ARTICLES
YRC offered in March to acquire ABF Freight System or the whole company.
May 9, 2013
Arkansas Best, parent of ABF Freight System, turned aside YRC's acquisition offer.
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President Obama announced Anthony Foxx as his nominee for the next Secretary of Transportation.
May 7, 2013
Anthony Foxx, the current mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina, is President Barack Obama’s pick for Secretary of Transportation.
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Little action on returning manufacturing to North America
May 1, 2013
Little action on returning manufacturing to North America.
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The liner company teams with Africa feeder line
May 1, 2013
Evergreen Line and UAFL have aligned to extend Evergreen's service network in the Indian Ocean.
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Tradewinds
EIC Perry A. Trunick Breaks Down the Search for a New Transportation Secretary
April 1, 2013
World Trade 100 asked some industry leaders what they would look for in the cabinet appointee who stands 12th in the line of succession to the Presidency.
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Container Forecaster Reports Carriers Have Limited Success Raising Rates
February 1, 2013
Drewry Maritime reports that, “Since the huge overnight success of the March 2012 GRIs (general rate increases) implemented by shipping lines to bring rate levels back above break-even, there have been a further seven attempts to lift rates — equating to a total of around $2,800-$3,000 per FEU (forty-foot-equivalent unit) on the Asia-to-North Europe trade.”
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Warehousing and Distribution Services Provided in Singapore
February 1, 2013
JF Hillebrand Singapore Pte. Ltd. selected Menlo Worldwide Logistics to provide warehousing and distribution services for William Grant & Sons.
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'Fiscal Cliff' Deal Extends tax Credit Till 2014
February 1, 2013
When the U.S. Congress passed the American Taxpayer Relief Act, it also extended the 45G short line freight railroad tax credit.
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Economic Activity Has Only Increased for the Past Three Years
February 1, 2013
The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) reported that economic activity in the non-manufacturing sector grew in December 2012 for the 36th consecutive month.
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MERCHANT SERVICES PROGRAM ‘ENHANCED’ FOR SMALL- AND MEDIUM-SIZED BUSINESSES
January 4, 2013
UPS Capital Trade Protection Services Inc., a subsidiary of UPS Capital, the financial services arm of United Parcel Service Inc., is enhancing its merchant services program for small- and medium-sized businesses.
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