Wednesday, February 22, 2012
The ongoing conflict between the Port of Los Angeles and the American Trucking Association may be finally drawing to a close.Posted on 02/22 at 06:32 PM
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Blogs • Trucking • Ocean Freight • Ocean Cargo • Permalink
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
While UPS has made a bid and FedEx has yet to join the party, TNT focuses on recovering recent losses.Posted on 02/21 at 10:31 AM
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Blogs • Air Freight • Air Cargo • UPS • FedEx • TNT • TNT NV • Permalink
Monday, February 20, 2012
While mainstream media reports suggest that open seas piracy has decreased, shipping experts note that the crisis is worse than everPosted on 02/20 at 06:44 PM
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Blogs • Ocean Freight • Global Logistics • Ocean Cargo • Permalink
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Social critics of globalization have long characterized the container shipping industry as a villainous partner in the oppression of the world’s most needy. But here’s another example that counters that perception.Posted on 02/15 at 07:03 PM
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Blogs • Ocean Freight • Global Trade • Ocean Cargo • Permalink
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
In response to the December ruling from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration regarding its final rule for final rule for truck drivers’ Hours-of-Service (HOS), the American Trucking Associations (ATA) said it has filed a petition with the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia asking the court to review the rule.Posted on 02/14 at 02:33 PM
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Blogs • Trucking • Trucking HOS • Hours of Service • Permalink
There was some good news and bad news coming for U.S. port authorities today. President Obama’s fiscal 2013 budget contained a bit of both.
Posted on 02/14 at 10:50 AM
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Blogs • Ocean Freight • Trade • Ocean Cargo • Permalink
Monday, February 13, 2012
The Puget Sound’s ocean cargo gateways are under siege by lawmakers and influence-peddling TeamstersPosted on 02/13 at 10:07 AM
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Blogs • Ocean Freight • Intermodal • Ocean Cargo • Permalink
Wednesday, February 08, 2012
Last week’s Stand Up For Trucking Fly-In event in Washington D.C. proved conclusively that the War on Trucking is real; and it is being funded by the railroads and OOIDA.Monday, February 06, 2012
A supply chain expert offered up his take on the White House's National Strategy for Supply Chain Security.Posted on 02/06 at 01:57 AM
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Blogs • Supply Chain • Security • Permalink
Saturday, February 04, 2012
China experts are also telling us that other manufacturers may be expecting “quality fade” unless they build in more transparency with second- and third-tier suppliers.Posted on 02/04 at 11:46 AM
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Blogs • Global Trade • Supply Chain • Trade • Permalink
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Even though the unemployment rate has fallen to 8.5 percent in recent months, IHS Global Insight continues to expect much labor market slack in the coming quartersPosted on 01/31 at 05:04 PM
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Blogs • Management • Logistics • Logistics Management • Permalink
Monday, January 30, 2012
Don’t look now, but the terms “cautious optimism” and signs of improvement” remain at or near the top of the list, when people are asked to describe what is going on in terms of momentum of the economic kind.Wednesday, January 25, 2012
For every shipper, the topic of supply chain security is always top of mind. That is why I was not entirely surprised to see today that the White House has issued what it’s calling the “National Strategy for Supply Chain Security.”Posted on 01/25 at 02:08 PM
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Blogs • Supply Chain Management • Security • Permalink
Monday, January 23, 2012
There is a common theme when it comes to transportation rates: they have been going up and are expected to continue to do so.Friday, January 20, 2012
As part of President Obama’s National Export Initiative Agenda, which calls for a doubling of U.S. exports over a five-year period, the Port of Los Angeles continues to focus on assisting businesses throughout the region.Posted on 01/20 at 04:27 PM
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Blogs • Ocean Freight • Ocean Cargo • Exports • Permalink
