June 18 - Luxembourg's Cargolux Airlines International has added a new direct B747-8 freighter service connecting Hong Kong and Columbus, Ohio, USA effective June 16, 2013.
The new service links Hong Kong International airport with Rickenbacker airport. In establishing the new connection, Cargolux was supported by international freight forwarder Hellmann Worldwide Logistics and the Columbus Regional Airport Authority.
Ro-ro carrier Wallenius Wilhelmsen and Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) have signed a 20-year terminal agreement consolidating the company’s port and logistics operations at the port of Brunswick.
USA-based Maxim Crane Works has appointed Larry Lis as the company’s chief operations officer.
Houston Community College (HCC) has partnered with Fracht Group to launch an international freight forwarding apprenticeship programme.
Grimaldi Shipping Agency Shanghai has inaugurated its new offices in Sinar Mas Plaza.
The Netherlands-headquartered Fusie Engineers and Q3 Heavy Lift have teamed up to design a 140 m x 40 m flat-top barge that is tailored for transporting heavy cargo for offshore wind projects in Taiwan.
Great Lakes Towing Company (GLT) has acquired the Crimson Clover closed-deck barge and subsequently launched a breakbulk/ro-ro service linking Fernandina Beach, Florida and the Caribbean.
