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Retailers Ask White House to Intervene in West Coast Port Dispute

National Retail Federation (NRF)

National Retail Federation vice president for supply chain Jonathan Gold thinks "It’s time for the White House to immediately engage in this critically-important economic priority and force the two sides to remain at the table until a deal is done."

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John Morrell Food Group To Build $43.5 Distribution Center In Indiana, Creating 260 Jobs

The company will invest $43.5 million to build and equip a meat products distribution center, scheduled to begin operations by the end of this year.

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Haggen Outlines Plans To Convert 146 Grocery Stores In Five States

Albertsons Companies

With this acquisition, Haggen will expand from 18 stores with 16 pharmacies in in Oregon and Washington, to 164 stores with 106 pharmacies with locations in Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada and Arizona.

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Teamsters Raise Concerns About Sysco/US Foods Merger

For several months, knowledgeable lawmakers and antitrust authorities have expressed skepticism, both about the deal and possible remedies.

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Obama Calls For Single Food Safety Agency In 2016 Budget

Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA)

Proponents of a single agency cite the inefficiencies and confusion caused by having the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) both having jurisdiction of enforcing food safety.

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.

Ocean Ports & Carriers

Greece Debates Privatizing Its Two Largest Ports

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras's new leftist government has sought to cancel key terms of Athens' bailout program from international lenders, including what it calls the "crime" of selling off strategic national assets.

File photo of Greece's Piraeus Port.

Chilean Fears Grow Over Mounting U.S. West Coast Port Crisis

Around 30 percent of Chilean fruit exports to the U.S. are shipped to West Coast ports, and according to ASOEX the biggest impact was likely to be in table grapes, Chile’s principle fruit export to the U.S.

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Pacific Port Employers Disclose Details Of Union Demands

The port operators' coalition cast doubt on the union's intentions of ending discord at West Coast ports by disclosing the union wants the right to fire arbitrators at the end of contracts.

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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.

GrubHub Acquires Delivery Services DiningIn and Restaurants On The Run

The two companies GrubHub has acquired, DiningIn and Restaurants on the Run, will allow it to deliver from 3,000 restaurants across the US, with operations already up and running in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles and Houston.

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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.

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