (TEUs), called the Port of Savannah today.
Working the vessel with seven cranes at the 1,200-acre Garden City Terminal, the Port of Savannah is expected to move 4,500 containers ...
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Werner Enterprises, in partnership with The Home Depot, recently dispatched a convoy with a Florida State Patrol escort to deliver essential Hurricane Irma relief
aid and supplies from Lake Park, Georgia, to southern Florida.
“Our Werner associates and professional drivers are honored to have the opportunity to provide assistance to those affected ...
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C.H. Robinson continues to expand its global presence with the acquisition of Milgram & Company Ltd., world-class provider of freight forwarding, customs brokerage and surface transportation in Canada.
“Today, we are bringing one of Canada’s most respected forwarding companies into C.H. Robinson,” said John Wiehoff, Chairman and CEO of C.H. Robinson. ...
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The Etihad Aviation Group (EAG) confirmed Abdul Khaliq Saeed as the new CEO for Etihad Airways Engineering, replacing Jeff Wilkinson, who is leaving the post after 11 years with the company.
Saeed brings over 35 years of international maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) industry experience, and joins Etihad Airways Engineering from Abu Dhabi ...
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Kohl’s will soon open a new e-commerce distribution center in Indiana. The company purchased a 937,000-square-foot facility in Plainfield last year.
“Our investment in a new e-commerce fulfillment center is one of the many ways we are supporting omnichannel fulfillment,” reports Sona Chawla, Kohl’s chief operating officer. “This is in addition ...
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Patriot Rail Company LLC (Patriot), a leading operator of short line and regional freight railroads and rail related services, announced on Sept. 1 the combination with Diversified Port Holdings LLC (DPH) to create an expanded portfolio of businesses.
DPH, through its principal subsidiaries Seaonus and Portus, operates an integrated maritime port ...
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Port Manatee has been awarded a $946,950 federal security grant, enabling the Central Florida Gulf Coast port to double the number of outbound lanes at its main gate to securely accommodate increasing cargo volume.
“With Port Manatee’s dynamic growth in containerized cargo activity, having more lanes in place is essential to ...
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Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) saw total volumes across its near 60 cargo locations across the US rise by more than 17% in the first seven months of 2017.
WFS, which handled over 1.8 million tonnes for customers in North America in 2016, won a further 37 new airline contracts in the ...
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