Cargo volume at Rickenbacker Airport fell 9 percent in 2008, a result of a sluggish economy and its resultant effect on air freight, the airport said Monday. The multimodal cargo airport saw 199.8 million tons of cargo in 2008, compared to 220.5 million in 2007. It’s the second straight year of declining volume for the Columbus, Ohio, airport....
Air Jamaica said it will exit passenger services to Atlanta, Los Angeles, Grand Cayman, and Miami, effective Feb. 26, and will discontinue service between Jamaica and Barbados and Jamaica and Grenada. This will result in the closure of the affected stations and reductions in the work force, accordingly. With these changes the airline's ...
Horizon Logistics LLC said it has launched an international ocean shipping service to offer supply chain solutions to U.S. importers and exporters. It said Horizon Logistics has been licensed by the Federal Maritime Commission to operate as a non-vessel operating common carrier. As an NVOCC, it is able to issue its own bills of lading and public t...
The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed Ray LaHood to be secretary of transportation. The former Illinois congressman takes over a department that must deal with reauthorization bills for aviation, highway and waterway programs as the nation's transportation network faces severe maintenance, modernization and expansion needs. The department wi...
Rep. James L. Oberstar, chairman of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, said Thursday that Democrat leaders have not focused enough on transportation infrastructure in their $825 billion economic recovery bill. About $358 billion is targeted for energy, school and other infrastructure projects. The House plan revealed last week ...
German logistics company Dascher has set up joint ventures in Chile and Thailand, the company said Friday. In Chile, the company has established a 50-50 joint venture with Gesto-Log, a merger with local freight carrier Logística Industrial S.A. and Rolf Gremler. The company, Dachser Chile S.A, is aiming to establish air and sea logistics operations...
UPS said it has named Brad Mitchell president of UPS Global Logistics and Distribution. He will direct distribution services and post sales services worldwide, including warehousing, order fulfillment and delivery and returns processing for mission critical parts. He will also lead UPS Mail Innovations, offering customers postal services through th...
CEVA Logistics on Friday announced a series of recent contracts for its services. In the United Kingdom, CEVA renewed its deal to handle warehousing and vehicle parts distribution for Volkswagen. The contract calls for CEVA to deliver to 850 dealerships throughout the country. It handles similar functions for Volkswagen in Germany and China. ...
Port of Tallinn is the biggest port authority in Estonia and as far as both cargo and passenger traffic are taken into account, the biggest port on the shores of the Baltic Sea.
Qingdao Saint Voyage Logistics Inc. (SVL) is an Experienced International Shi