Fashion Accessories Shippers Association – Connecting Cargo Globally
Saks Fifth Avenue is shuttering its store in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Opened in 2004, the 80,000 square foot department store in Dubai’s Burjuman mall sold apparel, shoes and accessories for men and women. The news comes at the end of Sak’s licensing agreement. The arrangement was between Saks Incorporated and Style Avenue Middle East […]
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National Retail Federation Vice President for Supply Chain and Customs Policy Jonathan Gold has been appointed to the Department of Commerce’s Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness, NRF announced today. Established in 2011, the committee consists of 45 senior-level private sector supply chain experts and industry representatives who advise Commerce, the Transportation Department and other […]
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Services provided at the company’s 18,900-square-foot facility include warehousing, distribution, inventory management, pick and pack, quality inspection and order fulfillment services.
Ports covered by the Global Port Tracker handled 1.54 million TEUs in February, a 3.7 percent increase from January, according to the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.
Nippon Yusen K.K., Japan’s largest shipping line, is looking to acquire a company involved in deep-sea oil and gas operations amid the drop in commodities prices, according to Hitoshi Nagasawa, head of the company’s energy division.
The world’s biggest ocean shipping container manufacturer plans to raise as much as 6 billion yuan (U.S. $928 million) to fund an expansion of a business park in Shenzhen and other assets.
Although airfreight volumes fell compared to last February, the results were skewed from the impact of the U.S. port strikes in early 2015, which caused a surge in airfreight volumes, along with Chinese New Year falling in February this year.
Norwegian shipping company DSD Shipping has been sentenced to pay a $2.5 million fine resulting from convictions in Mobile, Ala., for dumping oily waste and garbage into the sea, according to the U.S. Justice Department.
Longshore workers at Greece’s largest seaport walked off the job on Friday, shutting down container terminals, and marched in central Athens in protest against the government sale of Piraeus Port to China COSCO.
Ocean carriers Maersk Line, CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd and UASC issued general rate increases.