The union and employers said contract discussions 19 months prior to the expiration of the current contract “demonstrates the commitment each side has to maintaining stability and growth.”
Executive Moves: Alaska Airlines and Siemens Postal, Parcel & Airport Logistics
Alaska Airlines names new chief information officer, vice president finance and controller, and promotes two to managing director, while Siemens Postal, Parcel & Airport Logistics appoints chief digitalization officer.
DP DHL parters with Huawei on IoT supply chain tech
Deutsche Post DHL Group and information and communications technology solutions provider Huawei Technologies are teaming up to develop a range of supply chain solutions using industrial-grade Internet of Things hardware and infrastructure.
NSC: Motor vehicle-related fatalities jump 6% in 2016
As many as 40,000 people died in automobile crashes in the United States last year, an increase of 6 percent from 2015 and the most since 2007, according to a preliminary analysis by the National Safety Council.
Two terminals at Port of Antwerp to offer 24-hour gates
Starting March 20, 2017, the Deurganck dock in the Port of Antwerp, home to container terminals MSC PSA European Terminal (MPET) and DP World Antwerp Gateway, will be open round the clock on weekdays.
SCPA’s box volumes soar in January
In pier container volumes, or boxes handled, the port authority moved 104,792 boxes in January, surpassing the prior record of 104,003 containers in May 2015.
MUSEUM OF ARTS AND DESIGN ANNOUNCES 3 FASHION EXHIBITIONS
Mark your calendars, there are three exciting fashion exhibitions coming to Manhattan’s MAD Museum of Arts and Design. “As a museum with roots in studio craft practice, we are excited to expand our lens to look at fashion—from the couture to the conceptual—as a creative field that has long been …
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RETAILERS REACT TO TRUMP BORDER ADJUSTMENT TAX MEETING
A meeting was held on Wednesday between President Donald Trump and executives from major retailers, including Gap CEO Art Peck and J.C. Penney’ CEO Marvin Ellison, to discuss a proposed Republican plan for tax reform. At the heart of the meeting was the so-called “border adjustment tax,” which will effectively create a new …
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BON-TON EXPANDS “CLOSE TO HOME” SHOPS OF LOCAL DESIGNERS; ROLLS OUT ONLINE SOURCING FAIR
Bon-Ton Stores is keepin’ it local. The company, which operates Bon-Ton, Bergner’s, Boston Store, Carson’s, Elder-Beerman, Herberger’s and Younkers stores, is expanding its “Close to Home” initiative by adding in-store shops to at least 100 stores this year after a successful launch in 45 stores in fall 2016. Bon-Ton aims …
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NRF: U.S. container imports to grow 4.7% in first half 2017
Major container ports in the United States handled 18.8 million TEUs for the full year in 2016, up 3.2 percent from 2015, according to the Global Port Tracker report by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.