August 2023

Port Houston welcomes 3 new cranes to fleet

Three new neo-Panamax ship-to-shore (STS) cranes arrived at Port Houston's Bayport Container Terminal last week following a 72-day voyage on the Zhen Hua 29, a specialized heavy-load carrier vessel.The ZPMC cranes, which were produced in Shanghai, traveled nearly 16,000 nautical miles to reach Houston. These particular cranes are 158 feet tall under the spreader bar and have an outreach of 22 containers wide. Furthermore, they are equipped with complete electric ... [+]

Etihad Cargo exceed operational performance targets

Etihad Cargo has continued to surpass operational performance targets, achieving improvements across key performance measures in the first half of 2023.Building on the strong operational performance of the carrier's freighter operations in 2022, Etihad Cargo achieved 82.7 per cent on-time performance (OTP) for freighter departures and 82 per cent OTP ... [+]

New data requirements for inbound/transfer cargo to or through the EU

Effective June 27, 2023, United Cargo began enforcing new customs requirements to comply with the European Union’s Import Control System 2 (EU-ICS2), a new, large-scale customs electronic import system intended to enhance safety initiatives and simplify information exchanges.Air freight shipments traveling to or through the EU, Switzerland, Norway, and Northern ... [+]

Pasha Hawaii’s Newest Green Vessel Visits Long Beach

The Port of Long Beach welcomed the latest green container vessel to Pasha Hawaii's fleet, the MV Janet Marie.The Janet Marie, the company's second of two "Ohana Class" container ships powered by liquefied natural gas, made its maiden voyage early Saturday from Long Beach to its home port in Honolulu. ... [+]

Adding a Healthcare Chatbot to your Patient Experience

Benefits of Chatbots in Healthcare: 9 Use Cases of Healthcare Chatbots Increasing enrollment is one of the main components of the healthcare business. Medical chatbots are the greatest choice for healthcare organizations to boost awareness and increase enrollment for various programs. To further speed up the procedure, an AI healthcare chatbot ... [+]

Preparing for Potential Supply Chain Disruptions

By Scott Klever, Executive Vice President of Sales, Sterling Transportation The transportation industry is facing unprecedented challenges that could significantly disrupt supply chains in the coming months. Just as things seem to be settling down in the wake of COVID19, we face potential strikes and closures of some of the major players ... [+]

DANX Carousel joins forces with ELECTRON to develop zero-emission electric cargo plane

The Carousel Group and ELECTRON aerospace are entering a strategic partnership to launch Electron 5, an electric, zero-emission cargo aircraft.DANX Carousel is investing in the Dutch aircraft manufacturer as the “Founding Logistics Partner” for the project, which aims to revolutionize the air freight industry.ELECTRON aerospace is currently developing the Electron ... [+]

New Director Leads Trailer Bridge International to Double-Digit Growth

Trailer Bridge, Inc., a full-service, asset-light transportation solution provider, today announced double-digit growth for its global shipping service, Trailer Bridge International (TBI) under the direction of a new leader, Zach Monger. Zach was promoted to the role of Director of NVOCC & Compliance in September 2022 after supporting the formation ... [+]

Port Authorities Awarded Increased Share of FY 2023 Port Security Funding

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) released its funding allocations for the Fiscal Year 2023 Port Security Grant Program (PSGP) awards, which which will be distributed to 40 port authorities along with numerous terminal operators, municipalities, and policing entities for enhancing and protecting critical port infrastructure. Though port authorities did not ... [+]