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Starbucks Customer Seeks $5 Million Over Ice Count

The suit, filed by Stacy Pincus, claims that while Starbucks advertises its cold drinks by fluid ounce, the numbers are only accurate when ice is added to a drink.

A Starbucks customer from Chicago has filed a $5 million lawsuit against the coffee chain, accusing it of using too much ice in its cold drinks.

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European Commission Approves CMA CGM Acquisition Of Neptune Orient Lines

The proposed voluntary general cash offer for NOL will be launched when all the pre-conditions to the offer as announced on 7 December 2015 have been satisfied or (where applicable) waived.

The Port of New Orleans welcomed a new weekly European service from French container carrier CMA CGM.

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Port Of Charleston To Help Exporters With Challenging Container Weight Rule

The Port of Charleston is offering to weigh containers using existing scales that trucks drive over to enter the port.

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NLRB Charges Intermodal Bridge Transport With Misclassifying Drivers

The NLRB filed the complaint based on charges by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Union that IBT was misclassifying its drivers as independent contractors to prevent them unionizing and accessing other protections given by the National Labor Relations Act.

Driver Turnover At Large Carriers Hits 102%

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U.S. Coast Guard Clarifies Container Weight Policy

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The Coast Guard filed this equivalency due to apparent misunderstandings about the sufficient flexibility in the SOLAS regulation to allow for various methods of calculating, verifying and communicating verified gross mass, VGM.

It is the Coast Guard’s desire to put at ease carriers who have voiced concerns regarding the SOLAS amendments and the associated voluntary implementation guidelines, said Rear Admiral Paul Thomas, assistant commandant for prevention policy.

Shippers Scramble To Lock In Low Truck Freight Rates

Retailers and manufacturers rushed to lock in low freight rates in the first quarter as overcapacity in the trucking industry dragged on the profits of transportation companies but bolstered profits for middlemen who arrange shipments.

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Panama Canal Expansion Won’t Redirect Cargo To East Coast Ports

East Coast and Gulf Coast ports are likely to see a gradual increase in container volumes from Asia over many years according to David Egan, head of industrial research in the Americas for CBRE.

The opening of the Panama Canal’s new wider, deeper locks, isn’t likely to send a wave of new cargo to the East Coast, industrial real estate brokerage CBRE Inc.

California Trucking Firm Files For Bankruptcy; Owes $7 Million To Drivers’ Back Pay

Pacific 9 Transportation has become the latest trucking company to turn to bankruptcy proceedings after a wage-claim battle before the California Labor Commissioner.

Pacific 9 Transportation’s bankruptcy filing on Tuesday halts collection attempts from drivers who have fought for back pay, arguing the Carson, Calif., company improperly classified them as independent contractors instead of employees.

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Slowdown In Global Trade Hammers Port Activity

Overall trade rose just 2.8 percent in 2015, according to the World Trade Organization, the fourth consecutive year below 3 percent growth and historically weak compared with global economic expansion.

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Amazon Brings One-Hour Restaurant Delivery To San Francisco

Prime Now Restaurant Delivery offers customers transparent pricing — there are no menu markups or hidden service fees and delivery on all orders is free for a limited time.

Amazon.com announced that Prime Now customers in San Francisco, Calif. can now enjoy one-hour delivery from local restaurants, including Big Chef Tom’s Belly Burgers, Buca di Beppo, DOSA, The Monk’s Kettle, Nick’s Crispy Tacos, Pressed Juicery and many more.

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Maritime Administration Awards $ 4.9 Million To Strengthen U.S. Shipyard Competitiveness

Provided through the Small Shipyard Grant Program, the funding supports industrial modernizations that increase productivity, allowing our Nation’s small shipyards to compete more effectively in the global marketplace.

MARAD received 118 grant applications requesting $80 million in assistance, far exceeding the $4.9 million made available for the grants.

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