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Delta, Aeromexico launch cargo JCA


Delta Air Lines Cargo and Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V. Cargo have launched a joint cooperation agreement (JCA) to create a bigger, better cargo operation in the transborder market between the US and Mexico. The partnership will allow the carriers to expand competition and serve new destinations. Additional service and more convenient schedules will benefit customers of both companies, while deepening the relationship the airlines have shared for more than 20 years. Delta will provide service in


the US through its connecting hubs in Atlanta,


Detroit, Los


Angeles, Minneapolis-St. Paul, New York, Salt Lake City and Seattle; Aeromexico will offer greater access to Mexico through its hubs in Mexico City, Monterrey and Guadalajara. The JCA will allow customers


to work with either carrier to transport cargo across a broad network of flights and joint trucking options. Developments are also underway to integrate technologies creating a seamless experience to customers. Delta and Aeromexico Cargo


have co-located warehouses in Mexico, Boston, New York- JFK, Miami, San Francisco and Chicago, with Orlando and Detroit opening in the summer. The two companies will also be able to implement joint sales and marketing initiatives in both countries. “By working together on the


cargo side we can really provide a seamless logistics experience in the US and Mexico,” said Gareth Joyce, Delta’s President- Cargo and SVP-Airport Customer Service. “This enables us to bring faster, more reliable and flexible solutions to our customers in the


US, Mexico, and beyond those borders globally.” “Aeromexico and Delta as partners have the largest, more comprehensive and expanding air cargo network in the US-Mexico


market,”


commented Rafael Figueroa, CEO Aeromexico Cargo. “Now by delivering outstanding quality service and innovative commercial and logistics solutions we will definitely bring extensive value to the industry and to our customers.” Delta and Aeromexico


currently transport varied cargo products in the U.S.-Mexico transborder market. From the US, turbine parts, medical equipment, auto, perishables and aircraſt parts are some of the key products shipped to Mexico. In the reverse direction tequila, medical equipment and aircraſt/ auto parts are carried.


Issue 6 2017 - FBJNA


Port of LA renews lease with SSA Pacific


Port of Los Angeles has


approved a five-year lease extension for SSA Pacific, Inc. to continue operating the marine terminal that is the West Coast’s home to imported Chilean fruit. For more than 25 years,


Chilean growers have relied on the dedicated terminal to deliver their fresh produce - primarily grapes, stone fruit such as peaches, nectarines and plums, and avocados. Located at Berths 53-55, the


14-acre break bulk terminal specializes in receiving refrigerated cargo ships, and assembling, distributing, loading and unloading pallets of fresh Chilean fruit. The port’s network of refrigerated trucking services and cold storage facilities safeguard the perishable


commodities in transit to grocers, produce markets and distribution centers. The season for importing


Chilean fresh fruit extends from December to April. During the last season, the port handled more than 82,000 metric tons of Chilean fresh fruit, which represents nearly one-fiſth of all fruits and vegetables imported through Los Angeles. The only other US port of call for reefer vessels carrying imported Chilean fresh fruit is the Port of Philadelphia, which serves East Coast markets. Traveling directly from the


Port of Valparaiso, reefer vessels provide optimal cooling and air circulation conditions and speed fresh Chilean fruit to the Port of Los Angeles in 12 days.


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Container ships deliver Chilean fruit to more US ports, but the journey takes 20 to 23 days due to stops at other South and Central American ports along the way. SSA Pacific has operated the


Los Angeles terminal since 1988, handling fruit and other agricultural products. The terminal has handled imported Chilean fruit exclusively for more than a decade. The renewal extends SSA’s


lease with the port through Oct. 31, 2022. The Los Angeles City Council is expected to finalize the agreement in the coming months. Fruits and nuts are Chile’s


No. 1 export to the US. The US is Chile’s second largest trade partner, with total goods and services exchanged between the two nations valued at $29.8 billion.


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