The Federal Aviation Administration has proposed a $68,000 civil penalty against City of Industry, Calif.-based Unical Aviation for allegedly violating the nation’s hazardous materials rules.
CBP seizes thousands of counterfeit soccer apparel items
U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized over 5,000 pieces of counterfeit soccer apparel items near the Washington Dulles International Airport Nov. 2.
Executive Moves: Centiro and Ports of Indiana Commission
Centiro has named a VP for global sales, while the Ports of Indiana Commission has added a new member.
Hapag-Lloyd CEO: NOL sale would not be ‘very disruptive’ to G6 Alliance
The ocean shipping industry would take a move of APL from one alliance to another in stride, according to Rolf Habben Jansen, chief executive officer of the German liner carrier.
Single’s Day (11.11) Sales to Reach Record Levels as US Retailers Participate
Shanghai and Dallas—It’s off to an audacious start. November 11—known as Single’s Day in China—is slated to be the biggest single shopping day ever. It even dwarfs Black Friday. In the first 90 minutes of the 24-hour sale, which kicked off at 12 midnight in Beijing Wednesday, Alibaba, the biggest online site, said total sales […]
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American Made Matters Day: A Call-to-Action for Consumers
Adamstown, PA–American Made Matters, an organization dedicated to educating consumers on the importance of buying American-made products, is holding the 3rd annual American Made Matters Day on November 19. The purpose of the event is for consumers to buy at least one U.S.-made product on this day, and to encourage consumers to buy made-in-USA products […]
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Bebe Plans to Rock the Vote for 2016 Presidential Election
Washington—Fashion and politics do mesh. For instance, Rock the Vote, the largest non-profit and non-partisan organization in the United States driving the youth vote to the polls, today announced this week a partnership with bebe stores, inc. The partnership will focus on engaging young women in the political process through education, voter registration and voting. […]
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Ports See “Dramatic Difference” From Last Year as Holiday Merchandise Arrives
Washington–What a difference a year makes. At this time last year when import cargo reached its holiday heights, concerns over a work slowdown resulted in many retailers spending lots more on shipping in order to avert the work slowdown at crucial West Coast ports. Now Import cargo volume at the nation’s major retail container ports […]
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COSCO, China Shipping ‘sensitive’ to shipper concerns about merger
China’s Ministry of Transport is also concerned about recent growth in shipping surcharges, according to the Federal Maritime Commissioner William P. Doyle, who recently returned from bilateral maritime talks in China.
CP reportedly eyeing merger with NS
Stock in both Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. and Norfolk Southern Corp. shot up yesterday amid rumors the second-largest Class I railroad in Canada is mulling a potential takeover of NS.