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Canada upset over U.S. labeling rule

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:55:00 GMT

U.S. country of origin labeling has "led to the disintegration of the North American supply chain, created unpredictability in the market and imposed additional costs for producers on both sides of the border,” Canadian officials said.

Cargolux reduces concessions in union talks

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:48:38 GMT

According to the Luxembourg-based all-cargo airline, union negotiators are asking for a full or partial repayment of the money saved with any concessions in the instance that Cargolux turns a profit during the next year.

FAA aids Dutch Caribbean

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:11:31 GMT

Oakland lures away Long Beach's port director Lytle

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:01:34 GMT

NTSB issues report on Delta Mariner accident

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:39:45 GMT

Bridge collapses on major U.S.-Canada link

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:36:05 GMT

Three people were pulled from the river with minor injuries. Chief John Batiste of the Washington State Patrol said early indications were that a truck struck the overhead of the I-5 bridge, north of Seattle, causing the collapse.

DCLI adds chassis to CCM's South Atlantic pool

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:29:31 GMT

Carloads down, intermodal up in North America

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:10:37 GMT

Cass: Linehaul rates up 2% in April

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:06:55 GMT

e-Invoicing standards group making progress

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:04:56 GMT

The group formalized best practices for electronic invoice submission and receipt, while also moving forward to develop standards for the credit note process and complimentary EDI message guidelines.

Executive moves

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:02:57 GMT

Commentary: Complex or straightforward, both are good

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:02:51 GMT

The Paper Chase – E-Invoicing’s Impact on Ocean Freight Billing, June 5th, 2013, 12 PM EDT

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:26:00 GMT

This 60-minute interactive discussion will look at efforts to increase usage of e-invoicing in the ocean freight market, how standardization of the industry might help, and what billers and payers should know going forward. Key discussion areas will include:

Why adoption of electronic invoicing and payment in the ocean freight market has lagged other modes
The opportunities e-invoicing provides to increase operational efficiency, reduce dispute resolution time, and improve customer satisfaction
How carriers and third party logistics providers are addressing this challenge
The importance of standardizing invoicing across the carrier market
Best practices for billers and payers to get started with e-invoicing

EU Parliament: Proceed with U.S. free-trade talks

Thu, 23 May 2013 06:59:21 GMT

“An ambitious and comprehensive agreement would give a badly-needed, low-cost boost to our economies,” member Vital Moreira said before the vote.

New Hapag-Lloyd service links Italy, Turkey and Egypt

Thu, 23 May 2013 06:54:04 GMT

Va. maritime industry to tap military labor pool

Thu, 23 May 2013 06:42:30 GMT

"We want to make a more direct effort to capture more of these retirees who seem well suited for this type of work," said Art Moye, executive vice president of the Virginia Maritime Association.

Bank unveils financing tool for insolvent ships

Thu, 23 May 2013 06:37:21 GMT

SinOceanic to facilitate 10-ship order

Thu, 23 May 2013 06:32:51 GMT

Triple E Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller is 'semi-launched'

Thu, 23 May 2013 06:27:55 GMT

Maersk Line said a major milestone was reached today with the "semi-launch" of the first of the 20 Triple-E containerships that Daewoo shipyard is building for the company in Okpo, Korea.

Florida provides new support for trade, logistics

Thu, 23 May 2013 06:27:24 GMT

Workforce Florida Inc. last week announced the availability of a $2 million Quick Response Training Challenge Grant for employers in Florida's logistics and trade industry.