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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

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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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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.

Sysco/US Foods Merger Hits Standstill: Customers Are Okay While Competitors Are Lovin’ It

Foodservice operators are generally optimistic about the merger.

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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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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.

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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.

Bill To End Container Freight Charge Heads To New York State Assembly

The Port Authority of PANY/NJ is the only port in the U.S. to impose a cargo facility charge on all containers, including empties, according to Maersk Line.

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