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October 2022

Port of Oakland Executive Director elected to international position

Port of Oakland Executive Director Danny Wan was elected to the Board of Governors of the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) at their recent Annual Convention & Exposition in Orlando, Florida.Danny Wan, who is also President of the California Association of Port Authorities (CAPA), will serve as the U.S. South Pacific Ports delegate on AAPA’s governing board.“I appreciate the confidence the AAPA placed in me, and I’m honored to ... [+]

IAG Restarts Direct Service between Dublin and Miami

IAG is restarting its direct service between Dublin and Miami airport. This service will initially operate twice weekly, then will increase to three times a week on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays from 31st October on an Aer Lingus A330-300. This widebody aircraft will facilitate the transportation of up 20 tonnes ... [+]

Olivier Bijaoui Joins the TIACA Hall of Fame

Olivier Bijaoui former Executive Chairman, President and CEO of the Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has been chosen as the 2022 TIACA Hall of Fame Recipient. Olivier Bijaoui has been selected for the 2022 Hall of Fame award based on his vision, tenacity and leadership that helped guide handling agents towards ... [+]

Port Canaveral to Acquire Second Mobile Harbor Crane

Port Canaveral has signed an agreement with the Liebherr Group to acquire another mobile harbor crane from the company to support the Port's growing cargo operations. The 320-foot-tall Liebherr LMH 600 is the second mobile harbor crane to be deployed at Port Canaveral and is part of a new mobile ... [+]

Alabama’s Port Delivers $85 Billion in Value to State

The Alabama Port Authority announced the results of its 2021 Economic Impact Study, which showed that the Port of Mobile, harbor-wide delivered $85 billion in value to the State of Alabama over the calendar year 2021. That study was conducted by Martin Associates.Compared to the most recent study covering the ... [+]

Air Canada Cargo to expand US freighter network

Air Canada Cargo announced that starting in November, it will expand its freighter network into the United States for the first time, with flights to Dallas and Atlanta. The addition of these key US markets is a significant milestone for Air Canada Cargo and allows Air Canada Cargo to provide ... [+]

Airforwarders Association calls for urgent investment in airport cargo operations

The Airforwarders Association (AfA) and the National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America (NCBFAA) are calling for a State or Federal-backed ‘Air Cargo Support Fund’ to tackle the infrastructural crisis facing the US air cargo industry. The recommendations form part of a whitepaper following a major national survey of 400 ... [+]

Airhouse in new partnership with SEKO Logistics

Airhouse, a next-generation fulfillment platform that simplifies ecommerce operations and logistics for modern brands, plans to help thousands of direct-to-consumer U.S. brands ‘go global’ by offering simple, cost-efficient cross-border ecommerce operations through a new international partnership with SEKO Logistics.Launched in June 2020, Airhouse offers brands an intuitive software platform that ... [+]

IAG Cargo boosts services to Latin America

IAG Cargo has announced the restart of services between Barcelona and Chile for the first time since pre-pandemic. The route will run 4 times a week to Santiago de Chile International Airport from Oct. 31, 2022. The service will utilize a LEVEL Airbus A330-200 aircraft. “Latin America is a major trade ... [+]

Intesa Sanpaolo supports renewal of Grimaldi Lines Eco Green Fleet

Intesa Sanpaolo has concluded two loans for a total of €70 million to Grimaldi Euromed, a Grimaldi Group company specializing in the transport of rolling cargo in Europe and the Motorways of the Sea and in passenger transport in the Mediterranean under the Grimaldi Lines brand.The transaction, structured by Intesa ... [+]

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