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Rating the World's Cleanest - and Dirtiest - Ships

Want to make sure that your imports or exports are traveling on a "clean" ship? There's a way to do that.

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Feds Enlarge Investigation of Chipotle's Tainted Food Crisis

Chipotle Mexican Grill revealed on Tuesday that federal prosecutors had expanded their inquiry into the company's multi-state outbreaks of food-borne illnesses, further threatening sales that declined steeply by the end of last year.

Chinese Economy Relies on Services More and More

Beijing is crawling with motorcycle-mounted deliverymen, one sign of the rapid growth of China's service industries. Services grew 8.3 percent last year and for the first time generated more than half of gross domestic product, or 50.5 percent. Manufacturing rose only 6 percent. "If it hadn't been for the service sector, China's economy would be in a much worse state today," says Louis Kuijs, head of Asia economics at Oxford Economics in Hong Kong. He notes that all kinds of services have expanded quickly in recent years.

Coping With the Complexities of 'Free' Trade

They call it "free" trade, but the price of failing to properly manage one's imports and exports can be dangerously high.

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Two Reports Analyze Slavery, Corruption in Today's Supply Chains

Two new reports released this week call attention to the dangers of bribery and corruption in global supply chains and their links to modern day slavery. Modern Slavery and Corruption and An Exploratory Study on the Role of Corruption in International Labour Migration provide a snapshot of the extent and global spread of corrupt practices, the ways in which they interact with myriad forms of exploitation and the impact of legislation put in place to curb both.

Nexteer Automotive Enhances China Trade Management Capability

Nexteer Automotive, a multibillion-dollar global manufacturer of advanced steering and driveline products, has expanded its ability to meet China's trade regulations with Amber Road's China Trade Management solution.

SAP's Global Trade Services App Is Certified by Customs

The SAP Global Trade Services (GTS) application of SAP SE is now certified with U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) for Entry Summaries.

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Economic, Currency Factors Have Worst Effects on Business, Survey Finds

The manufacturing world is being shaped by technological, demographic, and market megatrends and how companies respond will define their future performance.

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Job Losses, Labor Strife on Rise in China

While most of the world has fixated on the plunging Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges and Beijing's missteps managing the currency, China's labor market has become increasingly fragile. As wage arrears and layoffs grow, unrest in factories and on construction sites is spreading.

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Retail Trade Group Wants to See Detailed U.S. Seaport Performance Reports Authorized

Following up on last fall's successful campaign to include a port performance statistics program in the federal long-term surface transportation bill, the National Retail Federation now leads a coalition of more than 100 groups in sending specific recommendations to the Department of Transportation.

A Complete Guide to FMCSA's URS Rule

The new year is here, and bringing some important changes for the freight industry. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has been preparing to do away with various different registration numbers, in favor of a more simplified Unified Registration System (URS). The first stage of its implementation already began in December, and the second one is to be rolled out later this year.

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Ocean Shipping Industry Should Be Taxed on Carbon Output, IMF Urges

A report released this week by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) states that carbon taxes should be levied against the shipping industry.

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