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U-Freight WHAT’S NEW: The signing of a stra- tegic cooperative agreement with Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, Southern China. THE VALUE: Under the agreement, U-Freight commits to moving a significant volume of air freight through the airport annually, while the airport allows U-Freight to operate 24 hours a day with simplified customs clearance. u www.ufreight.com ✆ 718-656-4103 Weber Distribution WHAT’S NEW: The acquisition of a 100,000-square-foot facility to serve as a Northern California hub. THE VALUE: The temperature-con- trolled facility sits adjacent to the TCM WHAT’S NEW: Pneumatic lift trucks. THE VALUE: TCM has introduced a new series of pro-pneumatic lift trucks. The trucks’ Tier 3-compliant engines are powerful and fuel efficient, with very low emissions. They also run cooler and quieter than other lift trucks due to improved engine compartment airflow and redesigned oil suction circuits. Other new features include stronger masts, high-precision hydraulic control valves, and improved operator safety. u www.tcmusa.com ✆ 866-216-7840
ing in New York is then transported to destinations throughout the United States. u www.cargogulf.com ✆ +65-6226-1613 Old Dominion Freight Line WHAT’S NEW: A service center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. THE VALUE: The 30-door facility, located on a four-acre site, improves Old Dominion’s coverage in the state and customers in the area can expect earlier deliveries. Old Dominion now delivers nationwide coverage within the Southeast, South Central, Northeast, Midwest, and West. u www.odfl.com ✆ 800-235-5569
major rail lines and is situated near Sacramento and San Francisco, only 85 miles from the Port of Oakland. This location allows Los Angeles-based Weber Distribution to provide a range of cross-dock and pool distribution- related services. u www.weberdistribution.com ✆ 877-624-2700 AIT Worldwide Logistics WHAT’S NEW: Expanded international service coverage to include the Middle East, specifically Iraq. THE VALUE: AIT Worldwide Logistics now offers the necessary transporta- tion solutions, compliance regulations, and documentation shippers require when transporting cargo to the Middle East. This airport-to-airport service, with available door delivery, is met by priority air, consolidated air, and air charter. u www.aitworldwide.com ✆ 800-669-4248
Emirates Shipping Line WHAT’S NEW: The Gulf Indian-
Subcontinent Africa Service (GIA) and the Africa Far-east Asia Service (AFA). THE VALUE: The new GIA offering pro- vides direct scheduled weekly service from the Indian subcontinent and the Middle East to East Africa. The AFA service offers connections to East Africa’s two major ports from China and Southeast Asia. Emirates has deployed six 1,100-TEU capacity vessels for both services. u www.emiratesline.com MacAndrews WHAT’S NEW: Reefer Express Service, offering a cost-competitive alternative to truck transportation from Southern Spain to the UK. ✆ 971-4-3318222 THE VALUE: The UK-based subsidiary of CMA CGM, MacAndrews launched its first sailing in June, and plans to upgrade frequency from once weekly to twice weekly in 2008. The four-day door-to-door service to the UK offers an alternative to road transport for shippers in the Iberian fresh produce business. u www.macandrews.com ✆ 020-7220-6100
Target Logistic Services and Sameday Right-O-Way
WHAT’S NEW: Target Logistics Canada, a strategic partnership between the two companies. THE VALUE: Target Logistics Canada, a new cross-border partnership, this summer introduced regularly sched- uled transport services from any point in the United States to any destina- tion in Canada. Carson, Calif.-based Target operates 37 terminals within the United States. Sameday Right-O- Way, based in Mississauga, Canada, is a subsidiary of Day & Ross and runs 36 offices in Canada. u www.targetlogistics.com ✆ 800-283-8888 u www.sameday.ca ✆ 877-726-3329 Seaboard Marine WHAT’S NEW: Second weekly sail- ing from Miami to/from Panama and Costa Rica. THE VALUE: Seaboard Marine has added a LO/LO vessel, the Seaboard Pride , for the second sail-
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