Supply Chain Management

March 20, 2020

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update March 20th AM

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update March 20th AM Dear Valued Customer, Harrisburg PA – Gov. Tom Wolf orders all Pennsylvania businesses that…

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March 3, 2020

PANAMA CANAL – New Fees due to climate change

Transportation & Logistics Council, Inc. Unlike the Suez Canal, which is a sea-level cut without locks, the Panama Canal has…

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March 2, 2020

Coronavirus hits come fast for aviation sector

by American Shipper / Eric Kulisch, Air Cargo Market Editor The airline industry is becoming a leading indicator of the…

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December 19, 2018

Section 301 Duty Increase Officially Postponed

On December 1, 2018 President Trump advised the additional duty rate for articles on List 3 would not increase from…

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January 25, 2018

by Doug Cameron and Jennifer Smith wsj.com Companies are shipping more items by plane to meet customers’ rising expectations for…

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November 30, 2017

UPS RATE INCREASES

As anticipated, United Parcel Service (“UPS”) has followed FedEx and announced its Annual General Rate Increase (“GRI”), to be effective…

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October 16, 2017

Gloomy Outlook for Container Lines

Container spot rates from Asia to North Europe slumped this week, losing about 4% in value. Following the Chinese Golden…

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October 11, 2017

LEGISLATION PROPOSED TO TAX FREIGHT FOR FUNDING NEGLECTED INFRASTRUCTURE

There is little dispute that the United States infrastructure is in need of significant repair and upgrading, however the means…

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September 21, 2017

Automated Export System – Updates

The Automated Export System is used by the US Government for compiling trade statistics. It is also US law to…

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July 12, 2017

HOW PACKAGING CAN AFFECT THE COST OF SHIPPING

There are many factors that go into how carriers cost out their freight; National Motor Freight Classification (“NMFC”) item numbers,…

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