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Don’t Get Caught Off-Guard: Preparing for July 2016 SOLAS Shipper Mandates

Talking Logistics

Shippers, beneficial cargo owners or non-vessel-operating common carriers (NVOCCs) are responsible for verifying weights. Prior to GT Nexus, Michelle was Vice President of North America for Inttra and Vice President of Sales and Business Information Systems for Maritime Direct in New York City. What does this mean for you?

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This Week in Logistics News (January 25-29, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Moving on to 3PL news, C.H. Robinson announced that it opened “a new state of the art certified cargo screening facility (CCSF) in Carson, CA.” Once cargo is screened, it can be quickly transferred to or from the airlines.” I guess this need for greater control is starting to bubble up in 3PLs too.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 8-12, 2014)

Talking Logistics

Pentant provides its shipper and logistics service provider customers with a reliable and secure connection to both CHIEF (the central UK Revenue & Customs system) and ICS (the European Union Import Control System) to streamline declaration, cargo security and clearance processes. Moving on to 3PL news, C.H.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 18-22, 2013)

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Port truck drivers on West Coast protest costs, working conditions ( Cargo Business News ). In 3PL news, XPO Logistics announced that it has acquired Optima Service Solutions, LLC, “a leading non-asset provider of last-mile logistics services for major retailers and manufacturers in the United States” for $26.6

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New Year, New Horizons: Transportation Industry Gets Ready to Take On 2023

Intelligent Audit

As ocean rates continue to plummet, shippers are increasingly diverting freight from air cargo lines to more affordable ocean transportation. According to Freightos , China-North America trade lane rates fell more than 40% YoY. . Airfreight Demand Plummets as Shippers Flock to Ocean. percent. ”.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 4-8, 2013)

Talking Logistics

On the 3PL front, C.H. In North America, average truckload rate per mile charged to customers increased about two percent while truckload transportation costs increased about four percent, excluding the estimated impacts of the change in fuel. 3PL Retail Retail Trends This Week in News C.H. Be Sociable, Share!

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This Week in Logistics News (May 2-6, 2016)

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Amazon partners with Atlas Air Worldwide for cargo services (MarketWatch). Amazon expands European logistics role with continent-wide 3PL service (Lloyd’s Loading List). And when you combine our two carrier networks, we will have by far the largest in North America,” said Jim Hoefflin, President & COO of Kewill.