Tradewinds

A monthly column summarizing news and developments relating to global supply chains.

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ABF Declines to Discuss YRC Acquisition Offer

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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Foxx Nominee for Transportation Secretary

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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Near-Shoring Inaction

Little action on returning manufacturing to North America
May 1, 2013
Little action on returning manufacturing to North America.
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Evergreen Expansion

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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Secretary Wanted

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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Ocean Capacity and Weak Volumes Hit Rates

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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JF Hillebrand Selects Menlo

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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Short Line RR Benefits Extended

'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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Non-Manufacturing Activity Grows

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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UPS Capital Enhances Merchant Services

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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