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March 2019

MPA, Logistec boosting container handling at Port of Montreal

The Montreal Port Authority (MPA) and LOGISTEC Corp. announced that Viau Terminal, which handles about 350,000 containers annually, will undergo a new construction phase to increase its handling capacity. This is its second phase, which continues and completes the most recent container terminal at the Port of Montreal. Its first phase was completed in 2016. After a fifth consecutive record year, steady growth in its various fields of activity and a ... [+]

Noatum Logistics signs agreement to acquire MIQ Logistics

Noatum Logistics, the Noatum Maritime division specializing in logistics, international transport and customs, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire US-based MIQ Logistics. MIQ Logistics has 60+ offices in 19 countries. The agreement is expected to close in the coming weeks. Once the agreement has been concluded, Noatum Logistics will have ... [+]

Panama Canal Joins Global Industry Alliance to Support Low Carbon Shipping

The Panama Canal formally joined the Global Industry Alliance (GIA), a public-private partnership initiative of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) under the framework of the Global Maritime Energy Efficiency Partnership (GloMEEP) Project, which is a Global Environment Facility (GEF)-United Nations Development Program (UNPD)-IMO project comprised of maritime industry leaders working ... [+]

Port of Brownsville Posts Record Cargo, Total Operating Revenue in 2018

The Port of Brownsville set new records in tonnage and total operating revenue in 2018, moving 11.3 million tons of diverse cargos with operating revenues of more than $24.2 million. The results reveal a 6.6% increase in cargos, a 25% increase in rail movements, and a 2.5% increase in operating ... [+]

Port of Los Angeles processed more than 705,000 TEUs in February

The Port of Los Angeles moved 705,306 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in February. While it was the third busiest February at the Port, it represents a 2.7 percent decrease compared to last year’s record-setting February. The timing of the Lunar New Year, when production in some Asian countries slows, resulted in ... [+]

Port of Oakland cargo surge cooled off last month

A six-month-long containerized cargo surge came to a halt, as expected, at the Port of Oakland last month. The Port said that its total February cargo volume was down 1.3% from a year ago. February import cargo decreased 5%, year-over-year, the Port reported. It was the first decline in import volume ... [+]

TRS Drives Productivity at POV, Creates Flow at the Gates; System Marks One Year of Operation

Motor carriers using The Port of Virginia’s® Truck Reservation System (TRS) are seeing an ongoing reduction in their turn times, evidence the technology is helping to drive the efficient movement of cargo at the port’s two main container terminals, says the port’s chief executive. “This is a twenty-first century tool designed ... [+]

ABC reconfirms its compliance with Cargo iQ’s quality standards

AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has successfully passed its second audit reconfirming its compliance with the quality standards of Cargo iQ, an IATA interest group, following a two-day inspection of its operations in Moscow, Russia. The airline was measured against a series of KPIs to guarantee its services conform to the highest industry ... [+]

Ancra Cargo Introduces Revolutionary Automated System

Ancra Cargo introduced AutoDeck, an automated integrated decking system, at the ATA Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC) Annual Meeting & Transportation Technology Exhibition in Atlanta. The Ancra Cargo AutoDeck system allows loading dock staff and drivers to automate the height of each beam at the push of a button for ... [+]

Atran Airlines ramps up its fleet by taking delivery of its first Boeing 737-800BCF

Atran Airlines, the Russian air express carrier within Volga-Dnepr Group, has enlarged its fleet with the delivery of its first Boeing 737-800BCF, increasing its total number of freighters to five. Having successfully completed certification of the Boeing 737-800BCF in Russia, the airline will be the first to operate this type of ... [+]

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