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GAC USA Acquires U.S. Customs Broker's License

GAC USA, a global provider of shipping, logistics and marine services, has obtained a customs broker's license.

Just How Much Inventory Is Out There, Anyway?

Hamish Brewer, chief executive officer of JDA Software, was giving a speech at the Economic Club of Phoenix last year, when the topic of global inventory levels came up. The question he posed: How much stuff is currently in transit or socked away in warehouses the world over? The answer: Nobody really knows.

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Crowley Launches LCL Service From Chicago to Caribbean, Central America

The logistics group of Crowley Maritime Corp. is launching a weekly less-than-containerload (LCL) service from Chicago to the Caribbean and Central America.

Uncertainty Impacts Shippers with Volatility in General Rate Increases

A series of general rate increases on the Asia-North Europe trade have gone into effect as container shipping lines once again attempt to force freight rates up to break-even levels, amid warnings from shippers and analysts that pricing volatility is set to continue - and possibly worsen.

Apriso Offers 'Smart-Pull' Manufacturing Processes

Apriso Corp., a vendor of software for global manufacturing, has created an application to enable "pull-triggered" manufacturing and supply-chain processes.

Proponents Go on the Road to Promote Adoption of E-Air

Momentum seems to be surging for the multilateral e-Air Waybill with the recent endorsement by the Airforwarders Association and the Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America.

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Container Shipping Rates Continue to Fall in June, But Will They Rise in July?

The market index for Asia to North Europe is still on the decline, with the average for a 20-foot seeing a 19-percent drop since the 26th of May compared to the 26th of June, according to Xeneta, the price comparison service for sea freight. The market average for a 40-foot in Asia to North Europe performed similarly with a 20-percent decline in container shipping rates in the same period.

What a Dream! Boeing to Configure 787 as a Cargo Freighter

From the very beginning of development of the 787 family, Boeing said it would design the Dreamliner with the plan of eventually offering it in freighter configuration. The key word, of course, was "eventually."

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Is the President's National Export Initiative a Dud?

It's been more than three years since the Obama Administration launched its National Export Initiative (NEI), with much ballyhoo. The stated goal of the massive effort was to double U.S. exports within five years - from $1.57tr in 2009 to a projected $3.14tn in 2015.

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Is China Trying to Circle the Globe with Its Ports?

From the ground, Colombo's port does not look like much. But viewed from high up in one of the growing number of skyscrapers in Sri Lanka's capital, it is clear that something extraordinary is happening: China is creating a shipping hub just 200 miles from India's southern tip.

DHL Expands Global Hub at Cincinnati/Kentucky Airport

DHL has inaugurated its expanded hub for the Americas at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky (CVG) Airport.

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