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February 2021

Cargo Transporters Recognized for LGBTQ Workplace Equality

Cargo Transporters, Inc., an asset-based regional and national carrier, is pleased to announce it received a score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's 2021 Corporate Equality Index, the nation's foremost benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ workplace equality. Cargo Transporters joins the ranks of 767 major U.S. businesses that also earned top marks this year. "We are proud to have earned a ... [+]

Carrier Transicolds Adds Capabilities

Carrier Transicold’s TripLINK™ platform for refrigerated container monitoring has been enhanced with capabilities to integrate with vessel-based wireless networks for improved shipboard cargo visibility and operations efficiency. Carrier Transicold [1] is a part of Carrier Global Corp., a leading global provider of healthy, safe and sustainable building and cold chain ... [+]

DB Schenker transforms with Microsoft Azure

DB Schenker collaborates with Microsoft to accelerate the logistics service provider’s transformation towards becoming a leading global digital logistics company. Within this collaboration, DB Schenker has set the next milestones for the evolution of its future “logistics-as-a-service” approach. Markus Sontheimer, CIO/CDO at DB Schenker: “We at DB Schenker thrive to ... [+]

Gebrüder Weiss tests its first hydrogen truck

Gebrüder Weiss has added a new hydrogen truck to its fleet of vehicles as of January 25. Instead of using diesel, the Hyundai XCIENT Fuel Cell model delivered to the Altenrhein branch in Switzerland runs on what is called “green hydrogen”, meaning that this commercial vehicle is able to ... [+]

GEODIS AirDirect Services Further Expanded

GEODIS, a leading global transport and logistics provider has confirmed the extension of its AirDirect service with the addition of a weekly flight from Shanghai to Guadalajara (PVG-GDL). The inaugural flight is planned on 3rd March. It will be the only such direct service on this route. The service ... [+]

Mitsubishi Launches new series of cushion tire forklifts.

Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas announced its new series of internal combustion cushion tire forklifts. These IC forklifts are designed to offer both productivity and fuel efficiency for indoor warehouse applications. The FGC35CN-FGC40CN internal combustion cushion tire forklift model series was built to increase operational uptime. The new series features ... [+]

Panama Canal Helps Save the Planet

By offering a shorter route for ships, the Panama Canal contributed to a reduction of more than 13 million tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) equivalent emissions in 2020, in comparison to the most likely alternative routes. These savings are equivalent to the greenhouse gas emissions of 2.8 million passenger vehicles ... [+]

Savannah moves more than 4.6M TEUs in 2020

The Georgia Ports Authority moved more than 4.68 million TEUs in 2020, up 1.8%over its 2019 total of 4.59 million. Total cargo crossing all docks in 2020 reached 38.4 million tons. The Port of Savannah achieved its busiest December ever last month, moving 447,525 TEUs, an increase of 24 percent, or ... [+]