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Issue 9 2019 - FBJNA


as well as hydrocarbons


such as fuel and oil. With the capacity to collect upward of 4 kilograms of debris in one day, filtering as much as 1.4 metric tons of trash per year, the new Seabins are strategically positioned in the slip to enable the wind and currents to push debris in the Seabins’ direction. To ensure that the Seabins


also serve a research and education function, PortsToronto has taken the added step of partnering with the University of Toronto Trash Team on a student- research project led by Dr. Chelsea Rochman, Assistant Professor


of Ecology and


Evolutionary Biology. As part of this collaborative initiative, students from the Rochman Lab will collect and analyze the plastics and microplastics captured by the Seabins to determine the origination of some of these materials. This process will, in turn, better inform the Trash Team’s solutions-based


research


and community outreach program which ultimately seeks to increase waste literacy and


prevent plastics and


microplastics from entering waterways in the first place. “Given the success of


PortsToronto’s Seabin pilot at the Outer Harbor Marina – the first commercial installation in Canada – it made sense to take the program further and deploy additional Seabins within Toronto’s inner harbor,” said Geoffrey Wilson, CEO, PortsToronto. “At PortsToronto, we recognize that the waste collection facilitated by the Seabins, is just one step toward eliminating harmful materials, such as single-use plastics and microplastics, from our waterways.


The next step


is learning from this waste in an effort to educate and change behavior, and that is why we have undertaken a partnership with groups such as the University of Toronto Trash Team, and the broader waterfront community, to keep Toronto’s harbor clean.”


“In our lab at the University


of Toronto, we find large plastic debris and microplastics


in


our local rivers, in the Toronto Harbor and in Lake Ontario,” said Dr. Chelsea Rochman, The University of Toronto Trash Team. “This litter leads to contamination of the local fish and contamination of our drinking water. We established the U of T Trash Team to increase waste literacy in our community and help translate the science to the people that make decisions on our waterfront. Naturally, we partnered with PortsToronto at inception to explore collaborations that bring technologies to our waterfront to capture plastic pollution before it contaminates our lake. Since day one, PortsToronto has been supportive of our mission and we are thrilled to partner with them on this fantastic


initiative that will


further plastic prevention, research and community outreach.” Findings from phase one


of the Seabin Pilot Program indicate that each Seabin at the Outer Harbor Marina typically collects 2 kilograms of litter per day and captured items ranging from floating natural debris to disposable gloves, plastic bottle caps,


cigarette


butts, Styrofoam pieces, and plastic grocery bags. These bins also trapped microplastics, including industrial plastic pellets. Seabins were invented in


2014 by Australian surfers who were concerned by the amount of plastic pollution in the ocean. The Seabin works by moving up and down with the natural flow of water, collecting all floating debris. Water is sucked in from the surface and passes through a catch bag inside the Seabin, with a submersible water pump capable of displacing 25.000 LPH (liter per hour), plugged directly into 110/22V outlet. The water is then pumped back into the harbor leaving litter and debris trapped in the catch bag to be disposed of properly.


has set container volume records for four consecutive years. The port also moved the


The Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT), Florida’s largest container port, achieved record volumes in containers, vehicles and overall tonnage during the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2019. JAXPORT moved more


than 1.338 million TEUs, a 5% increase over 2018, which was also a record year in container volumes for the port. JAXPORT


JAXPORT moved more than 1.338 TEUS in 2019. (JAXPORT photo.)


DFDS Selects NaturaLINE®


Refrigeration Units to Support Short-Sea Service


DFDS Logistics, Ltd. has


enhanced its environmental profile by purchasing 50 Carrier Transicold NaturaLINE® units, which are the industry’s only natural


refrigerant-based


container refrigeration system. Carrier Transicold is a part


of Carrier, a leading global provider of innovative heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC),


refrigeration, fire, security and building automation technologies. The NaturaLINE units use


carbon dioxide, also known as R-744, a non-ozone depleting refrigerant with an ultra-low global warming potential (GWP) of 1. Its GWP ranks lowest among all current container system refrigerants, which have GWPs ranging from hundreds


to thousands of times greater. DFDS considers deployment of


the NaturaLINE unit


complementary to its corporate social responsibility initiatives, which call for limiting the impact of its activities on the environment. “The NaturaLINE units help


reduce our environmental impact compared to other container refrigeration


most vehicles in its history, nearly 696,500 total units, maintaining its position as one of the nation’s busiest vehicle handling ports. Strong auto sales in the Southeast U.S., combined with growing global demand for previously owned vehicles, contributed to the growth. The growth in general cargo


volumes fueled yet another record for the port: 10.9 million tons of total cargo moved through JAXPORT last year, up 4% over 2018.


systems,” said Jack Hodgson,


fleet manager, DFDS Logistics, part of DFDS Group, headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark. Underscoring its commitment to the technology, DFDS has emblazoned each of its new 45- foot containers with the slogan “Naturally Chilled: No synthetic refrigerants – kinder to the environment.” “We commend DFDS’


commitment to a more sustainable future through its selection of the NaturaLINE unit,” said Flemming Kuhl, sales director EMEA, Carrier Global


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Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) has been awarded the contract to provide ramp handling for Southern Air Inc. Southern Air operates 21 rotations per week through Hong Kong, serving Anchorage, Cincinnati, New York, Miami, Los Angeles, Leipzig, Milan, Sharjah, Bahrain and Seoul. All Southern Air Hong Kong services use B777 freighters, most of whose space is allocated to DHL Express.


Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has been awarded a substantial multi-station cargo handling contract by Saudia Cargo covering major airport gateways in Europe and the US. The contract will see WFS handle in excess of 160,000 tonnes of cargo per annum for the airline and provide ramp handling for air cargo shipments onboard over 5,000 passenger and freighter flights a year. The three-year agreement extends WFS’ existing relationships with Saudia Cargo at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport and across all airports in France as well as at Frankfurt, New York JFK and Washington Dulles airports.


News Roundup


American Airlines Cargo took, a giant leap in modernizing its cargo operations by deploying IBS Soſtware’s iCargo air cargo management platform across its entire global network. In doing so, American consolidated a complex IT back end comprising 90+ legacy systems into a lean, next generation cargo management environment with just ten core business applications. The iCargo platform equips American with the power to deliver an upgraded customer experience and provides a more effective set of business tools to deliver greater value to its customers.


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Emirates SkyCargo has launched Emirates Delivers - a new e-commerce delivery platform that allows customers shopping from multiple online retailers in the US to consolidate their purchases and have the goods delivered to a home or office address.


Dnata has been certified by IATA’s Center of Excellence for Independent Validators in Pharmaceutical Logistics (CEIV Pharma) for its pharma handling processes at its state-of-the-art cargo facility at Dubai World Central (DWC). The accreditation complements dnata’s existing CEIV Pharma certification at Dubai International (DXB), demonstrating the company’s ability to move pharmaceutical products under the strictest standards across its operations in the UAE.


Turkish Cargo has updated its web portal, called ‘TK GO’, to ensure 7/24 uninterrupted service. The innovative interface makes it easier for users to get involved in cargo processes and makes it possible to perform a great number of transactions at any time and place.


Turkish Cargo has added Kuala Lumpur and the western Indian city Ahmedabad among the destinations to which it performs direct cargo flights.


Turkish Cargo is entitled to “GROUP A TAPA (Transported Asset Protection Association) FSR” certificate founded to reduce the loss in the international supply chain and based on the security of facilities. TÜV Rheinland, providing independent audit services in terms of quality and security has issued this certificate for Turkish Cargo’s cargo facilities at Istanbul and Atatürk Airports.


Alaska Air posted impressive 3Q results in its cargo business as the carrier continued to market and sell capacity on its passenger network and optimized freighter service to and within the state of Alaska. The carrier was the only passenger carrier reporting positive cargo growth this quarter (as of 10/25/2019). The business benefited from an increase in awareness and utilization of its legacy Virgin America routes by key freight forwarder and global logistics customers during the quarter.


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