The South Carolina Port Authority has a “for sale” sign on its downtown Charleston headquarters and wants to build a new office adjacent to the Wando Welch container terminal to move corporate personnel closer to port operations.
Swatch to Return to Eyewear in Deal with Safilo
Biel, Switzerland—Two accessories giants are combining efforts. Today, Swatch Group, the largest watch manufacturer, and Safilo Group SpA, the second largest optical frame and sunglasses company, announced a collaboration agreement for Swatch brand eyewear. Swatch The Eyes, as it will be called, will be launched in spring 2016. The launch of the collection will be […]
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Ahead of NYFW, Tom Ford is the Latest Designer to Plan “Seasonless” Runways
New York—What’s happening behind the scenes at New York Fashion Week may just be the most innovative thing about the key fashion event. Last Friday, designer Tom Ford abruptly cancelled his New York fashion week show. Instead, he plans to show—and sell—his fall/winter collection simultaneously during NYFW in September. “Fashion shows and the traditional fashion […]
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New Off 5th in NYC to Feature First-Ever Gilt Shop
New York—Call it a meeting of the minds: fashion driven, affordable priced, often discounted, retailers combining efforts. For the initial location of Saks Fifth Avenue Off 5th, the off-price retailer, announced it will feature the first-ever Gilt in-store shop. The pairing of these two retail brands in a physical space marks Gilt’s entry into brick […]
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Style Fashion Week New York Set to Coincide with NYFW
New York—An amazing set of designers will grace the runway for this New York Style Fashion Week as they debut their 2016/17 Fall Winter Collections. Style Fashion Week opens “Official New York Fashion Week” February 11 with an event of fashion, art, and music–showcasing international designers, 25,000 plus guest attendees, celebrities, buyers, press, and fashion […]
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NEWS FLASH: Ag shippers detail container weight regulation concerns
A new position paper from the Agriculture Transport Coalition lays out options such as delaying enforcement of the SOLAS verified gross mass requirement or allowing weight variance, and requests a congressional inquiry into the IMO.
Port of Oakland details plan for handling OHT departure
The Northern California port says cargo business from Outer Harbor Terminal LLC, a joint venture between Ports America and TIL, will be transferred to other terminals and night and weekend truck gates will be offered to help in the transition.
BWR: China-North Europe trade sees surge in skipped sailings
According to BlueWater Reporting’s Skipped Sailings Report, 191,069 TEUs of capacity are scheduled to be withdrawn on between China and North Europe from Feb. 7 to Feb. 20, 2016, a nearly 170 percent increase from the year before.
Obama signs Coast Guard reauthorization bill
President Obama has signed into law the 2015 Coast Guard Authorization Act, which allows the Coast Guard to consider the future acquisition of a polar icebreaker and maintains current funding levels for the Federal Maritime Commission.
Air China Cargo offers $50 million to settle class action
A $50 million settlement subject to court approval has been proposed between Air China and plaintiffs in an ongoing antitrust lawsuit alleging previously widespread air cargo carrier collusion on services to the United States.