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FedEx First to Get Right to Conduct U.S.-Cuba Cargo Flights

As the thaw continues between the United States and Cuba, the U.S. Department of Transportation has granted FedEx the rights to operate a five-times-weekly freighter service between Miami and the city of Matanzas.

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Is Dry Bulk Shipping Headed for a Breakdown?

For those in dry bulk shipping, the market since the beginning of 2014 has been the worst downturn since the mid-eighties. Access to finance and liquidity will likely continue to be a pressing corporate issue for ship owners until the markets recover, and the longer this takes the worse the situation will get.

Progistics Launches EDemand App for Last-Mile Delivery

Progistics Distribution, a provider of "last-mile" distribution and logistics services, has launched eDemand, a web application that provides businesses with same-day and on-demand delivery within a 200-mile radius of major metropolitan areas served by Progistics.

Operators of Bulk Terminals Form Trade Association

The Association of Bulk Terminal Operators (ABTO) has been established to provide a voice for bulk terminal operators at a national and international level.

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Prospects for Next 12 Months Leave Airfreight Industry Execs Glum

Air cargo executives are notably less optimistic about their economic prospects for the year ahead, compared to the same time last year, according to IATA's July 2016 Business Confidence Index.

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Airbus Lowers Its Estimate of Number of Freighters Needed Over Next 20 Years

Airbus has drastically drawn down the number of dedicated freighters it anticipates being in service 20 years hence, according to its recently released "Global Market Forecast, 2016-2035." The disparity is remarkable, both in terms of number of aircraft and the shift in the market that it signals over the next two decades.

Imports Pick Up as Back-to-School Shopping Nears

Import cargo volume at the nation's major retail container ports should see a small-but-significant increase this month as merchants stock up for the back-to-school season, then see a larger wave in late summer and fall for the holiday shopping season, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.

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Logistics, Transportation, Distribution Best Practices Credential Program Introduced

The newly launched APICS Certified in Logistics, Transportation, and Distribution credential program is designed to set the global standard for logistics best practices and aims to elevate knowledge and skills in logistics, transportation and distribution practitioners.

Cargo Flights Between U.S., Cuba Could Start Later This Year

Tentative approval for scheduled airline services from 10 U.S. cities to Cuba may have implications for air cargo movement between the two countries.

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Air Canada Cargo Uses RFID Technology to Track Movement of Containers

Radio frequency identification (RFID) is hardly a cutting-edge technology. The system of scanning and identifying objects through the use of radio waves has roots that reach back to World War II. Since then, it's been used in countless tracking systems to monitor the movement of trucks and goods.

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Damco Issues Supply-Chain Orchestrator Program

Damco, a global third-party logistics provider, has developed the Supply Chain Orchestrator program.

Lufthansa Cargo, ANA Extend Joint Venture in Europe

Lufthansa Cargo and All Nippon Airways (ANA) are extending their joint venture to combine Lufthansa's entire European feeder network with direct flights of both carriers.

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