Archive for Supply Chain Management

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Mar

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 aren’t ‘life-sustaining’ to close, will enforce order. “Enforcement actions will be taken against non-life sustaining businesses that are out of […]
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03

Mar

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 to lift vessels up 85 feet through a series of three locks, and then lower them back down. The engineering […]
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02

Mar

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 global economic contraction now projected for the first quarter, and possibly for the full year, as the new coronavirus escapes […]
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19

Dec

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 10 to 25 percent as scheduled on January 1, 2019. Instead, he postponed the increase while China and the U.S. […]
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25

Jan

by Doug Cameron and Jennifer Smith wsj.com Companies are shipping more items by plane to meet customers’ rising expectations for rapid delivery, prompting a scramble for cargo space that has sent airfreight rates soaring and pushed Amazon.com Inc. and others […]
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30

Nov

UPS RATE INCREASES

As anticipated, United Parcel Service (“UPS”) has followed FedEx and announced its Annual General Rate Increase (“GRI”), to be effective December 24, 2017. The UPS GRI will affect all UPS Ground, UPS Air, UPS International Services, as well as all […]
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16

Oct

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 Week holiday, spot rates are continuing to slide and are now trending below long-term rates. The short-term market has had […]
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11

Oct

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 to fund such projects has been unclear and disputed for years. A fixed amount federal excise tax on gas and […]
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21

Sep

Automated Export System – Updates

The Automated Export System is used by the US Government for compiling trade statistics. It is also US law to report shipment date via AES filing when sending any exports out of the country valued over $2,500.00. To see common […]
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12

Jul

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, cost per CWT, exception ratings, FAKs [freight all kinds], shipment volumes and frequency. However, all carriers are really selling is […]
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