July 2022
Port and City of Long Beach officials applauded the approval and signing of the state of California's 2023 budget, which will bring crucial state funding to the nation's largest port complex, including $110 million for a planned goods movement workforce training campus to enhance safety and efficiency of cargo operations in the harbor.Statewide the budget includes $2.3 billion for goods movement and supply chain projects such as the replacement of ...
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A recently funded $16.3 million Galveston Harbor and Channel extension project will generate $1.6 million a year in estimated economic benefits, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Galveston District.
The Galveston Wharves Board of Trustees approved the partnership with the USACE Galveston District at its June meeting.
The port ...
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The Oakland Board of Port Commissioners approved a 2023 fiscal year budget of $480 million at their June 23rd meeting.
The $480 million operating budget projects 9% passenger growth at the Port’s Oakland International Airport (OAK). Cargo volume at the Oakland Seaport is expected to increase 2%.
“Our economy has overcome the ...
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The SA Recycling terminal in the Port of Long Beach has topped a total of 2.5 million tons in exports of iron ore since October 2020, showing strong growth in the shipment of a resource once added to diversify the terminal's business beyond the processing and export of recyclable metal.The ...
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The Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) Board of Directors unanimously approved a long-term, $62 million agreement with Blount Island terminal operator Trailer Bridge. A Jacksonville-based company, Trailer Bridge provides twice-weekly barge service between Jacksonville and Puerto Rico and serves as a full-service logistics provider in the domestic and international trade.Under the ...
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For Qatar Airways Cargo diversity is a strength. Its employees, are all different in skills, age, race, gender, religious beliefs, experience, and much more but are serving the commune values of the carrier. United in their individualism, they strive to give their customers the top quality service that makes Qatar ...
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The volume of passengers crossing the Pacific is increasing every day, according to Korean Air, the largest Asian airline in America.“We’re seeing a significant increase in passengers as borders open,” says John Jackson, Korean Air’s VP of sales and marketing. “We’re increasing capacity to meet demand by using larger aircraft ...
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Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has completed the latest implementation stage of its digital roadmap by transitioning 15 of its air cargo handling stations in France to CHAMP’s Cargospot Software-as-a-Service (SAAS) solution.WFS signed a contract with CHAMP at the end of 2021 to implement Cargospot as the core cargo management system ...
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US-based Logistics Plus has purchased Ukrainian-based freight forwarding and logistics company Concord-Trans.
Located in Kyiv, with a second office in Odesa, the purchase includes nearly a dozen in-country logistics professionals specializing in road, sea, and air freight transportation, customs clearance capabilities, and project cargo management.
Logistics Plus chief operating officer Yuriy Ostapyak, ...
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Airforwarders Association members can rise to the challenge of an impending surge in demand for US air cargo capacity through better communication, Brandon Fried, Executive Director, Airforwarders Association told members of the Los Angeles Air Cargo Association (LAACA) recently.
The capacity crunch will be driven by a perfect storm of cancelled ...
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