May 2020
Eleven female leaders across YRC Worldwide have been recognized by the Women in Trucking Association on its 2020 list of “Top Women to Watch in Transportation.” The editorial staff of WIT’s Redefining the Road magazine selected these individuals for their significant career accomplishments in the past 12 to 18 months as well as their efforts to promote gender diversity. “I’m proud to recognize YRCW’s 2020 ‘Top Women to ...
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For more than 75 years, cargo flights have played a significant role in the history of American Airlines. And now in the face of a global pandemic, cargo flights are once again placing cargo in the history books for American. “Why we fly hasn’t changed, but out of necessity how ...
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Updated April 30, 2020, by the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA). Containerized cargo is down 20-25% from the same time periods in 2019. Blank sailings, where ships cancel port calls, resulted in a revenue loss of roughly $300,000 per blank sailing at large ports. Roll-On/Roll-Off cargos, principally automobiles, ...
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Starting May 13, Delta increased its cargo-only flights from Incheon to both Atlanta and Los Angeles to daily operations following increased demand to transport medical supplies and other goods from Asia to the United States. Last month, the airline flew to Atlanta four times weekly and to L.A. three times ...
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Good
news for South Carolina Port Authority (SCPA) First Solar, Inc., America’s largest solar manufacturer, has
selected Greenville, SC, for its new distribution hub on the East Coast.
Headquartered
in Arizona, First Solar operates the Western Hemisphere’s largest photovoltaic
(PV) module manufacturing footprint in Northwest Ohio, as well as factories in
Malaysia and Vietnam. The company plans ...
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The North Carolina State Ports Authority set a new record for refrigerated container volume. North Carolina Ports moved 1,459 refrigerated containers – 2,918 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) – through the Port of Wilmington the month of April. “It has long been North Carolina Ports’ goal to become one of ...
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Broward County’s Port Everglades is advancing $1.6 billion in
infrastructure improvements that are underway and expected to be completed in
the next five years.
“The COVID-19 pandemic is certainly impacting this year’s bottom
line, but we are fortunate that Port Everglades’ diversified business sectors
of cargo, cruise and petroleum can address a dip in ...
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Port of Oakland loaded container volume edged up in April but a likely downturn is ahead. That was the message Port officials delivered today as the coronavirus pandemic pressured global trade. The Port reported that April loaded container volume increased 1.4 percent compared to the same month last ...
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Exemplifying a
key pillar in their SEKO CARES campaign, SEKO Logistics has distributed over
28,000 face masks and over 138,000 gloves to their frontline teams in North
America who enable their clients’ supply chains during the coronavirus
crisis.
To ensure the
health and welfare of SEKO’s consignees and shippers, they have also invested
in additional MedTec ...
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The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA)
– the unified and recognized voice of seaports in the Americas - and a
large segment of its hemispheric membership this year will commemorate National Maritime Day during the work
week of May 18-22. To mark the occasion, which annually recognizes the
mariners, the maritime industry, ports and their workforces, vessels in harbors
and at ...
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