The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received seven ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review.
GRI Roundup: Maersk Line, CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd, OOCL, MOL, APL and Emirates
Ocean carriers Maersk Line, CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd, OOCL, MOL, APL and Emirates Shipping Line issued general rate increases.
Executive Moves: XPO Logistics and essDOCS
XPO Logistics appoints independent director, while essDOCS names chief commercial officer.
Call for Entries: Handbag Designer Awards
Entries are now open for the 2016 Independent Handbag Designer Awards sponsored by Handbag 101, a curated database of emerging and independent designers that has evolved from an industry resource into a thriving e-commerce site. For this 10th edition of the competition, finalists’ designs will be offered for sale on the Handbag 101 site. Winners […]
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FTR: U.S. Trailer orders rebound in February
United States truck trailer net orders totaled 21,300 units for the month, a 21 percent increase from January and 2 percent bump from February 2015.
PSA International profits drop 9.5% in 2015
The Singapore-based port terminal operator posted a net profit of $1.27 billion Singapore (U.S. $934.54 million) on revenues that fell 6.7 percent to S$3.57 billion compared with the previous year.
Kohl’s Reveals Store Closure List
The hit list is out. After a disappointing fourth quarter that saw profits drop 20 percent, the 1,164 store-Kohl’s Corporation has released the names of 18 underperforming stores that will close this year. Half will be in California, including seven concentrated in southern California. The remainder are in Florida, Georgia, Illinois, New Jersey, North Carolina, […]
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ESC asks European Commissioner for Competition to abolish ocean carrier price arrangements
The European shipper group says a proposal by the European Commission to reform the way liner carriers announce general rate increases does not go far enough and the competition watchdog should “abolish…the practice of announcing GRI’s completely.”
Governmental Notices for March 12 -18, 2016
Attached is an update of governmental notices that may be of interest to our members and the trade. Of particular interest to some may be CBP’s announcement this week regarding the Electronic Visa Update System (EVUS), as well as a Reminder that as of March 31st, NO more ACS –…
SBA Names InnovateHER Winners
“Women venture capital partners are stuck below 10 percent. The amount of venture capital funding that goes to women entrepreneurs is even lower — only about 4 percent,” the U.S. Small Business Administration‘s Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet explained yesterday during her announcement of the 2016 InnovateHER Innovating for Women Business Challenge. Intended to even the playing […]
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