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Panama Canal Shipping Boom To Let Loose

Drewry Maritime Research says it expects transhipment activity through Panama to grow strongly once the expansion of the Panama Canal is completed, which is due to be completed next year.

This is an artist's impression of the Panama Canal Expansion on completion.

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$1 Billion Renovation Set For Cuba’s Mariel Port

A $1 billion project to modernize the port and create a special economic zone will add Mariel as a stop on a global maritime highway that stretches from Asia to Europe.

This photo taken on Jan. 27, 2013, shows the first phase of the Cuba's Special Development Zone in the port of Mariel, about 50 kilometers west of Havana.

Radiant Logistics Inc. To Acquire Canada-Based Wheels Group Inc.

Wheels, founded in 1988, provides intermodal and truck brokerage services throughout the U.S. and Canada along with third party logistics solutions and value added warehouse and distribution service offerings in support of U.S. shippers looking to access

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China Opens More Cities To International Business

China has been delivering on promises to open more cities to international trade, allowing meat importers to cut freight costs and get meat to hugely populous central regions of the country, according to globalmeatnews.com.

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Swiss WorldCargo Partnership To Enhance Temperature-Controlled Air Freight

Swiss WorldCargo, the airfreight division of Swiss International Air Lines Ltd., and its partner ground handling companies Cargologic AG and SATS have concluded a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at further enhancing their cargo handling.

Marco Gredig of Cargologic, Oliver Evans of Swiss WorldCargo, and Alex Hungate of SATS sign the MoU.

Global Logistic Properties Rides China’s Growing Warehouse Demand

The Singapore-based provider of logistics facilities in China, Japan and Brazil, has signed new agreements totaling 37,000 square meters (398,000 square feet) with two third-party logistics (3PL) providers in China.

Penske Appeals To Supreme Court Over Truck Driver Rules

In 2011, the U.S. District Court ruled in Penske’s favor that California’s meal and rest break laws directly impact the routes, services, and prices of trucking companies, but the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals later overturned this decision in 2014.

I-69 Thumb Region Poised For Logistics/Distribution Growth

The I-69 Thumb Region is within a 5-hour freight travel time to a market that comprises 32 million residents, including cities such as Chicago, Toronto, Buffalo, Sault Ste. Marie, Cincinnati and Indianapolis.

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Russian Rouble Crisis Hits Turkish Exports

The devaluation of the rouble has caused a slump in Turkish fruit and vegetable exports to Russia, with data published by the West Mediterranean Exporters’ Union (BAIB) revealing a 20 percent fall in the volume shipped during November and December.

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Infinity Transportation Logistics Launches Intermodal Service To Washington/Oregon

ITL currently has 200 refrigerated 53-foot domestic intermodal containers in its fleet, and its service is the only regularly scheduled refrigerated domestic intermodal service from Washington State to the Midwest and East Coast.

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Logistics Perspective On Caribbean Set For JAXPORT Conference March 24

Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT)

Panelists will discuss emerging trends in the Caribbean and strategies that mainland shippers and carriers can use to capitalize on those trends.

Registration is now open for the conference, which will be held March 23 to 25 at the Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort & Spa in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.

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Zepol Report Examines Transatlantic Trade Pact, Russia Tensions And More

Zepol Corporation

The highly sought-after report shows broad-level statistics, but also delves into U.S. trade with Germany, the United Kingdom, Russia and the Ukraine.

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