February 2022
Air Cargo Belgium (ACB) has implemented PayCargo to collect membership and event delegate fees online from its 155 members.
The PayCargo solution will provide ACB members with cost-effective payment options, rapid movement of funds, heightened transparency, and improved security.
“Across the globe, take up of digitalization is rapidly accelerating, and by supporting ACB with our tailored platform, we are helping them help their members to adopt a solution that is dynamic and ...
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American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index rose 0.6% in January after increasing 0.9% in December. In January, the index equaled 115.5 (2015=100) compared with 114.9 in December.
ATA recently revised the seasonally adjusted index back five years as part of its annual revision.
“January’s gain was the ...
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Atlas Air, Inc., a subsidiary of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc., is on the move with several important announcements.On February 17 it entered into two agreements, one with one of the world’s largest freight forwarders, Kuehne+Nagel; the other, Cainiao Network, the logistics arms of Alibaba Group.The deal with Kuehne+Nagel involves ...
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Brazil’s largest cargo transportation company, Azul Cargo, a subsidiary of Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras, has selected Miami-based Globe Air Cargo as its exclusive GSSA within the U.S.ECS Group’s U.S. subsidiary, Miami-based Globe Air Cargo is now responsible for all cargo sales and administrative services connected to Azul’s entire U.S. business ...
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From March 1, Lufthansa Cargo customers will also be able to book their cargo on converted A321 medium-haul freighters. With the start of operations on March 15, Lufthansa Cargo will gradually complement the global route network with Istanbul (IST), Tel Aviv (TLV), Malta (MLA), Tunis (TUN), Dublin (DUB) and Manchester ...
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The Alabama Port Authority released its January 2022 container volumes posting the 3rd highest lift rate in the container terminal’s history with 47,768 TEUs – a 17.5% increase year over year when compared to January 2021. Refrigerated containers also posted a 21.5% jump compared to January 2021. The Intermodal Container Transfer ...
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The Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD) announced it ended 2021 with record-breaking year-to-date landed cargo weight and with passenger traffic climbing to near pre-pandemic numbers. Both cargo and passenger service experienced their best December in the organization’s history.Cargo Growth Shatters Record In 2021, cargo numbers grew 25%, with over 3.4 ...
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The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) has endorsed the Klobuchar-Thune bill (U.S. Senate) on Ocean Shipping (S.3580) by a vote of the industry’s legislative policy council.
The Klobuchar-Thune bill would increase Federal Maritime Commission's (FMC) enforcement of ocean shipping while preserving ‘fluidity charges’ that prompt cargo owners to keep their ...
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A.P. Moller – Maersk announced in February its intention to acquire Glen Mills, PA-based Pilot Freight Services (Pilot), a first, middle and last mile as well as border crossing solutions provider that specializes in the big and bulky freight segment in North America for B2C and B2B distribution models. The ...
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Global logistics company C.H. Robinson and Waymo Via, the trucking and local delivery unit of autonomous driving technology company Waymo, have formed a long-term strategic partnership to mutually explore the practical application of autonomous driving technology in logistics and supply chains. The partnership combines the benefits of Waymo’s innovative autonomous ...
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