3PL/4PL: Page 106

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.

Sponsored Content

Reefer Modes Are Draining Your Wallet

EROAD

Tired of burning fuel in continuous mode? Leading fleets are saving up to 40% per unit while reducing emissions and extending equipment life. Discover how to optimize reefer operations without risking food safety. Don’t miss this session—register today.

Reefer Modes Are Draining Your Wallet

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.

Cma Cgm Ship 54205c8449ca0

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.

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.

pecans 54d4faab98925

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.

ilwu strike 628x356 54d3bf4095233

Oman’s Sohar Port Signs Pact For Flour Mill And Logistics Center

The new project is part of a strategic move to achieve self-sufficiency in essential food products according to Jamal Aziz, chief executive officer of Sohar Freezone.

Sohar port 54d10cf47aade

McKay TransCold LLC Files For Bankruptcy

Five months after launching its refrigerated rail service TransCold Logistics LLC, parent company McKay TransCold LLC closed up shop and filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation with debts of about $7 million.

Mc Kay Transicold Sidecar

Ocean Ports & Carriers

Snow Storm Closes Port Of New York And New Jersey Maritime Terminals

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

Total snow accumulation is likely to exceed two feet throughout the port over a 36-hour period.

New York port 54c7d0c3dada0

Five Ways Drones Will Affect How We Get Our Food

This month, the Federal Aviation Administration issued the first permit for agricultural use of unmanned aerial vehicles, allowing Idaho-based ADAVSO to use a lightweight, fixed-wing drone to survey fields of crops.

Drone Delivery 545a3be1658bd

Dimensional Weight Pricing Boosts Shipping Costs This Month

Endicia surveyed 700 businesses and found that 28 percent of online businesses hadn't heard of dimensional weight pricing that will hit the rivals of the U.S. Postal Service.

UPS explains dimensional weight packaging on its website. Divide the cubic size in inches by 166 to determine dimensional weight in pounds.

Currency Fight Snags U.S.-Pacific Trade Agreement

Skeptics fear that any gains U.S. companies get from lower tariffs negotiated in trade agreements could be reduced if foreign countries weaken their currencies, making their products more competitive.

The measure closing the loophole from the Tariff Act of 1930 was included in a wider trade enforcement bill, which Obama signed into law at the White House in Washington.

Policy Expert: U.S.-Cuba Trade Boom Coming

What’s at stake is the re-establishment of a thriving trade and investment relationship between the two countries that was interrupted by Castro’s revolution, and then aided and abetted by the embargo according to international trade policy expert.

US Cuba 54c68a9cc5f9e

Page 106 of 156