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Descartes Certified for Single Window Initiative by CBSA

Descartes Systems Group announced that, as of September 25, it is the only service provider that has been certified to submit commercial import data for the Canada Border Services Agency's (CBSA) Single Window Initiative (SWI), the primary, modernized system through which the Canadian government will track, control and process information related to the import of goods into the country. Using the CBSA-certified Descartes Canadian Customs Brokerage™ solution, customs brokers, freight forwarders ... [+]

OIA Global Opens New DTC Fulfillment Center in Mid-America

OIA Global has announced the opening of its fourth Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) fulfillment facility located in Hebron, KY. The Airpark Distribution Center in Hebron complements OIA's existing fulfillment centers and can reduce the delivery cycle times by as much as 2-3 days. In today's ultra-competitive world, where ... [+]

SCPA: Container Volumes Up in August; Breaks Ground on New Headquarters

Fiscal year to date, South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) container volume is ahead of last year with 360,139 TEUs handled since July. As measured in pier containers, or total box volume, the port handled 100,427 containers in August. Nearly 204,000 pier containers moved across the docks ... [+]

BASF Provides Shipment Visibility Using Decartes Macropoint Solution

Descartes Systems Group reports that NJ-based BASF Corp. has deployed the Descartes MacroPoint™ freight visibility solution. BASF is using the solution across its supply chain, customer care, sales and logistics business units to improve the delivery reliability and productivity of transportation providers servicing its North ... [+]

CETA Implementation Positive Development for Canadian Importers/Exporters

The implementation of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada and the European Union is a positive development for Canadian importers and exporters. CETA, as the agreement is commonly known, is now in place and with that comes the reduction or elimination of a ... [+]

Governor welcomes world’s 5th largest steelmaker to Indiana

Indiana Governor Eric J. Holcomb welcomed one of the world's top steelmakers to Indiana on September 22 as POSCO opened its new plant at the Port of Indiana-Jeffersonville. POSCO is a multinational company that ranks among Fortune's top 250 companies and is the world's fifth largest ... [+]

DHL Express Opens New Facilities in 1st Phase of Budapest Airport Cargo Expansion

Two state-of-the-art express facilities have opened at Budapest Airport, as part of the EUR160 million BUD:2020 Development Program. DHL Express is the latest to launch at the warehouse and office complexes, which have automated sorting systems, and represent the largest air cargo development at Budapest Airport ... [+]

C.H. Robinson Expands Global Network, Acquires Milgram & Co. Ltd.

C.H. Robinson continues to expand its global presence with the acquisition of Milgram & Company Ltd., world-class provider of freight forwarding, customs brokerage and surface transportation in Canada. “Today, we are bringing one of Canada’s most respected forwarding companies into C.H. Robinson,” said John Wiehoff, Chairman ... [+]

Kohl’s to open new e-commerce distribution center in 2017

Kohl’s will soon open a new e-commerce distribution center in Indiana. The company purchased a 937,000-square-foot facility in Plainfield last year. “Our investment in a new e-commerce fulfillment center is one of the many ways we are supporting omnichannel fulfillment,” reports Sona Chawla, Kohl’s chief operating ... [+]

Port Everglades is Monitoring Hurricane Irma and Making Preparations

Port Everglades is closely monitoring the progress of Hurricane Irma. Port officials asked all tenants to review their hurricane plan and the US Coast Guard Marine Safety Information Bulletin for the 2017 hurricane season. The Port follows the U.S. Coast Guard regulations for operating the ... [+]

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