June 2019
The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) is establishing a new working group to define and deliver a Sustainability Program for the air cargo industry. To support the initiative, TIACA has signed a long-term partnership agreement with CHAMP Cargosystems.
The concept and growing importance of sustainability is everywhere in our current society and is defined through the following interconnected domains or pillars: environment, economic and social.
One of the highlights of the project ...
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United Cargo announced on June 19 that it will enhance its TempControl service by becoming the first U.S. carrier to lease and transport the innovative temperature-sensitive containers manufactured by SkyCell.
SkyCell is a Swiss-based, award-winning provider of temperature-controlled containers whose highly secure and efficient design features patented insulation and a special ...
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With existing electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure in place and working toward energy efficiency investments defined in their new Strategic Master Plan, the Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) expanded their EV fleet with the help of the Clean Fuel Transition Fund for Public Fleets, managed by the Regional Planning ...
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Port of Oakland Commissioners have approved an air quality plan intended to drastically cut diesel and greenhouse gas emissions resulting from the Port’s maritime operations. The plan, called the Seaport Air Quality 2020 and Beyond Plan, envisions a zero-emissions operation in the future. The Oakland Board of Port Commissioners voted ...
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The Port of Brownsville is closer to deepening the Brownsville Ship Channel after receiving a key permit June 6 from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to advance the Brazos Island Harbor Channel Improvement Project (BIH) to its construction phase.
The USACE permit is the latest milestone in the port’s ...
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Southwest Dedicated Transport LLC, a leading motor carrier out of Oklahoma, has selected Globe Tracker, a leader in IoT tracking and monitoring solutions for logistics assets, to outfit their refrigerated trailer fleet with industry leading IoT devices that track and monitor cargo condition.
The GT Sense solution has gathered attention as ...
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The Governing Board of the Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) has approved two new long-term agreements with AMPORTS, one of the largest automobile processors in North America, significantly expanding the company’s lease space at the port in Jacksonville, FL.
AMPORTS and its predecessor companies have operated at JAXPORT for more than 40 ...
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American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 6.1% in May after jumping 7% in April. In May, the index equaled 114 (2015=100) compared with 121.4 in April.
“As expected, tonnage corrected in May from the surprising surge in April,” said ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello. “The ...
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Fednav Limited announced that it has entered into a Development Services Agreement with CargoMetrics Technologies LLC, a maritime innovation company.
Under this agreement, the two companies will work in collaboration to build systems and tools to optimize Fednav's dry bulk fleet. Drawn from the CargoMetrics performance framework, data and signals used ...
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Virgin Atlantic Cargo customers will get a further capacity boost from the airline’s latest aircraft order for 14 Airbus A330-900neos, with an additional six as options. This reaffirms its commitment to flying the cleanest, greenest fleet in the sky.
The new planes are designed to be 13% more fuel and carbon ...
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