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What Are General Rate Increases in Shipping & What Should Enterprises Know?

Intelligent Audit

The GRI shipping term refers to the usual increase in fees that are applied to container shipping rates. They can be based on a variety of factors such as the size of the load, how much a pallet weighs, how far a cargo container has to be carried, and where the final delivery destination location lies. and Canada. and Mexico.”.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 10 – 16)

Logistics Viewpoints

In case you’re unfamiliar with that term, mechatronics is a multidisciplinary field that refers to the skill sets needed in the contemporary, advanced automated manufacturing industry. A rise in cargo volumes and idling empty containers led the port to propose a dwell fee in August in hopes it would speed throughput.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 7 – 13)

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While there is evidence of both Friday and the number 13 being considered unlucky, there is no record of the two items being referred to as especially unlucky in conjunction before the 19th century. Daily market prices to move cargo from Asia to the U.S. Seattle-based Alaska Airlines said it would work with Santa Monica, Calif.-based