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The flight from Afghanistan to India, which officials from both countries hope will be the first of many, departed Monday carrying approximately $5 million worth of goods, according to a report form Reuters news service.

The California-based warehousing and logistics company will purchase Partner Logistics, based in the Netherlands, in a bid to expand its automated warehousing services into Europe.

TOTE Services hires vice president, marine operations, government & commercial; while the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey names new director of tunnels, bridges and terminals.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, as part of its recently announced reorganization, has appointed Jason Hafemeister to acting deputy undersecretary for trade and foreign agricultural affairs.

John Wolfe of the NWSA and Port of Tacoma and Amy Grat of International Trade Education Programs will be honored at the Containerization & Intermodal Institute’s annual Connie Awards dinner, scheduled for Sept. 19 in Long Beach, Calif.

Starting July 1, the Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District’s vessel speed reduction initiative to ongoing initiative aimed at cutting air pollution and protecting the area whale population will expand to the San Francisco Bay Area.

China is becoming a major economic contender and quite successfully championing itself as the new leader of globalism thanks in large part to its One Belt One Road (OBOR) initiative, according to TOC Logistics International President Gary Cardenas.

The third-party logistics company is utilizing in-house technology in the recent launch of its ‘Suggested Booking Price’ and ‘ANFgine’ tools.

Most liquefied petroleum gas vessel size segments are expected to experience growth in 2017, with the overall fleet expanding by 16 percent, according to London-based maritime consultant Drewry.