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OUR "A" Section: Trade, Financial & Inland News***
1. Freight Forwarder Trade Briefs ______________
2.
3. Freight Forwarder World Air Briefs ____________
4. FF World Ocean Briefs _____________________
5.
**Back By Popular Demand**
OUR "D" Section: FF in Cyberspace***
6. The Cargo Letter "Cyber Ports of Call" _________
OUR "E" Section: The Forwarder/Broker World***
7. New
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OUR "A" Section: Trade, Financial & Inland News***
1. Freight Forwarder Trade Briefs _____________
***Are Your A Safe Trader? .......as
on
Learn More About The New Agreement
http://europa.eu/rapid/press-
***Sino-Putin Dependency Is Created ...... as
***Overcoming
Discriminatory Trade Tariffs ......
as the
Read The WTO Analysis
www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/
***Sugar
Rush ....... as the U.S.
Dept. of Commerce has been given a green light to proceed with its
investigations of Mexican sugar being allegedly dumped on the U.S. market,
along with claims that the latter's producers are benefiting from unfair
subsidies. The investigations come in response to petitions filed earlier this
year by the American Sugar Alliance, a U.S.-based coalition of sugarcane and
sugar beet producers. The group complained that Mexican sugar producers are benefitting from allegedly unfair subsidies, and the product is being sold below its normal value on
the
***Rebar Dump
Duty Set ...... as the U.S.
Commerce Dept. has set preliminary duties on imports of steel rebar from
***Finally A Unamimous Agreement On
Something ......as for
the first time in their 18-year history, the World Trade Organization member
countries agreed on a multilateral pact. They agreed all members should
modernize and develop a more professional process for inbound products. The WTO's new pact encourages all member countries to
modernize–to eliminate red tape and the corruption that seems to accompany it.
By creating a more transparent environment for international trade, the WTO's action should make it easier for companies to expand
into developing nations. Modernizing has other added benefits, as well. By
improving processes, General Pascal Lamy has estimated
that developed countries can reduce costs by 10% on inbound processes;
developing nations are expected to save 50%. All of this is good news for
global trade.
World Trade Organization
www.wto.org/
World Corruption Perception Index 3013 By Nation
http://cpi.transparency.org/
***Anti-Chinese Riots Disrupt Vietnam Trade ...... as Hong Kong's Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings, maker of Nike and Adidas
shoes, has suspended production in Vietnam in the wake of anti-Chinese riots
protesting oil drilling in South China Sea waters claimed by Hanoi. Some 20,000
were said to be on the rampage, looting, torching factories and storming
industrial parks, in protest over oil drilling as Chinese warships and
Vietnamese coast guard cutters scrimmaged with water cannon and ramming at sea.
***Taiwan Soars, But Carefully Points Out It Is Not China .......as exports, including those
of Taiwanese factories overseas, were up 8.9% in April - their fastest growth
since January 2013 - driven by strong demand for mobile devices, and beating
earlier forecasts of 5%. The outlook for the next quarter is semiconductor and
electronics suppliers expect to reap benefits from new releases of smartphones and tablets, while subdued demand from
***Bringing Your
Goods Back Home ...... as the
What Is A Carnet?
www.uscib.org/index.asp?
Learn More About The Carnet ATA System
www.atacarnet.com/blog/
***BIG CHANGE:
Pricing Motor Freight Like Air Cargo .....as
***What The Heck
Is A 4PL? ..... as the
concept of a fourth-party logistics (4PL) provider was first defined by
Andersen Consulting (now Accenture) as an integrator
that assembles the resources, planning capabilities, and technology of its own
organization and other organizations to design, build, and run comprehensive
supply chain solutions. Whereas a third-party logistics (3PL) service provider
targets a single function, a 4PL targets management of the entire process. Some
have described a 4PL as a general contractor that manages other 3PLs, truckers,
forwarders, custom house agents, and others, essentially taking responsibility
of a complete process for the customer.
***DHL Sees The
Future ...... as online
retail dominance in the next decade will be measured by the success of
logistics in providing competitive advantages, such as deliveries within a few
hours on the day of ordering, flexible receiving and return times, according to
Deutsche Post DHL latest "Global E-Tailing 2025" study. The study,
supported by trend research institutions looks at cross-border online commerce
and its implications for the logistics industry through four scenarios. The
different future projections are based on a detailed analysis of the most
influential factors - from energy and raw material prices to technological,
political and social factors to retail and consumption patterns. The scenarios
also outline possible effects of changes to society's value system by 2025. The
research examined selected developed and emerging markets around the world.
Trend scouts also studied purchasing and logistics trends in 12 international
metropolises - among them
Read The New Report: "Global E-Tailing 2025"
www.dpdhl.com/content/dam/
***Silk Road On Iron Rail ....... as Chengdu-Europe freight railway service running from Chengdu to Poland has launched 45 runs since it commenced
operation in April 27 last year, carrying a total of 3,704 TEU, weighing 82.92
million tons, reports Xinhua. This means the Chengdu-Europe Railway has become one of the major
transport route for Sino-European trade from central
and western
***Positive
Development ...... as an
agreement has been reached between the seven Class 1 freight railroads and the
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regarding the installation of positive
train control (PTC) antennas, but the Association of American Railroads (AAR)
says the delay in developing the process has severely impeded PTC
implementation and a fully operable system by the 2015 deadline is not
possible. The agreement between the FCC and the Class 1s addresses the
railroads' construction of the nearly 11,000 PTC poles before May 2013 that may
not have undergone the statutorily required environmental and historic
preservation review and allows the railroads to immediately start using those
poles for important testing and other preparatory activities and for the
ultimate provision of PTC. American Indian tribes will get US$10M to mitigate
cultural losses from a US$13Bn federally mandated rail crash avoidance scheme
involving the erection of the radio towers that might infringe on sacred tribal
lands.
Read More About Positive Train Control
www.aar.org/safety/Pages/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
***Map-21 Legal
Actions Seen ....... as
since the new law took effect in late 2013, both private and agency lawsuits
have commenced against alleged violators. Companies engaging in even one
instance of brokering freight to another motor carrier, by definition, you are
a freight broker. This means you need to be properly licensed with Freight
Broker authority and procure the US$75,000 bond or risk fines and penalties (up
to US$10,000 per offense). Over and above the FMCSA requirements, we have seen
several large, national shippers, who utilize the services of motor carriers
like you, require the motor carriers to meet the new broker requirements if the
motor carrier might be involved in brokering. Consult the Countryman & McDaniel lawyers for further information.
***When In Doubt, Fine The Boss ...... as the Federal Motor
Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) wants to fine transport executives
US$11,000 each time they induce drivers to disobey new hours of work rules and
other regulations. The fines would apply to shippers, intermediaries, receivers
or motor carriers who threaten drivers with unemployment if provisions laid out
in the Federal Motor Carriers Safety Regulations (FMCSR) or the Hazardous
Materials Regulations aren't disobeyed, American Shipper reports. In its
posting in the Federal Register, the FMCSA wrote that the rule would provide a
way for drivers to report coercion, detail how the agency would investigate
such claims, and list penalties against guilty parties.
***Steady Inland
Increase ....... as truck
tonnage saw gains for the third straight month in April, according to data
issued by the American Trucking Associations (ATA). Seasonally-adjusted (SA)
truck tonnage in April was up 1.5%, following a 0.6% gain in March, with the
index at 129.1 (2000=100). This is 1.9% below the all-time SA high of 131.0
recorded last November. On an annual basis, the April SA was up 4.8%, marking
its biggest annual gains for any month in 2014. And on a year-to-date basis SA
tonnage is up 2.9% through April.
***New EU Waste
Transport Rules ....... as
the Council of the European Union adopted an amendment to regulations
concerning the shipment of waste within the EU and between the EU and third
party countries. The new regulations strengthen measures to ensure more uniform
implementation of the waste shipment regulation throughout the European Union.
The regulations will enter into force twenty days after publication in the EU
Official Journal and will apply after
Read More About The New Rules
www.consilium.europa.eu/
***New EU Rules
of The Road ...... as the
European Conference of Ministers of Transport (ECMT) multilateral quota user
guide has been jointly released by the International Road Transport Union (IRU)
and the International Transport Forum at the OECD. The guide lists all
documents required on board a vehicle performing transport operations under an
ECMT multilateral licence. The new edition of the
user guide reflects the introduction of the EURO VI Lorries into the system
from
Read & Download The New Guide
www.
***
***New
Perishable Brand ..... as
C.H. Robinson has created a new global business brand named Robinson Fresh that
brings its logistics and technology solutions around produce under one
umbrella. The global giant was originally founded as a wholesale produce
brokerage house in 1905.
www.chrobinson.com/en/us/
***FedEx Opens
Package Lab ...... as its TechConnect division
has opened a 30,000-square-foot package laboratory to provide testing and
design services. The laboratory can simulate any part of the FedEx network,
from desert climates to the rainforest to the
Read More
http://about.van.fedex.com/
***Human Trafficing ...... as May includes National
Bike to Work Day, the exact center of May's National Bike Month. From
coast-to-coast, cycling enthusiasts are expected to take part in a wide range
of activities sponsored by environmental and civic groups, health
organizations, and police departments. Across the
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2.
**Air
**A.P. Moller-Maersk (Danish conglomerate that owns Maersk Line) UP with profit
of US$1.2Bn fort 1st quarter of 2014, compared with US$790M it earned in same
period 2013.
**APM Terminals (Maersk's standalone
port operator) UP with a 29% year-on-year 1st quarter net
profit increase to US$215M, drawn on revenues of US$1.1Bn, up 5%.
**CEVA Logistics.
**Deutsche Post/DHL. UP with a 2.3% first quarter operating
profit increase to US$995.38M.
**
**Hanjin Shipping. UP with a 37.2% year-on-year reduction in
first quarter operating losses to US$58.1M.
**Horizon Lines.
**Matson Lines.
**
**Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) (owns APL container shipping
line). UP with a first quarter net loss of US$98M
compared to a $76M year-on-year profit
**
**YRC Freight.
**XPO Logistics. UP with 1st quarter revenue of US$282.4, up
147.7% annually, while net revenue saw a 259.1% increase to $58.4M..
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OUR "B" Section: FF World Air News***
3. Freight Forwarder World Air Briefs __________
***Global
Air Freight Rise ........
as volumes rose 3.2% year on year in the first quarter
driven by improvements in world trade and economic recovery, says the Airports
Council International (ACI). European airports exhibited the most significant air
cargo performance in March, with total freight traffic up 6%, with the region's
domestic freight growing 8.6% and international cargo rising by 5.9%. Strong
overall air cargo growth was also seen in the Asia-Pacific region, up 5.2%,
mainly due to strong first-quarter freight traffic performance at Shanghai Pudong International Airport, up 6.9%; Incheon
International Airport, up 6.1%; and Hong Kong International Airport, up 5.6%.
Total air freight tonnage in the
***Sky To Sea
Trend Seen ...... as air
freight shifting to sea freight occurs because of the lengthening of product
life so it matters less if a new gadget reaches retail shelves rapidly, said
***MH370 Lessons ...... as in the wake of the
disappearance of a Malaysian Airlines jet over the
Ministry of Transport Malaysia -- Official Preliminary Report For Loss of
Flight MH 370
www.skybrary.aero/bookshelf/
***New Leg Record Set ..... as
Qantas Airways announced that it will operate its non-stop Dallas/Fort
Worth-Sydney flight with an Airbus A380 aircraft this fall. The 8,580-mile
(13,800-kilometer) voyage became the longest scheduled commercial flight in the
world by distance, after Singapore Airlines discontinued non-stop service
between
***Lightening
The Load, Not The Cargo ......
as Lufthansa Cargo is switching to lightweight LD3 containers to save fuel and
reduce carbon dioxide emissions to reach its goal of cutting CO2 by one quarter
over 15 years to 2020. The LD3 air containers are made of composite materials
that make them 14 kiloss lighter, a weight saving of
seven million kilos and an annual 2,000-ton reduction in fuel consumption with
the movement of 500,000 containers. "The new, lighter containers are still
extremely robust and strong in spite of being mostly plastic," said board
member operations at Lufthansa Cargo Karl-Rudolf Rupprecht,
reported
***Good Bye ....... as the end of an era came
at American Airlines as the wide-body jets serving its flagship transcon routes made their last flights, replaced by
smaller, narrow-body Airbus A321Ts. The airline's last two Boeing 767-200s,
planes that had been deployed on the highly-competitive routes linking
***All The Buzz ...... as China Southern Airlines and
Air New
***Volumes >>> American Airlines Group's cargo ton
miles (CTMs) amounted to 197.2 million, an increase
of 12.9% compared to the same month a year earlier. >>> Cargolux has increased revenues in 2013 by 14.4%
to US$1.98Bn, flying more than 900,000 ton kilometers as tonnage growth
increased 16.7% to 753,848 tons in 2013 for
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4. FF World Ocean Briefs
www.timeanddate.com/holidays/
http://www.marad.dot.gov/
****Industry Upswing ......as
the latest figures from liner shipping information company Alphaliner
suggest an improvement in the container ship industry. Alphaliner's
weekly newsletter says the active boxship fleet is at
its highest for some time. Alphaliner says the active
containership fleet has surged to its highest levels since August 2011, as new
ship deliveries and a reduction in the idle fleet have brought the total active
capacity to a new record of 15 million TEU. 62 new containerships have been
delivered so far in 2012, representing a total
capacity of 455,000 TEU. Of these new ships, 23 are larger than 10,000 TEU.
This capacity increase has been partly mitigated by increased scrapping of
older tonnage, with 55 ships (93,500 TEU) sent for demolition so far this year.
Alphaline believes that as much as 200,000 TEU could
be scrapped in 2012, but this will still remain a fraction of the delivered
capacity, which is expected to reach 1,388,000 TEU. After a rise from a low of
0.5% in June 2011 to a peak of 5.8% in mid-March, the idle fleet is shrinking
again, mostly through the reactivation of large units. The idle containership
fleet has dropped sharply from 913,000 TEU in mid-March to 723,000 TEU as of 9
April. The idle fleet is expected to fall further in the next three months,
with most of the ships of above 5,000TEU expected to be reactivated by summer.
Read More About Alphaliner
www.alphaliner.com/
***
***Another
Security Push Back .....as
U.S. Homeland Security Secretrary Jeh
Johnson has delayed for two more years new rules requiring all cargo containers
entering the
***SOLAS
Convention Gains Weight .......
as in September 2013 the IMO Sub-Committee on Dangerous Goods, Solid Cargoes
and Containers Committee gave its support to the proposal on the verification
of container weights prior to shipment, amending the so-called SOLAS
convention. The Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) convention that will require
verification of container weights before loading. On
***New Security
Seal Standards ....... as
according to a recent bulletin published by U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP), the new standard applies to all participants in the Customs-Trade
Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) because C-TPAT
security criteria require the use of high security seals meeting the current
ISO 17712 standard. Specifically, the applicable criteria state "… a
high security seal must be affixed to all loaded containers bound for the
U.S." and "All seals must meet or exceed the current ISO 17712
standards for high security seals." CBP did not specify a particular
implementation deadline, allowing the industry time to transition to the use of
the new seals once old seal stocks have been depleted. The new standard
includes a change to the so-called Clause 6 requirements for the tamper-evident
aspects of high security seals. Notably, a manufacturer may conduct
testing of the tamper-evident aspects of its seals either in-house or by
employing a third-party testing laboratory that applies the manufacturer's
test criteria and procedures. In addition, to be compliant with the new
standard a high security seal must have a unique number (and may have an
optional barcode), must have the company name or logo indicated on the seal,
and must be marked or stamped to identify its classification as high security
("H") .
Read Full Details of The New Standards For High Security Seals
www.cbp.gov/sites/default/
***New
Cargo Transport Unit Code .......
as the MSC (IMO Maritime Safety Committee) approved on May 19th 2014 the new
Code of Practice for the Packing of Cargo Transport Units (
Learn More About The New Code Practice
www.unece.org/trans/wp24/
***Closing The
Coast Guard? ........ as South Korean President Park Geun-hye
formally apologized on 19 May for the M/V Sewol ferry disaster last month that killed
about 300 passengers, mostly school children, and said she would break up the
Korean Coast Guard because it had failed in its rescue mission. Park has been
hit hard by an angry nation-wide outcry over the government's response to
Read More About The Korea Coast Guard Military Police Agency
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
***New Gates For
The Big Ditch ....... as the
Panama Canal Authority (ACP) is expecting the Marshall Islands-flagged heavy
lift ship M/V Sun Rise, en route from Trieste to deliver four
new gates for its third set of locks by mid-June depending on weather
conditions. "This is another important milestone towards the completion of
a project that will have an important impact on the international maritime
community," said
***P3
Alliance Retools ......as
members Maersk, MSC and
***Chiquita
Brands Goes Home ......as
after a nearly 40-year hiatus, the major American producer and distributor of
bananas is returning its shipping operations to the
History of Chiquita's Great White Fleet
www.greatwhitefleet.com/About/
***Vietnam
Levels Charges ....... as it
has accused China of deliberately ramming two of its vessels in a disputed area
where Beijing has built a giant oil rig near the Paracel
Islands of the South China Sea, controlled by China but claimed by Vietnam.
According to
***China River
Traffic Surges ...... as
waterways posted a 10.4% year-on-year increase in overall cargo volume to 5.59
billion tons in 2013, according to the latest statistics from
***Rebranding At MarAd .......as the
***Schneider
Logistics Settles ...... as
it will pay US$21M to settle a class-action civil lawsuit brought by about
1,800
***Shipping Six
Packs ...... as three cars into a container once involved wooden supports
and manpower, but now its possible get six cars in an
high cube box using a rack, according to Consolidated Car Shipping (CCS). CCS
offers a racking system for the benefit of freight forwarders and automotive
shippers. They have been using racks to and from the
***Throughput >>> Port of Antwerp first quarter volumes rose 0.9% to 2.1
million TEU, but the 2.1% increase in container weights to 26 million tons
exceeded growth in the number of boxes. >>> Port of Charleston container volumes for April set a
six-year record at marking the busiest month since May 2008, the South Carolina
Ports Authority said May 22.with 151,790 TEU and 1.374 million TEU in its
fiscal year. >>>
***This
Month In
1775 - Force under Ethan
Allan and Benedict Arnold cross
1801 - Tripoli declares
war against the United States
1844 - USS Constitution sails from New York on round the world
cruise
1919 - Three Navy flying
boats begin 1st trans-Atlantic flight from Newfoundland
1942 - Battle of Coral
Sea, first carrier vs. carrier battle, begins
1945 - Japanese attempt to
land on Okinawa repulsed; kamikaze attacks damage 6 U.S. Navy ships
2012 - Port of Los Angeles
Harbor Commissioners voted unanimously to create a new home for the historic
battleship USS Iowa (BB-61).
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5.
**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/gallery.html
See our new feature for
Oct. 2010: "How To Join Your Tuna"
www.cargolaw.com/
See our newest photo
feature "Singles Only" - Transportation Disasters Told In A
Single Photo!
www.cargolaw.com/
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/
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>>>>>>
Airforwarders Association Online Class: H8u—Air
Shipment of Lithium Batteries, in depth (I
https://afa.gistnet.com/
Airforwarders Association Online Class: Introduction
to U.S. Export Controls & AES Procedures
https://afa.gistnet.com/
Columbus' Santa Maria May Have Been Found off Haiti
www.marinetechnologynews.com/
Did You Know? Increddible Trade Statistics --Video
Produced April 2014 .......
If you lined up all the containers for Maersk alone,
they would stretch 11,000 miles!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=
Flying A Fallen Hero On Memorial Day
www.nycaviation.com/2014/05/
IMO's Maritime Safety Committee Guidance On
Navigating Malacca and Singapore Straits
www.cooperativemechanism.org.
International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations ...... the new website
http://fiata.com/home.html
Maritime TV: Thoughts on the M/V Sewol Korean Ferry Disaster
www.maritimetv.com/Events/
Maritime TV: MARAD National Maritime Strategy Symposium from May 6, 2014. Includes presentations from U.S. Secretary of Transportation
Anthony Foxx.
www.maritimetv.com/Events/
Transport Security & Safety Trends eBook
www.terrapinn.com/template/
White House Statement on Putin And The Ukrane
www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-
U.S. & Uruguay to Sign Customs Mutual Assistance Agreement
www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-
U.S. Customs & Border Protection - Modification of National Customs
Automation Program (NCAP) Test of Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Cargo
Release for Truck Carriers
http://ofr.gov/OFRUpload/
PRODUCTS>>>>>>>>>
Pallet Gates
www.safetygate.com/
E
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/
33th Annual Western Cargo Conference --
www.wesccon.com/
2014 IANA Intermodal
www.intermodal.org/events/
Africa Ports and Harbours 2014 .........1-2 July 2014, Johannesburg
www.terrapinn.com/exhibition/
Africa Rail 2014 .........1-2
July 2014, Johannesburg, South Africa
www.terrapinn.com/template/
Color Photographs of the Hindenburg
www.retronaut.com/2011/04/
Customs Broker Boot Camp ........2-5
June, San Antonio, Texas
www.bestcustomsbrokercourse.
E-Navigation Revolution 5th Annual Conference and Exhibition.......11-12 Nov.,
2014 –London, UK
www.regonline.co.uk/register/
www.fiata2014.org/
FNC International Freight Conference 2014 Singapore ........12-14 June 2014, Singapore
http://fnc-group.com/Freight-
Freight Forwarders Conference 2014 .........12-14
June 2014, Singapore
http://fnc-group.com/Fnc-
Maritime Innovation and Technology ........
16-17 Oct. 2014, Malta
www.regonline.co.uk/register/
The Cargo Show Africa 2014 ......... 30 June - 3 July 2014,
Johannesburg
www.terrapinn.com/exhibition/
TOC Europe 2014 ........24-26 June 2014, London
www.tocevents-europe.com/
Apps For That - iPhones & Droids>>>>>>>>>
Cleverbot .......Talk
to an app with Actual Intelligence! Say anything you like and it will reply.
Make a friend! Roleplay, lyrics, jokes!
https://itunes.apple.com/us/
General Interest>>>>>>>>>
10 Unique BBQ Ideas
www.buzzfeed.com/photobucket/
31 Air Traffic Control Towers With Surprising Charm
http://gizmodo.com/31-air-
A Brief History of British Rail Travel
www.totalrail.org/2014/05/01/
Adult Ascience Quiz ......
only 7% of Americans get all 13 questions right
www.pewresearch.org/quiz/
An Island Hopper Adventure Unlike Any Other
http://airchive.com/blog/2014/
Autonomous Octo-Copter Transport Truck - Amazing.
www.engadget.com/2014/05/21/
Container Homes
http://bit.ly/Smllod
Elmer A. Sperry: Pioneer of Modern Naval Tech
www.marinelink.com/news/
F-35B Accomplishes First Night Vertical Landing Aboard USS Wasp
www.youtube.com/watch?v=
General Motors Tunnel of Love -- GM Heratage Center
www.youtube.com/embed/
Hazmat Highway to Hell with High Pressure Gas Cylinders
www.youtube.com/watch?v=
How Does He Do That ?
www.flixxy.com/darcy-oakes-
Old Neon Signs and Great Ford Cars
www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=
University of Texas at Austin 2014 Commencement Address -- Remarks by Naval Adm. William
H. McRaven, BJ '77, ninth commander of U.S.Special Operations Command
www.youtube.com/watch?v=
Virtual D-Day Created Seventy Years On
www.marinelink.com/news/
http://www.3ds.com/dday/
Spy Plane Fries Air Traffic Control Computers, Shuts Down LAX -- May 2 2014
www.nbcnews.com/news/
What is a #Hashtag? -- #Hashtags
101
http://blog.photobucket.com/
What Is Your Brain Age?
www.freebrainagegames.com
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OUR "E" Section: The Forwarder/Broker World***
7. New
Pyramid Tech. v.
U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
19 May 2014, Case No. 11-56304
Pyramid Technologies, Inc. ("Pyramid") was storing older electronic
parts in a warehouse. Pyramid purchased insurance from Harford Casualty
Insurance Company ("
Note: The specialist nature of logistics cases often require the use of
experts to explain the unique practices, procedures and standards of our
industry. However, the legal requirements for serving as an
qualified expert are often misunderstood. The usual qualification standard to
be met is not limited to formal education alone, but also takes into
consideration the special knowlege, skill, training
and experience of the potential expert witness (for example, Federal Rules of
Evidence, Rule 702). The best expert witness for your next lawsuit or visit to
Small Claims Court just may be an experienced employee of your competitor or an
officer of your local logistics association. Consider all the available
industry resources when addressing your next legal situation or contact the Countryman & McDaniel attorneys.
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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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