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THE CARGO LETTER [500]
Air & Ocean Logistics - Customs Broker News
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INDEX to The Cargo Letter:
OUR Top Story***
OUR "A" Section: Trade, Financial & Inland News***
1. Freight Forwarder Trade Briefs ______________
2. The Cargo Letter Financial Page
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OUR "B" Section: FF World Air News***
3. Freight Forwarder World Air Briefs ____________
OUR "C" Section: FF
4. FF World Ocean Briefs _____________________
5. The Cargo Letter Cargo Damage Dispatches
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**Back By Popular Demand**
OUR "D" Section: FF in Cyberspace***
6. The Cargo Letter "Cyber Ports of Call"
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OUR "E" Section: The Forwarder/Broker World***
7. New
Turbulent Skies For Prospective Largest Airline
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OUR "A" Section: Trade, Financial & Inland News***
1. Freight Forwarder Trade Briefs _____________
***U.S.
Exports in June Reach An All-Time High of US$191.2Bn ....... as this resulted in the narrowing
of the trade deficit by 22% from May to US$34.4Bn, and possibly boosting
estimates for second quarter growth, according to figures from the Commerce
Dept's Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). The previous monthly record for
exports was US$188.7Bn set in December. The
***Israel
Hits Three Year Export Low .....
as the Israel Export and Int'l Cooperation Institute
(IEICI) has expressed deep concern about the drop in high-tech exports with a
reported US$3.7Bn in high-tech exports in the 1st half of 2013, 8% less than in
the 1st half of 2012 - the lowest figure in 3 years. The IEICI's
data indicate avionics, electronic components & pharmaceuticals, rose by
5.5% in dollar terms, to US$10.3Bn. This growth, according to the data, was
mostly due to large exporters, including Teva
Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. and Intel Israel Ltd., and deliveries of
equipment by defense industries under previous contracts. High-tech exports
began falling in the 4th quarter of 2011, and the slide continued through 2012,
with a 3.3% drop.
***No Arms For Egypt ...... as the EU Foreign Affairs
Council has agreed to ban the export of arms to
***NIT
League Questions New
Read More About China VAT Reform
www.china-briefing.com/news/2013/04/11/china-to-expand-vat-reform-nationwide-starting-august-1-2013.html
***Sweet
Feat ...... as Mexico will
ship more than 700,000 tons of sugar to world markets outside of the United
States in the 2012/13 crop year as the country becomes a global supplier for
the first time in at least a decade, according to the chief of a trade
association representing cane mill owners. The vast majority of
***Peasants Starve As Skis Are Waxed For Party Members ....... as the Swiss government is blocking
the sale of a ski lift to
Read More About
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-23756462
www.cnn.com/2013/05/27/travel/north-korea-ski-resort
***Curbing
Dangerous Light ..... as the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) is concerned about the increased availability in stores
and on the Internet of certain types of laser products—some of which are being
sold illegally because they are powered above 5 milliwatts
(mW), which is a standard for certain types of lasers
and laser projectors. Green lasers are particularly troubling to FDA, says CDR
Dan Hewett, U.S. Public Health Service, a health promotion officer in the
Electronic Products Branch of FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health.
"A green laser beam could cause a larger startling or flash-blinding
effect compared to a similarly powered red laser because the human eye is
especially sensitive to green light," says Hewett. Flash blindness is a
temporary loss of vision that occurs when the eye is suddenly exposed to
intense light. Laser lights beamed at aircraft also have FDA concerned.
Incidents associated with laser lights beamed at aircraft have tripled in a
4-year period since Dec. 2004, when the Federal Aviation Administration began
tracking reports. In 2008, pilots reported a total of 950 cases of laser light
striking an aircraft or illuminating a cockpit. FDA regulates
radiation-emitting electronic products, including all types of lasers. Illegal
laser products that are imported are also subject to detention & seizure by
U.S. Customs & Border Protection.
Study The FDA Table of Laser Hazards & Product Examples
www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm166649.htm#LaserHazardClasses2
***University
of San Francisco Says UPS Logistics A Masterpiece of Streamlined Supply Chain
Management .........as the
university found there's much to admire about UPS. Nicknamed "Brown"
for the trademark color of its delivery trucks, the Atlanta, Georgia-based
multinational corporation often ranks high on lists of the most valuable brands
and most admired companies. For 104 years, United Parcel Service has been
seeking ways to get things from here to there as quickly, efficiently &
economically as possible. In 2012, the company delivered more than 4 billion
packages and documents to nearly 9 million daily customers in more than 220
countries and territories. That entailed a fleet of more than 96,000 cars,
vans, tractors and motorcycles, as well as 230 jets, according to UPS. UPS has,
in fact, become a 3rd-party provider of direct-to-store networks with its UPS
Trade Direct service, offering companies a range of shipping management and
fulfillment options. Such services can streamline logistics, eliminating the
need for companies to build or lease warehouses & distribution centers.
They also can reduce the number of parties involved in a supply chain,
decreasing the potential for system failures or slowdowns at the various links
in the chain. In a white paper titled "Inventory in Motion," UPS highlighted its direct-to-store work for the
Idea Group in speeding delivery of promotional products from manufacturers in
Read The University of San Francisco Study
www.supplychain247.com/article/ups_logistics_a_masterpiece_of_streamlined_supply_chain_management/gt_nexus
www.usanfranonline.com/ups-streamline-logistics/
Read The UPS White Paper: Inventory In Motion - A Direct Alternative To Global Fulfillment
www.ups.com/media/en/wp_inventory_in_motion.pdf
***Insurance
Fraud A Global Problem ..... as insurers increase their focus on claims fraud, costing
the
***"Moving
Ahead For Progress in the 21st Century" (MAP-21) .........as this federal
transportation bill signed into law on 6 July 2013 will take effect this 1 Oct.
While most of the measure focuses on federal surface transportation spending, a
key provision redefines domestic law. A motor carrier may no longer obtain
FMCSA authority as both a motor carrier and a freight broker or domestic
freight forwarder. Specifically, such operations must be completely seperate, meaning any motor carrier involved in freight
brokering (either formally or informally) must now separate those operations
and seek separate FMCSA authority for each entity. Informal brokering is no
longer permitted to be done by a motor carrier. MAP-21 also states that any
freight broker or forwarder must now obtain a US$75,000 bond. The previous
limit of US$10,000 was required of brokers, not forwarders. There must be full
compliance by 1 Oct. 2013, so contact the Countrytman
& McDaniel attorneys now for assistrance.
Summary of MAP-21
www.epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Files.View&FileStore_id=6d1e2690-6bc7-4e13-9169-0e7bc2ca0098
***Cargo
Theft Down, But Value Up .......as
in the 2nd quarter of 2013, the logistics security services provider FreightWatch International recorded a total of 194 thefts
in the United States, a 27% increase in value and a 12% decrease in volume from
the same time a year ago. That compares to a 4% increase in value and a 15%
decrease in volume compared to the 1st quarter of this year. There were 45
thefts in April, 66 in May and 83 in June. The average loss value per incident
during the quarter was US$164,594.
Learn More About FreightWatch
www.freightwatchintl.com/
***U.S.
Intermodal Healthy ....... as
domestic container volume continued its steady performance in the 2nd quarter
of 2013 with 9% year-over-year gains, largely attributable to a strong big box
segment, with total intermodal traffic rising by 2.4% for the quarter.
International volume was unable to build on its solid Q1 growth, falling 1.3%
in Q2 after posting 3% gains in Q1. This decline can be attributed to
surprisingly weak shipments in June, with loads falling 6% from a year ago. It
is unclear if the June trail off is an indicator of more to come, or if the 6%
dip is an anomaly. Intermodal trailer volumes declined 2.5% when compared to
2012's Q2, but this loss was less than half of the decrease in loads
experienced in Q1. "Domestic container volume was the foundation of intermodal
growth in both the 2nd quarter and year to date," said Joni Casey,
President & CEO of Intermodal Assn. of North America. "Despite some
segments slowing in Q2, the Market Trends and Statistics data confirm the
industry's underlying momentum." The Southeast region was the clear leader
in the 2nd quarter of 2013, according to IANA's
Market Trends data, with intermodal increasing 8.1% compared to 2012.
Intra-southeast shipments bested the national average, posting an impressive
11.1% in Q2. Regional traffic in the
Read More About The Intermodal Assn. of
www.intermodal.org/
***Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)
Final Rule For Unified Registration System ........ improves
the registration process for motor carriers, property brokers, freight
forwarders, IEPs, HMSP applicants and cargo tank
facilities required to register with FMCSA.
Read The FMCSA Final Rule
www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-08-23/pdf/2013-20446.pdf
***Glimpse of
Industry Trend? ........ as UPS has told employees it plans to halt health-care
coverage for about 15,000 spouses of nonunion workers who are covered by other
plans. The plans were outlined in a 19-page question-and-answer document posted
on the Internet by news outlets last week. A company spokesman told Transport
Topics the move, which affects only a limited number of employees,
was made in response to rising health-care costs. If a nonunion employee's
spouse doesn't have coverage, UPS' memo said the company will keep providing
it. The move doesn't affect about 60% of UPS employees who are Teamsters. They
are covered under health plans negotiated through labor agreements. Earlier
this year, union members approved a new master contract, but talks continue on
side agreements.
***Federal Somelier? ......
as allowing the U.S. Postal Service to deliver beer,
wine and spirits is high on the wish list for raising cash for the financially
ailing agency, Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe
said this month. In an interview with The Associated Press, Donahoe
also endorsed ending most door-to-door and Saturday mail deliveries as
cost-saving measures for his agency, which
lost US$16BBn last year. Donahoe said delivering
alcohol has the potential to raise as much as US$50M a
year. He mentioned how customers might want to, for example, mail bottles of
wine home when they tour vineyards. Donahoe said his
agency has looked at the possibility of using special boxes that would hold 2,
4 or 6 bottles and ship for a flat-rate to anywhere in the country."There's
a lot of money to be made in beer, wine and spirits," Donahoe
said. "We'd like to be in that business. The Postal Service says mailing
alcoholic beverages is currently restricted by law. Customers are even told to
cover any logos or labels if they use alcoholic beverage boxes for shipments.
Perhaps the wine will be aged by the time it arrives.
***Dangerous
Transport Volunteer ...... as
Darius McCollum can explain the complicated workings of the
***Esteemed
Transport Volunteer ...... as
Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg dressed up as a taxi driver and took
passengers around
***Save The
Read What You Can Do To Help The CMRR Volunteers
www.catskillmtrailroad.com/legaldefense.php
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2. The Cargo Letter Financial Page ____________
**AP Moller Maersk group. DOWN as owner of the world's biggest
container shipping line, has posted an 11% decline in 2nd quarter profit to
US$856M, drawn on revenues of US$14.1Bn, down 8%.
**CEVA. DOWN with a 2.5% year-on-year pre-tax profit
decline in the 2nd quarter to US$80M, drawn on revenues of US$2.14Bn, down
6.6%.
**Damco. DOWN as Maersk's stand-alone forwarding
division posted a 1st half year-on-year net loss of US$2M, having raised
US$1.5Bn in revenue from Jan. to June.
**Hanjin Shipping. DOWN as the world 7th biggest container carrier has posted a 1st half
net loss of loss of US$103.6M, a reduction of 66% from 2012.
**Horizon Lines. DOWN as the
**Lufthansa Cargo. UP as 1st half operating profit increased
27% compared to the same period last year to US$81.3M.
**Matson Inc. UP as the
**
**Orient Overseas
(Int'l) Ltd (OOIL). DOWN with a 1st half net loss of US$15.3M drawn from revenues of
US$3.02Bn, against a US$116.5M profit in the same period last year.
**Regional Container Lines. DOWN with a 2nd quarter net loss of THB132
million (US$4.2M) compared with a year-on-year net profit of THB5
million.
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OUR "B" Section: FF World Air News***
3. Freight Forwarder World Air Briefs __________
***Blocking The Next World's Biggest Carrier? ....... as antitrust regulators have
filed a law suit to block the US$11Bn merger of US Airways and American
Airlines, throwing a wrench into a deal shareholders, creditors and European
officials have already signed off on. The U.S. Dept. of Justice (DOJ) and
attorneys general from 6 states and the
***More
Price Fixing ...... as
***Meet The
Airbus A350 ..... as it has made its first
"virtual passenger flight," with 129 passengers and a cabin crew
supplied by Cathay Pacific taking part in a four hour dry run on July 25 in an
A350 mock-up dubbed "Cabin Zero." The make-believe flight is another
milestone in the road towards the A350's debut into commercial service in
mid-2014, and follows the next-gen jetliner's first actual flight on June
14th.
See The Impressive Presentation
www.a350xwb.com/
***Extinguishing
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jomo_Kenyatta_International_Airport
***Air Cargo
Malawi Limited Lives ......
as it is set up now as a wholly owned subsidiary of the now defunct Air Malawis, has told customers its operational status to the
UK is fully functional. Air Cargo (UK) Malawi country manager Steve Msamala, the first Malawian to head UK offices in London
Heathrow, said the passenger services of Air Malawi have ended but cargo
operations are going strong.
www.aircargobroadbandmw.com/
***Teamsters
Back Off .....
as it dropped a bid to push aside another union and
represent about 11,000 aircraft mechanics and other workers at American
Airlines. The Teamsters said Aug. 9 they were pulling out because of the
government lawsuit last week to block the merger of American Airlines & US
Airways. The union said that the lawsuit had thrown American employees in
turmoil, and a representation fight between two unions wouldn't help matters.
The Teamsters had hoped to represent ground workers after American & US
Airways merged, but lost on both fronts.
***Airbus' Nex-Gen Transport Plane..... as
a collaboration of European nations have spent more than a decade developing a
heavy transport plane fit for the 21st century, the Airbus A400M Atlas. The
A400M Atlas is a 4-engine turboprop transport aircraft designed by Airbus as a
tactical airlift platform. It measures 148 feet long and 48 feet tall with a
139-foot wingspan, putting it squarely between the C-130 and the C-17 in terms
of size and speed (but still way smaller than the Antonov
An-225). A quartet of 11,000 HP Europrop TP400-D6
turboprop engines and four 8-bladed 17 foot-diameter "scimitar" props
grant the plane a 485 MPH cruising speed, a service ceiling of more than 37,000
feet and a range of 1,781 to 3,450 nmi,
depending on the load. That's over 100 MPH faster and 1,000 miles farther than
the C-130 Hercules. Plus, the Atlas' beefy power plant, combined with its
reinforced landing gear and lightweight carbon fibre
reinforced plastic wings and rotors, allows it to take off from short, unpaved
runways in as little as 3,215 feet (980 meters). A breakthrough design feature,
the A400M's propellers are designed to turn in opposite directions. This not
only reduces maintenance and replacement costs (most turbo prop planes have
left- or right-handed engines depending on which wing they go on; this uses a
gearbox to only turn the blades backwards so the engines themselves become
universal), it also produces superior lift, reduces torque, prop wash, and yaw
compared to the older designs where both engines on each wing turned the same
direction. At 81,600 pounds (116 troops or 66 stretchers with 25 attending
medics) at 58 feet long, 13 feet wide, and 12 feet tall, it holds roughly
double what the Hercules can. In addition, the Atlas is outfitted with aerial
refueling equipment, allowing it to be used as a flying gas station, and can
also be equipped with a variety of electronic surveillance &
countermeasures for ISR operations. This said, the
Boeing C-17 will remain the top fleet carrier.
Airbus A400M Atlas
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A400M_Atlas
Airbus A400M Atlas Amazing Takeoff Ability. Feb. 2013
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjC_nIK8ySA
***Meet The va-Q-tec ....... as built in UK, these containers
use passive technology (no batteries, heating elements or fans) via vacuum
insulation panels that protect internal contents from extreme ambient
temperatures. The containers are particularly useful in the movement of
pharmaceutical and biotechnological material. There are 3 sizes of va-Q-tainers: USx, EU and XL. All
three sizes may be transported to and from all regions worldwide. In terms of
transit effectiveness XL and EU containers have been qualified to keep
perishables for more than 96 hours of performance; the USx
has been qualified to more than 120 hours of performance, even at extreme
summer and winter temperatures. Internal/external temperature data and shipment
monitoring data may be downloaded after transport from the
"data-loggers" installed on each unit.
Read More About The va-Q-tec
www.va-q-tec.com/
***Volumes >>> Air
The New Air
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdQYdCuF7HQ#t=75
Air New Zealand "Bare" Saftey Warning
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-Mq9HAE62Y
Air New Zealand Animated Saftey
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmcFKtzcKbQ
Air New Zealand Middle Earth Saftey Briefing
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBlRbrB_Gnc
***Mobile
Parmesan In The Air ...... as
a restaurant says it has switched vendors after a customer found a cluster of
maggots on his sandwich at Atlanta's airport. Weekly traveler Joel Woloshuk told WSB-TV last week that he bought a sandwich
from Café Intermezzo and realized the white specks on top of it were maggots -
not parmesan - when they began moving. In a statement to WSB-TV, Café Intermezzo's
president said the case was isolated and the problem could not have originated
at the restaurant. He says the restaurant switched bread vendors and "not
a single crumb" from the original bakery remains. Atlanta Dept. of
Aviation officials say they're distributing ultraviolet lights to
See The Sandwhich & "
http://bit.ly/1895s6l
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OUR "C" Section: FF World Ocean News***
4. FF World Ocean Briefs
***Leaning The
Fleet ...... as container
shipping is "hobbling forward" as ship scrapping is at a
"healthy level" of 258,000 TEU with a further 200,000 TEU to leave
the fleet by year-end to counterbalance new vessels coming online at over 1.4
million TEU, said a recent report from BIMCO. The report from the international
shipping association of owners, operators, brokers and agents, said that demand
on the intra-Asia and transpacific trade routes and Europe-to-Asia backhaul
offset any decline in demand on the Asia-to-Europe front-haul leg.
What is BIMCO?
www.bimco.org/en/About/About_BIMCO.aspx
***Canal Open In Egypt's State of Emergency ....... as it has not affected the
Suez Canal, though local truck access to the APM Terminals at Port Said has
been cut by the closure of a bridge, but having little impact as most moves are
transshipments, reported the BBC. APM Terminals, which operates the Suez Canal
Container Terminal in
***Union Slowdown? ......
as many expect a work showdown next month over who has the right to repair
chassis used to move containers to and from U.S. marine terminals. The Int'l
Longshoremen's Assn. (ILA) and the management group that bargains with them,
the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX), sent a joint letter dated 6 Aug. to
members saying "there has been an influx of leasing company chassis that
are directly leased to truckers who do not use the ILA to perform maintenance
and repair of these chassis requesting service at USMX Master Contract covered
facilities." The letter, signed by ILA Pres. Harold Daggett, and David
Adam, the chairman & CEO of USMX, says chassis leased to truckers but not
maintained by the ILA, violate a work-preservation commitment contained in the
ILA/USMX master contract because "these chassis had in the past been
maintained and repaired historically at facilities in port areas that employ
ILA-represented maintenance workers." A provision in the contract says
"no container chassis shall be received, delivered, mounted on or
dismounted from a chassis pool chassis that has been repaired & maintained
in the port area by employees who are not represented by the ILA." In
another letter, also signed by Daggett and Adam, says the ILA — not, for example
a ship's crew — has jurisdiction over the plugging & unplugging of
containers aboard ships calling at master contract ports provided that the
bargaining parties can agree on the manning and agreed hours for the ILA labor.
ILA and USMX Clarify Union's Preservation of ILA Chassis Work
www.ilaunion.org/pdf/ILAChassisLetter.pdf
***Digging Deep
To Serve The Big Ditch ......
as industry and Louisiana transportation officials have released a new economic
impact report detailing the benefits of deepening the Mississippi River to 50
feet from its current 45-foot draft. The Big River Coalition and the Louisiana
Department of Transportation and Development commissioned the study by noted
economist Tim Ryan, PhD., entitled "The Economic Impact of Deepening the
Read The Landmark Study (complete with tables & charts)
http://media.nola.com/business_impact/other/Mississippi%20River%20deepening%20economic%20study.pdf
***Northwest
Passage ...... as Chinese
cargo ship is attempting to sail to Europe via an Arctic "short-cut"
that could shave almost two weeks off the journey time. Shipping firm Cosco Group's vessel M/V Yong Sheng, a 19,000-ton freighter, set sail from
Map of The M/V Yong Sheng Voyage
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/08/12/article-2389895-1B423BD3000005DC-665_964x577.jpg
***
***Berthing
Giants ...... as terminal
operators face big challenges as they deal with incoming 18,000 TEU mega ships,
which few can handle, cope with the cascading big ships on smaller ports as
well as the sheer explosion of output worldwide, says a Drewry
report. The size of the world's biggest containership has quadrupled in 20
years, said the Drewery's report, and on the
Asia-Europe route, it has doubled in 10 years, spawning huge alliances like the
P3, the union of Maersk, MSC and CMA CGM. Container
port demand is expected to rise 5% a year by 2017, or 186 million TEU -
equivalent to the total throughput of all Chinese ports in 2012, said the
report. If they only perform at the world average,
Learn More About Drewry Shipping Consultants Ltd
www.drewry.co.uk/
***Long Beach
Back In The Lead ......as
July figures show the RMS Queen Mary's home port continues to close the gap
on the Port of Los Angeles. Container throughput at
***Felixstowe Hits A Milestone ...... as the UK's biggest
container port on 21 August handled the 70 millionth TEU since container
operations began there in the mid-1960s The landmark container was loaded
aboard the 13,800 TEU capacity M/V MSC Bettina by the Rt Hon
Patrick McLoughlin, MP, UK Secretary of State for
Transport, operating a crane under the guidance of one of the port's crane
driving instructors. The event comes shortly after the opening of the port's
new North Rail Terminal, co-financed by the European Union Trans-European
Transport Network, which will double rail capacity at the port. Felixstowe says it handled a record 3.7M TEU in 2012, over
40% of all containers moved through
***Voyage
of The Gatekeepers ......
as in a major milestone for the Panama Canal Expansion Program, the first 4
gates for the new locks have arrived from the
Dramatic Video of First Gates For The Expanded
http://youtu.be/5M0XeoE4XuA
***End of HST? ..... as
a U.S. Senate bill could go forward next month that will propose a
repeal of the existing Harbor Maintenance Tax (HMT) replacing it with a fee to
be levied on goods imported by road and rail from
***Stronger Sisters .....
as Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has announced that the work to strengthen the hulls
of three of the six sister ships of the 7,041 TEU M/V MOL Comfort,
which sank in mid-June in the Indian Ocean after its hull split in two and a
fire broke out on board, has been completed. The Japanese shipping company
began preventative measures to enhance the safety of the six sister vessels
immediately after the incident.
***Medrano Revoked .....
as on July 25, 2013, the Federal Maritime Commission
(FMC) revoked Transporte Medrano, Inc. d/b/a Medrano
Express' ocean transportation intermediary license. Medrano Express is no
longer authorized to provide ocean transportation services. Consumers and
businesses should not tender cargo to Medrano Express or its agents for the
international shipment of goods.
http://i.medranoexpress.com/MedranoExpress/servicios/transportedecarga/transportedecarga.php
www.fmc.gov/consumer-alert-fmc-revokes-license/
***Failed Smuggle ..... as
the 35-member crew of a North Korean ship detained for smuggling Cuban weapons
under 10,000 tons of sugar is likely to be returned home in a month, according
to a Panamanian government official familiar with the incident.
***All Ashore
Who's Going Ashore!!!! ..... as the captain of
***Having One For
The Road ..... as
an epic bender nearly landed a tourist on the proverbial "slow boat from
***Throughput >>> China ports
container movement posted an 8.4% year-on-year increase in throughput
nationwide to 16.49 million TEU, while also posting a 0.3% slower rate of
growth. >>>
***This Month In
1782 - Badge of Military Merit (Purple Heart) established.
1912 - Birthday of the Navy Dental Corps.
1942 - Navy Amphibious Task Force lands Marines on
1945 - First surrender of Japanese garrison at end of World War II; USS Levy (DE 162) receives surrender of Mille
Atoll in
1980 - USS Passumpsic (AO 107) rescues 28 Vietnamese refugees.
***Goodbye ...... as a bit of TV history is now
in the scrap heap, literally. The cruise ship used in The Love Boat took her last voyage to a Turkish breakers this month to be dismantled for metal
and parts. The 42-year-old M/V Pacific Princess was a star of sorts in the ABC show, which ran from 1977 to 1986.
The final journey from
Take A Step Back In Time
www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_wFEB4Oxlo
***The Bad
Idea Moves Forward ....... as
Blue Star Line in conjunction with German hydrodynamic service and consulting
company Hamburg Ship Model Basin (HSVA) will next month be conducting the first
model testing of the proposed "M/V Titanic II". A 9.3m wooden model of Titanic II will be put through resistance
and powering tests in a 300m long tank at HSVA's
Read More About M/V Titanic II
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titanic_II
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5. The Cargo Letter Cargo Damage
Dispatches
**Back By Popular Demand**
We're sorry, but there were so many sinkings,
explosions, pirate attacks, fires, cargo mishaps, battles on the water &
other disasters at sea that we do not have room to print even the highlights
this month. Many people lost their lives at sea this month!!
But you can read all this month's disaster news at our special Internet web
feature which provides full details of each event -- our Vessel Casualties & Pirate
Activity Database. Bookmark the site and visit every day! Updated twice daily.
www.cargolaw.com/presentations_casualties.html
SPECIAL NOTE: Please view the dramatic new pictures at our special
"Gallery of Cargo Loss" website feature.
www.cargolaw.com/gallery.html
See our 2001 Photo Feature
Award Winner: "Bumper Cars" two stories of the sea.
www.cargolaw.com/2001nightmare_modern_drive.html
See our newest photo
feature "Singles Only" -
Transportation Disasters Told In A Single Photo!
www.cargolaw.com/2000nightmare_singles.only.html
Daily Vessel Casualties ...... as we don't want you to miss
the excitement of our 24 hour reports of the dramatic events at sea each day --
stories of casualties & pirates --- almost none of which are carried on
your local news. Edited daily by Christoph
Wahner, Esq. of Countryman
& McDaniel.
www.cargolaw.com/presentations_casualties.php
NOTE: The
historic dangers of carriage by sea continue to be quite real. Shippers must be encouraged to purchase high quality marine cargo insurance from their freight forwarder or customs broker. It's dangerous out there.
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OUR "D" Section: FF in Cyberspace***
6. The Cargo Letter "Cyber Ports Of Call"
Here are our suggested world wide web sites of the week
for your business, your information and your amusement..............
Cargo & Trade>>>>>>
China Manufacturing Outlook 2013-2014 - Summary of Findings & Forecasts
www.supplychain247.com/paper/china_manufacturing_outlook_2013_2014
Dramatic Shift in
www.supplychain247.com/article/dramatic_shift_in_us_china_trade_figures_begs_the_question_whats_next
Elon Musk Unveils Designs for Hyperloop....... CEO of Tesla Motors & SpaceEx reveals diagrams
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AzSxjKRZDE
EU - Honduras, Nicaragua & Panama Trade Agreements Became Operational Aug.
1
http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/press/index.cfm?id=956
Hauling New Treasure Along The Silk Road
http://tinyurl.com/SilkRoadTrains
Integrating Inland Port & Logistics Networks to Improve Supply Chain Performance
- A Drewry PDF Report
www.drewrysupplychains.com/media/briefings/24/LEB_TOC_Rotterdam_Presentation.pdf?utm_campaign=LEB+August+2013&utm_source=emailCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=
Tesla's Revolutionary Supply Chain
http://blogpool4tool.com/2013/07/25/teslas-revolutionary-supply-chain/
Top 100 U.S. Truckers From Inbound Logistics
www.inboundlogistics.com/digital/top100truckers_2012.pdf
U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP) Broker Examination ......Oct. 7, 2013 at various
locations throughout the U.S.
www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/trade/trade_programs/broker/broker_exam/notice_examination.ctt/notice_examination.pdf
U.S. Customs & Border Protection Notice of Regulatory Changes For Split
Shipments
www.census.gov/foreign-trade/regulations/ftrletters/ftrno6-regulatory-change-for-split-shipments.pdf?eml=gd
U.S. Navy All Hands Magazine Digital Archive Launched (since 1922)
www.navy.mil/ah_online/
Where Next For Ocean Freight Rates? + A Drewry PDF
Report
www.drewrysupplychains.com/media/briefings/24/Where_next_for_freight_rates.pdf?utm_campaign=LEB+August+2013&utm_source=emailCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=
PRODUCTS>>>>>>>>>
Corinthian Protection International
www.corinthian-asia.com/
Solar Power for Trucks
www.enowenergy.com/
EVENTS>>>>>>>>>
Transport Events
www.transportevents.com/
Trade Shows, Exhibitions,
Conferences & Business Events Worldwide
www.eventseye.com/
World Trade Organization
Events
www.wto.org/english/news_e/meets.pdf
2nd Annual World Congress
of Ocean-2013 ........... 23-25
Sept.,
www.bitconferences.com/WCO2013/default.asp
4th Annual Marine Tech
www.bitconferences.com/mts2013/default.asp
5th Annual Cool Logisrics Global Conference ........ 24-26 Sept. 2013,
Rotterdam
www.coollogisticsconference.com/
6th Optimising
Port Development Conference ..........
4-5 Dec. 2013, London
www.wplgroup.com/aci/conferences/eu-mpc6.asp
9th IATA Cargo Claims &
Loss Prevention ......... 19 - 21
Nov., 2013, Limerick, Ireland
www.cvent.com/d/Keb2VZzWmkmTNk0S1HSaRA/nn4d/P1/1Q?
www.terrapinn.com/conference/asia-pacific-rail/index.stm
Air Cargo & Logistics
Asia Conference and Exhibition .........
16-18 Oct. 2013, Singapore
http://atwonline.com/events/air-cargo-logistics-asia-conference-exhibition-1212
Cargo Logistics Canada Expo + Conference ..........
29-30 Jan. 2014, Vanouver, Canada
www.bettermail.ca/ct/1177/763349/283687549/2c0a496742cce33fd448475cee6a9f38
European International
Freight Conference 2013 ........
21-23 Nov. 2013,
http://fnceuropeconference.com/
FIATA World Congress 2013
in
www.fiata2013.org/site/
IATA Legal Symposium 2014....... 23 - 25, Feb. 2014, San Francisco
www.iata.org/events/Pages/legal-symposium.aspx
Intermodal Europe 2013 ......8-10
Oct. 2013, Hamburg Messe, Hamburg Germany
www.worldcargonews.com/htm/ex20130416.220127.htm
Intermodal Asia 2014 ........1-3 April 2014, Shanghai World
Expo Center, Shanghai
www.intermodal-asia.com/
Marine Insurance
Association of Seattle 2013 Golf & Bowling Tournament and Banquet ........ Oct. 7 2013
https://mias.memberclicks.net/index.php?option=com_mc&view=mc&m
Transport Security Expo
2013 ........13-14 Nov. 2013,
Olympia, London UK
www.transec.com/page.cfm/Link=1/t=m/goSection=14
Western Cargo Conference (WESCCON) .........
17-20 Oct. 2013, Racho Las Palmas Resort, Rancho
Mirage, CA
www.wesccon.com/Section.asp?article_id=1150
Apps For That - iPhones & Droids>>>>>>>>>
Educreations .......
a white board App
Red Laser .... scan barcodes for competitive prices & product info
General Interest>>>>>>>>>
71st Doolittle Raiders Anniversary
www.doolittlereunion.com/
http://photos.denverpost.com/2013/04/18/photos-doolittle-raider-71st-anniversary-reunion/
Alaska C-17 Plane Crash Full Flight Video HD, 22 April 2013
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEPCw_zNdgk
Battle of Fishguard .......the last armed invasion of
Britain
www.maritimeprofessional.com/Blogs/Maritime-Musings/August-2013/Battle-of-Fishguard.aspx
"Big Boy" Locomotive On The Move
http://m.ustream.tv/channel/union-pacific-big-boy-chase
Boeing 747 Flight - Stowaway/Landing Gear View
www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2RoG9gjS1k&fb_action_ids=138920369651453&fb_action_types=yt-fb-app%3Afavorite&fb_source=timeline_og&action_object_map=%7B%22138920369651453%22%3A10150115240395163%7D&action_type_map=%7B%22138920369651453%22%3A%22yt-fb-app%3Afavorite%22%7D&action_ref_map=%5B%5D
Cats & Vacums
www.flixxy.com/cats-who-love-vacuum-cleaners.htm?utm_source=nl
Ford's B-24 Bomber Plant at Willow Run, Michigan
www.youtube.com/embed/iKlt6rNciTo?rel=0
Great Moments in Travel History
www.frequentbusinesstraveler.com/2013/08/great-moments-in-travel-history-august-2013/
Hindenburg-Unseen Photos
www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2012/05/75-years-since-the-hindenburg-disaster/100292
Fortress Coming Home
www.398th.org/History/Articles/Remembrances/Ostrom_FortressHome.html
King Air B100 - IFR flight to La Guardia KLGA
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_Swq9M4Hwk&feature=c4-overview&list=UUKIERSbtj6SrJChnKPVUgWg
New Fireboats Amongst World's Most Powerful
http://articles.maritimepropulsion.com/article/New-Fireboats-With-Voith-Propulsion-Amongst-Worlds-Most-Powerful54683.aspx
Prager University - Wisdom In 5 Minutes
www.prageruniversity.com/mobile/Life-Studies/Forgiveness.html
President Lyndon B Johnson Ordering Pants, 1964 (really)
http://youtu.be/RftQDvnyDPE
SFO Time Lapse - Aug. 2 2013
www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4j3fzJ-8eo&feature=share&list=UU32r0TkhAGOxRiE52Uu2Kqw
SpaceX's Grasshopper Scores ...... Falcon 9 test rig takes off, flies to altitude of 250 meters, moves
laterally 100 meters & returns to pad -- a crucial step in the program's
progress. Impressive
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2t15vP1PyoA#t=11
Terrafugia Transition Flying Car Makes First Public Flight
www.engadget.com/2013/07/31/terrafugia-transition-first-public-flight-video/
Top 10 Stolen Cars in 2012 - NICB Hot Wheels List
http://list.sbmedianews.com/t/4790066/154143373/584426/142/?4f415564=MTU0MTQzMzcz&x=3f1d94b5
Training A Student Jetman
http://flightaware.com/squawks/view/1/24_hours/popular_new/36045/Yves_Rossy_trains_student_Jetman
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OUR "E" Section: The Forwarder/Broker World***
7. New U.S.
Transport Related Legal Cases _______
***Turbulent
Skies For Prospective Largest Airline........as the U.S. Dept. of Justice,
joined by 7 state Attorney Generals, filed suit on August 13th against U.S.
Airways Group, Inc. ("US Air") and AMR Corporation ("AA")
in an effort to block the anticipated merger between U.S. Air and AA.
That merger was the intended plan under which AA was to emerge from its
still-pending bankruptcy, a plan largely brought about by US Air management and
AA's pilots' union, the Allied Pilots Assn.
The lawsuit alleges the merger would leave three very similar
AA and U.S. Air vehemently deny the allegations and advocate consumer benefits
of the merger, pledging to fight the charges aggressively and asserting
confidence the merger will be approved, albeit now delayed. The airlines,
joined by the Allied Pilots Association, have requested expedited handling and
trial before the end of the year. 1:13-cv-01236 (D.C.
2013)
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Written from wire stories, the Associated Press, Reuters, Hong Kong Shipping
News Lloyds & other world sources.
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The Cargo Letter
Correspondents:
Michael S. McDaniel, Esq. Editor (Countryman & McDaniel)
Christoph M. Wahner, Esq.
(Countryman & McDaniel) Daily Vessel Casualties
Bruce Lindsay, Esq.
(Countryman & McDaniel)
Maria Jackson (Countryman & McDaniel)
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