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DHL Managers Cite New African 'Boom Towns'

Several towns in Africa that are booming right now based on the volume of goods being shipped in and out to support technology, mining and agriculture

Delivery bikes at the DHL Nigeria.

U.S. Retailers Tap Brits To Gain Expertise

The latest recruits, Ian McLeod at Bi-Lo, Mike McNamara at Target and Mark Ibbotson at Walmart, will join their fellow ex-pats including James McCann who is leading Ahold’s U.S. operations and Alex Gourlay who is now the top guy at Walgreens.

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The Wall Street Journal: Larger Container Ships Bring More Accident Risks

Their increasing size already is straining the unloading resources at some port facilities and—along with labor troubles—has contributed to traffic issues at the nation’s West Coast ports.

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Ocean Ports & Carriers

Pacific Maritime Association Makes 'All In' Offer To End Port Dispute

Pacific Maritime Association (PMA)

The PMA issued an ultimatum of “continued slowdowns or gold-standard wages and benefits,” offering a three percent year-on-year wage increase for ILWU full-time workers, following three months of port slow-downs across the US West Coast.

Companies that handle billions of dollars of cargo at West Coast seaports said they will hire far fewer workers this weekend, the latest escalation in a contract dispute with dockworkers that threatens to shut down a vital link in U.S.-Asia trade.

FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg Resigns

Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Hamburg, one of the longest-serving FDA commissioners in the modern era, told Reuters in an interview that her decision was prompted by the heavy demands of the job and the sheer length of time she has held the position.

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China Lowers Tariff On U.S. Pecan Imports

Around 80 percent of the world’s pecan production comes out of the U.S., with the primary production state Georgia exporting around 75 percent of its pecans to China.

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Bimbo Bakeries Recalls Thomas, Sara Lee And Jewel Bagels

The recall was initiated after the bakery that produced the product discovered that peanuts and almonds were present in an ingredient used for the bagels.

Ocean Ports & Carriers

West Coast Ports On 'Brink Of Collapse' Over Labor Contract

National Retail Federation (NRF)

A work stoppage could drain $2 billion a day from the U.S. economy, according to the National Retail Federation, National Association of Manufacturers and U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

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Alibaba Drones Fly Over Beijing While Amazon Pleads for U.S. Tests

Asia’s largest Internet company is partnering with Shanghai YTO Express Logistics Co. to deliver ginger tea packets to 450 Chinese customers who volunteered for the one-time drone tests.

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U.K.'s Waitrose Taps Primafruit For Sourcing Imported Fruit

As part of the new agreement, Waitrose and Primafruit will be packing all imported core fruit in a single pack house in Evesham, creating a number of jobs.

A fruit and produce aisle in a Waitrose supermarket.

Drone Technology Aids Banana Disease Detection In The Philippines

Dutch-based group Triple20 is exploring drones to offer growers a technologically advanced method of detecting disease, and is now involved in several agro-tech developments in the country’s banana industry.

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ORBIS Corp. Opens Manufacturing Plant In Mexico, Employs 140

ORBIS Corporation

The new plant is also the first ORBIS facility to offer injection and structural foam molding, as well as dunnage fabrication, all under one roof.

The entire team at the new ORBIS facility in Silao, Mexico.

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