October 2021
Volocopter’s electric heavy-lift drone VoloDrone recently conducted its first public flight at ITS World Congress 2021. Together with the international logistics leader DB Schenker, Volocopter, the pioneer of urban air mobility (UAM), demonstrated VoloDrone’s seamless integration into the logistics supply chain with an end-to-end cargo transport demonstration. The partners showed their significant progress together since DB Schenker became a strategic investor of Volocopter in early 2020.
The 3-minute test flight took ...
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The container logistics company A.P. Moller - Maersk (Maersk) signed an agreement on Monday 27 September 2021 to sell its reefer manufacturer, Maersk Container Industry (MCI), to China International Marine Containers Ltd. (CIMC), headquartered in Shenzhen, China and listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange and Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
MCI will ...
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CMA CGM announced on September 29, 2021 its first direct order for its air freight division CMA CGM Air Cargo. The company is ordering two Boeing 777 Freighters that will support the Group’s expansion into air freight market. These aircraft offer fuel efficient twin-engines with a maximum payload of 102 ...
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The Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) Board of Directors has unanimously awarded a $48.8 million construction services contract to Superior Construction Company LLC for terminal improvements to enable the SSA Jacksonville Container Terminal at Blount Island to accommodate more containers.
The construction contract covers the first seven of eight phases—or 77 acres—of ...
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Lufthansa Cargo's fleet has grown by two Boeing 777 freighters. The aircraft have just been registered D-ALFJ and D-ALFK and are based at the airline's home hub, Frankfurt Airport."We are very pleased that we can now offer our customers the capacity of a total of fifteen highly efficient wide-body freighters," ...
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Total Terminals International container terminal on Pier T in the Port of Long Beach is making it easier for trucks to access the facility during the overnight hours in a new pilot program to widen access and speed deliveries amid the ongoing cargo surge.The pilot program at the Port’s largest ...
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Another major shipping line is bringing first-call service to the Port of Oakland in 2021. MSC is launching an Oakland route to Southeast Asia Nov. 6. The weekly service will link Oakland with ports in Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. It’s the fourth first-call service introduced at Oakland this year.The ...
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On the heels of reporting the second busiest month in its history, the Georgia Ports Authority Board approved more than $34 million to help expedite an additional 1.6 million twenty-foot equivalent container units in capacity that will begin coming online in December.“In three months, this investment will begin to deliver ...
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Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (AAWW) announced its subsidiary Atlas Air, Inc. has entered into a long-term agreement with FedEx to provide two 747-400 freighter aircraft on a full-time aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance (ACMI) basis. This new agreement is in addition to the company’s existing multi-year peak season contract ...
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Strong American consumer demand has continued unabated for more than a year, evidenced by the steady amount of cargo streaming through the Port of Los Angeles. In August, the Port of Los Angeles processed 954,377 TEUs, just shy of last August’s record of 961,833 TEUs.
Eight months into the 2021 calendar ...
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