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Emirates SkyCargo Readies Move to Dubai 'Aerotropolis'

The airfreight operations of Emirates Airlines is on track for its move to Dubai World Central (DWC) with the first phase of the building being finished.

Chicago, Miami and L.A. Top List of U.S. Airports Fighting for Air Cargo Business

Top U.S. airports are engaged in a fight for a larger share of the challenged U.S. air cargo market, according to JLL's annual Airport Outlook Report. With world trade growing faster than demand for air cargo, both airports and air carriers face a significant challenge – how can they attract airfreight and fend off competition from other cheaper modes of transport such as intermodal and trucks?

Retail Imports Expected to Rise in March as Retailers Begin Stocking Up for Spring and Summer

Import volume at the nation's major retail container ports is expected to increase 12.4 percent in March as retailers begin to stock up for the spring and the summer season, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.

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Pollution Control for Long Beach Cargo Ships Tested

The Port of Long Beach, Calif., will fund testing of a new air pollution-control technology for docked cargo ships, after an agreement approved by the Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners.

Retail Imports Expected to Drop in Typically Slow February

Import volume at the nation's major retail container ports is expected to drop 8.4 percent in February from the same time last year as the shipping cycle reaches its slowest month of the year, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.

As Cuba's Port of Mariel Becomes Major Hub, Will U.S. Miss Out on Trade Opportunities?

I was privileged to accompany the 2001 U.S. Logistics Leaders delegation to Cuba, and ended up being the expedition's recording secretary. The trip diary outlined our activities and contacts, and plunged into observations about supply chain and logistics conditions in the island nation, an inescapable force in the Caribbean Basin, a significant presence among islands it dwarfed, and with a population of some thirteen million. The trip record was published in The Journal of Business Logistics later that year.

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U.S. Container Imports in 2013 Reportedly the Highest in Six Years

U.S. vessel imports were up 3.7 percent from 2012, which totaled over 18.2 million TEUs (twenty-foot containers) brought into the United States last year. U.S. imports in 2013 started off at a slow start but ended with a surprising and unexpected surge from July through December. Annual TEUs haven't been this high since 2007, which is a good sign for a strong recession rebound in the U.S. trade industry. So far in 2014, the first three weeks of imports in January are already 5.2 percent higher than the same time last year.

Brazil Backs Billion-Dollar Port in Cuba

Cuba on Monday inaugurated a $957m port billed as the most modern in Latin America and crucial to the economic future of the communist-ruled island in a project financed by Brazil and equipped for ships passing through an expanded Panama Canal.

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Retail Imports Expected to Be Up 4.8 Percent in January; 2013 Estimated at 2.8 Percent Over 2012

Import volume at the nation's major retail container ports is expected to grow 4.8 percent in January over the same month last year, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates. Estimates show 2013 up 2.8 percent over 2012.

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Changing the 'Dominant Design' of Distribution

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Additional Runways at Heathrow, Gatwick Needed, Says UK Freight Forwarding, Logistics Services Trade Group

The UK must push ahead with expansion of capacity with new runways at Heathrow and Gatwick airports, according to the British International Freight Association, a trade group for UK freight forwarders and logistics services providers.

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Assessing and Managing Risk in Global Supply Chains

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