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Securing Cargo While Facilitating Trade

Screening and security are important, but the procedures that are implemented need to be realistic and sustainable.
November 23, 2011
Screening and security are important, but the procedures that are implemented need to be realistic and sustainable.
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Sustainablility,Greenwashing And the Road Ahead for the Supply Chain

Companies are making sustainability a priority, but some suppliers aren’t completely truthful about their practices.
November 23, 2011
Greenwashing is a practice that is deceptively used to promote the perception that a company’s policies or products are environmentally friendly. It becomes prevalent when there is pressure being exerted on suppliers to demonstrate green practices and they can’t produce.
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Avoiding the Pitfalls of Trade Sanctions

Violating U.S. trade sanctions can mean expensive trouble.
November 23, 2011
Emport/export companies know firsthand that the world is a complicated place. Trade sanctions put in place by the U.S. government represent another layer of complexity—sometimes several layers—for any company trading with overseas partners or companies that serve the import-export business, such as shipping lines, freight forwarders, or insurance companies.
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A Daring, Life-Saving Rescue

November 23, 2011
These were just a few of the inhumane conditions that Alyssa, Elena, and Kaitlyn, three lioness siblings, encountered on a daily basis over the last 14 years.
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Southwest U.S. Has the Ingredients for Successful Relocation Projects

November 22, 2011
Low costs and growing workforces are attractive to companies looking to relocate.
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Reducing Barriers to Trade

Three new free trade agreements will benefit exporters.
November 23, 2011
More American jobs, increased U.S. exports, and enhanced U.S. competitiveness are some of the anticipated outcomes of three new bilateral free trade agreements (FTAs).
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Earth-Friendly Vehicle Lifting System

November 28, 2011
Stertil Koni, a producer of lifting equipment, has launched a new vehicle lifting system, known as the Earthlift. The system has become well-known around the globe for its wide array of green characteristics.
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An Angry Electorate

November 28, 2011
Little has been accomplished in Washington, D.C., during 2011: Congress and the White House fought over the best strategies to bolster the economy, create jobs, and reduce the federal deficit. All eyes are now on a Congressional “Super Committee” that is charged with crafting at least $1.2 trillion in budget cuts. What little has trickled out from the mostly closed-door meetings is not reassuring.
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Environmental Sustainability Projects

November 29, 2011
DHL has developed three sustainability projects, focusing on reducing its carbon emissions and using its services to improve the earth’s environment.
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CSX Leads Green Rankings

November 29, 2011
CSX Corp. was ranked first among Class I freight railroads in Newsweek’s Green Rankings, which are based on four key criteria—green score, environmental impact, environmental management, and disclosure. The disclosure category was added this year to measure companies’ reporting measures and transparencies.
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Airport “Green Roof”

November 29, 2011
FedEx Express has opened a new package sorting center at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport that features the largest continuous vegetated roof of any airport in the U.S. The roof is approximately 175,000 square feet long—roughly the length of three football fields.
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Use of 3PLs Key to Success

GLOBAL MARKET IS INCREASING
November 28, 2011
The 16th Annual Third-Party Logistics (3PL) Study reveals that 64 percent of shippers worldwide are increasing their use of 3PL services. At the same time, the report indicates an average of 42 percent of total logistics expenditures being spent on outsourcing, the same as last year’s study.
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Marine Spare Parts Logistics

TAPPING FAST-GROWING $1 BILLION SECTOR
November 28, 2011
DHL Global Forwarding has widened its business focus to include the marine spare parts logistics industry. The move included the launch of its first global marine spare parts logistics control tower in Singapore.
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Export Financing Sets Record High

FINANCING EXCEEDS $32 BILLION FOR THE FIRST TIME
November 28, 2011
In preliminary Fiscal Year 2011 figures, Ex-Im Bank reported that it had, for the third straight year, set export finance records in a number of key areas, including overall financing that, for the first time, exceeded $32 billion and supported about $40.6 billion in exports at more than 3,600 U.S. companies.
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Long Road Ahead for Trucking

OUTLOOK IS POSITIVE
November 28, 2011
In his annual State of the Industry Address, American Trucking Associations president and CEO Bill Graves said that, despite the prevailing political and economic uncertainty in the country, the U.S. and the trucking industry are poised to see good days ahead.
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Container Shipping Market

SECURITY AND TRACKING REVENUES INCREASE TO $690 MILLION BY 2016
November 28, 2011
Container security and tracking revenues will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 27 percent from $212 million in 2011 to $690 million in 2016, according to ABI Research.
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New Service from Tacoma to Vladivostok

November 28, 2011
FESCO Russian Pacific Line has added Tacoma as a port of call and introduced a fortnightly service to Vladivostok and all points in the Russian Far East. The new service has a transit time of 14 days and includes breakbulk, roll on/roll off, and project cargoes.
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Panama Canal Sets Record

November 28, 2011
Panama Canal reached a new tonnage record of 322.1 million Panama Canal tons (PC/UMS) during fiscal year 2011. This figure represents a 7.1 percent increase compared to the 300.8 million tons registered last year and also surpasses the previous 2007 record of 312.9 million tons by 2.9 percent.
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Port Manatee’s Berth 12 Certified

November 28, 2011
Following years of planning and construction, Port Manatee’s nearly 1,600-foot-long Berth 12 received its first ship three days ahead of its scheduled dedication.
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New Delivery Service for SMB Market

November 28, 2011
EquaShip has announced the launch of its new delivery service. Parcels shipped through EquaShip.com will join the millions of packages already shipped each week through the same back-end delivery network that is used by Amazon and other major brand merchants today.
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National Gateway on Track

November 28, 2011
CSX Transportation has work completed or construction underway at one-third of the clearance projects included in the National Gateway, keeping the major American infrastructure initiative on track for completion by 2015.
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UPS Launches Freight Pickup Notifications for LTL

November 28, 2011
UPS Freight Pickup Notifications for LTL is a new feature for LTL shipments that provides customers visibility of the pickup process by confirming when pickups are scheduled.
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B2B Collaboration Center

November 28, 2011
GT Nexus has launched a business to business (B2B) collaboration center, known as G2. G2 can be used by GT Nexus’s cloud supply chain platform customers throughout the world.
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Two Next-Generation Solutions

November 28, 2011
Menlo Worldwide Logistics, a subsidiary of Con-way Inc., has launched two next-generation solutions for transportation management through the creation of Menlo Transportation Services.
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Gate Automation

November 28, 2011
The Port of Houston Authority, which operates one of the largest ports in the world, has begun using APS Technology Group, Inc.’s Gate optimal character recognition (OCR) Portal.
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Smoother Moves

November 28, 2011
Pacer, a North American freight transportation and logistics services provider, has designed a unique and easy-to-use tool to help current and prospective customers determine the potential dollar savings and carbon emission reductions generated by using Pacer intermodal services versus trucking, called the Smoother Moves Calculator.
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Paperless Invoice Service

November 28, 2011
UPS’s Paperless Invoice, which has been used by small package shippers for years, has now been extended to the company’s air freight customers. The service offers customers the ability to electronically clear their customs throughout the world so they no longer have to use standard, error-prone paper forms.
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