FMC adds oversight heft by naming first director of enforcement program
Ex-DOJ advisor John Crews will oversee the FMC departments that investigate and prosecute a growing number of shipping complaints.
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Top US Shippers: Price inflation pulls the plug on surging US electronics imports
Last year’s dip in electronics imports is a sign that US consumers were holding back on some discretionary purchases after two years of heightened
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Softer peak season import forecast trending toward pre-pandemic levels: US retailers
Consumer spending in the coming months will be compromised somewhat by high inflation, while retailers are being conservative in placing purchase orders with factories
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US trucking adds jobs in April as manufacturing expands
US trucking companies added jobs for the second straight month, but the employment wave hasn’t reached package delivery firms or warehouses.
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Evergreen pushed contracted cargo to spot market: FMC shipper complaint
An automotive parts importer alleges that after Evergreen failed to provide approximately 65% of contracted vessel space, it had to pay $750,000 on the
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China to remain top for logistics investment despite regional sourcing shift
Logistics and industrial investment in the Asia-Pacific region was estimated at about $50 billion last year, down from a record $72 billion in 2021.
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Renewed focus on purchase order management leads to tech vs. service dilemma
Tethering purchase order technology to operations can help expedite drastic decisions, but pure software vendors offer a level of neutrality that logistics providers can’t.
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NY-NJ terminals alter free time tariff as FMC rule on closed gates looms
The rule changes will not have much of an initial cost impact on shippers as almost all New York-New Jersey terminals are closed on
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Asian air cargo rates fall on rising capacity, cooling demand
There are few signs of improvement in demand for air freight on major trade lanes out of Asia, while a steady increase in below-deck
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Customs Union: Commission welcomes ECA report on the EU’s AEO Programme
The Commission welcomes today’s Special Report by the European Court of Auditors which looks at the EU’s customs facilitation programme for reliable traders –
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