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Port Manatee has gained federal approval to receive direct imports of select cold-treated South American produce via an expanding pilot program.
Port Manatee may begin participation in the Florida Perishables Trade Coalition pilot program effective Oct. 1, according to approval received Sept. 10 from officials of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
“We are enthusiastic about the opportunities our participation in this pilot program offers as Port ...
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Konecranes relationship with the pulp, paper and wood industries reaches back to the 1920s. Its lift trucks line has its roots in the Scandinavian timber business, but there's nothing old school about Konecranes current fleet of lift trucks and lifting appliances customized for paper roll ...
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The Port of Jacksonville, Florida, or JAXPORT, has received approval from the federal government to import select cold-treated produce from certain South American markets for the first time.
Starting Oct. 1, 2015, Jacksonville began participating in this pilot program run by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, ...
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The Census Bureau reported today that orders for durable goods, an important gauge of business investment plans, dropped 1.2% from last month. This marks the second month in a row that demand has fallen. Include the following visualization to show a history of the demand ...
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DHL Global Forwarding, Freight, the air, ocean and road freight specialist of Deutsche Post DHL Group, celebrates its 200th anniversary this year. Back in 1815, the history of yellow-branded logistics started with Louis Danzas establishing “Danzas”, which would become a worldwide renowned shipping company over ...
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BNSF Railway announced Austin Western Railroad (AWRR) as its 2015 Shortline Railroad of the Year during BNSF’s annual Shortline Conference in Fort Worth, Texas. AWRR, which is operated by Watco Companies of Pittsburg, KS, edged out 200 other shortline railroads in North America that interchange ...
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Since Congress allowed the Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank's charter to lapse on June 30, businesses of all sizes have been feeling the negative consequences. In Real Clear Politics, Doug Oberhelman, CEO of Caterpillar Inc., says that without Ex-Im, "fewer U.S.-made products are sold and fewer U.S. ...
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The recent economic slowdown in China could have negative implications for container ABS transactions, Fitch Ratings says. Container utilization and lease rates in outstanding transactions could come under pressure if China's manufacturing sector continues to decline and the country enters a long-term recessionary environment with ...
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The environmental impact of pollutants in the Great Lakes has long been a concern to the region. The Oshima (Japan) shipyard, however, has recently delivered a new vessel to Fednav Limited that will better protect its environment. The Federal Biscay is equipped with a ballast ...
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The Port of Long Beach has been awarded a $1.2 million grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to help Long Beach Container Terminal (LBCT) replace diesel-fueled tractors with electric, zero-emission vehicles.
The Diesel Emission Reduction Act grant will help LBCT to buy eight cargo-handling electric-powered ...
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