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Southwest Airlines Prepares to Haul International Cargo

October 10, 2016
American Shipper
Southwest Airlines will haul cargo on international flights for the first time one year from now, according to Wally Devereaux, senior director of cargo and charters.
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Hanjin Failure Leaves Thousands of Containers, Chassis Stranded at L.A., Long Beach Ports

October 5, 2016
American Shipper
The Hanjin bankruptcy has created a shortage of chassis in Southern California at the busiest time of year for many shippers and their truckers.
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It's Good That Low-Cost Capital Fuels 3PL Acquisitions, C.H. Robinson CEO Says

October 4, 2016
American Shipper
C.H. Robinson CEO John Wiehoff says there's a pretty straightforward reason why there was so much acquisition activity in the third-party logistics and freight brokerage markets the last two years: the low cost of capital and an active investment community.
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DHL to Take Over UK's Largest Mail, Parcel Carrier

October 3, 2016
American Shipper
Deutsche Post DHL Group will acquire UK Mail Group plc for 242.7m pounds ($315.63m), the company said. DHL said it expects the company's directors to make a unanimous recommendation that UK Mail shareholders accept the offer.
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Ocean Container Rate Increases on East-West Trades 'Disguise' Industry's 'Fundamental Weakness'

September 8, 2016
American Shipper
The recent increase in container freight rates on major east-west trades is no more than a flimsy disguise for the "fundamental weakness" of the ocean shipping industry, according to ocean freight rate benchmarking and market intelligence provider Xeneta.
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Before Employing BI Tools, Decide First How to Use Their Output

September 1, 2016
American Shipper
Business intelligence tools allow a company to parse through its data to find the bits most important to its operations. Maybe that means figuring out which carrier is letting it down (or conversely, for a carrier to see if a shipper is unprofitable for it to serve). Maybe it just means going through visibility data to determine whether a perceived chokepoint is actually a problem.
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Hiring in Logistics, Transportation Rebounds in July from June Slump

August 11, 2016
American Shipper
United States transportation and logistics companies added 11,700 jobs for the month in July 2016, according to the latest preliminary data from the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
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One-Year Extension Announced on Filing Information on Airfreight Destined for U.S.

August 4, 2016
American Shipper
Making it mandatory for airlines and freight forwarders to file advanced information about cargo loaded onto aircraft bound for the United States seemed like a foregone conclusion several years ago, but U.S. Customs late last month announced plans to extend a pilot program testing the concept for another year.
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Trade Group to 'Name and Shame' Those Imposing 'Unjustified' Ocean Container Surcharges

August 3, 2016
American Shipper
The Global Shippers Forum is calling for container shipping surcharges to be eliminated by 2020.
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Federal Funds for U.S. Port Security Said Going to Non-Port Entities

August 2, 2016
American Shipper
Dozens of port authorities and marine terminals received port security grants this summer from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), but millions of dollars from the $100m program went to local law enforcement agencies and other non-port entities.
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