January 2019
More ships than ever are switching to landside electricity at the Port of Oakland to curb emissions. The port reports that 75% of all ships visiting here in 2018 used so-called shore power. That was up from 68% the year before.
The port said 1,543 ships tied up in Oakland last year. Of those, 1,157 plugged into the landside grid to power onboard systems. The upshot: vessels could turn off auxiliary ...
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AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) is promising freight forwarders and their pharmaceutical customers more specialist cool chain solutions in 2019 after demand for its ‘abc pharma’ product rose 60% year-on-year in 2018.
The growth across ABC’s international network significantly outpaced the market average increase for pharma volumes last year of 10%.
In 2018, the ...
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Commissioner Michael “Mike” Jugovich was appointed by the St. Louis County (SLC) Board to complete the remaining term of former Commissioner Pete Stauber on the Duluth Seaway Port Authority Board, effective January 8, 2019.
Jugovich has held many positions over the years. He is a retiree of the United Steelworkers of ...
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Virgin Atlantic Cargo and Delta Cargo are to move into the new purpose-built dnata City East, London Heathrow’s most state-of-the-art cargo facility. The move supports the airlines’ growing cargo businesses, enhances their trans-Atlantic partnership for customers, and future-proofs the joint venture’s position in the UK market by doubling the size ...
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Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has gained IATA CEIV Pharma certification for its pharmaceutical handling facilities at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, one of Europe’s leading air cargo hubs for healthcare and life science products.
At Amsterdam Schiphol, WFS provides dedicated temperature-controlled facilities for pharma products requiring both 2-8°C and 15-25°C environments.
In preparation ...
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Last year proved to be an exceptional year for the American Airlines Cargo team, with the division exceeding multiple all-time records in performance, volume and revenue, finishing the year with more than $1 billion in revenue.
The airline moved record volumes of freight and mail across its system in 2018, with ...
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The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) moved more containers in 2018 than at any time in its history, totaling 591,253 TEUs, up 12.3% compared to one year ago. The record marks the fifth year in a row Port NOLA has surpassed the half million TEU-mark at its Napoleon Avenue ...
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Following a fifth consecutive year in 2018 of record tonnage handled at the Port of Montreal, and the likelihood of similar anticipated growth in the coming years, the Montreal Port Authority (MPA) has decided to work in priority with its terminal operators, Montreal Gateway Terminals Partnership (MGTP) and Termont Montreal ...
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A $67 million waterfront expansion concluded at the Port of Oakland this month, as TraPac marine terminal opened its newest vessel berth to arriving container ships.
The milestone signals completion of a 2-year project at Oakland’s second-largest terminal that has:
• Nearly doubled TraPac’s footprint from 66 to 123 acres;
• Boosted its ...
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Columbus Business First recently reported that a tenfold increase in cargo volume at Rickenbacker International Airport is expected to spur $1.3 billion in development through 2036 – about half from private companies.
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