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Hurricane Irma: Updates and Impacts

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Power outages were reported across South Carolina in Charleston, Colleton, Beaufort, and Jasper counties. Charleston International Airport reported that most airlines have canceled flights slated for Monday, September 1. According to reports, roughly 11% of gas stations are also short of fuel.

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Hurricane Harvey & Irma's Threat on the Product Economy

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According to the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency’s estimate, 90% of Anguilla’s power infrastructure was damaged, 90% of government buildings damaged, and that the island suffered “significant damage to [its] main water supply. ”. Widespread damages were also reported in Turks and Caicos Islands and US Virgin Islands.

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Hurricane Irma: What We Know So Far

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Virgin Islands. In the Caribbean , the storm is expected to make its presence felt in the Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands by Wednesday, September 6. Storm surges between 7 and 11 feet are expected throughout the British and U.S. Puerto Rico’s northern coast may see up to four feet.

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

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Most often, surcharges come with a set time frame, such as FedEx’s peak season fuel surcharge, while the GRI is listed as a broad stroke of increases, as reported by FedEx : “FedEx Express shipping rates will increase by an average of 4.9% Virgin Islands) and between the contiguous U.S. domestic, U.S. export and U.S. and Canada.

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Hurricane Irma Updates

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Six islands in the Bahamas were ordered to evacuate to Nassau, while a state of emergency was also declared in the US Virgin Islands. Communications on the islands of Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy are reportedly down. The weather system has already claimed two lives and injured at least another two people.

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IMO 2020 is Here. Are You Ready?

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That said, if a ship cannot obtain compliant fuel oil, they can complete a fuel oil non-availability report (FONAR). Virgin Islands, the shipowners and operators incurred a penalty. Virgin Islands and detained along with the crew while the investigation was underway. The first cost is FINANCIAL.

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Doing Business in the United States

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Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands and 11 uninhabited or sparsely inhabited territories, which are mostly small islands. QAD Internationalization can help any manufacturing organization to improve efficiency while QAD Automation Solutions streamlines processes and reporting. million sq. km of area, 9.1