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Consumer Technology Transforming Trucking

ghart — Sat, 19 May 2012 02:13:49 +0000

Converging consumer and business technologies are changing the way motor carriers connect with truck drivers and customers at an increasingly…

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TransCore DAT Spot Market Index Jumps 17 Percent

admin — Fri, 18 May 2012 20:54:39 +0000

Spot market truckload freight jumped 17 percent year-over-year in April, climbing 3.5 percent from March, according to load matching company…

FAA to Reconsider Cargo Pilot Fatigue Rule

admin — Fri, 18 May 2012 20:13:42 +0000

The Federal Aviation Administration is reconsidering expanding fatigue rules to air cargo pilots, not just passenger plane pilots, after the…

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Russia’s Summa Close to $1 Billion Fesco Deal

kbrowne — Fri, 18 May 2012 20:11:02 +0000

Russia’s Summa trading and investment group is reported to be close to agreeing on a $1 billion deal to take…

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House Watchdog: FMC ‘May Be Agency in Crisis’

ghart — Fri, 18 May 2012 19:53:52 +0000

The chief House watchdog said the Federal Maritime Commission “may be an agency in crisis,” raising concern in a letter…

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Asia-Europe Spot Rates Slip

kbrowne — Fri, 18 May 2012 19:35:37 +0000

Average spot rates in the westbound Asia-Europe trade fell 4 percent on May 17 from the week before, indicating the…

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OOCL to Implement Europe-Asia Rate Hike

admin — Fri, 18 May 2012 19:33:12 +0000

OOCL will implement a further general rate increase on the North Europe to Asia trade on June 15. Applicable…

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Maersk’s Rates in Latin America Trade to Escalate

ghart — Fri, 18 May 2012 19:22:27 +0000

Maersk Line plans to hike ocean freight rates on South American routes by up to 30 percent this year to…

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PNW Ports Building on Reliability

admin — Fri, 18 May 2012 18:41:28 +0000

John Wolfe’s staff at the Port of Tacoma regularly holds stakeholder meetings where it asks terminal operators, longshoremen, carrier representatives…

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2012 Trans-Pacific Service Contracts Squeeze NVOs

ghart — Fri, 18 May 2012 18:41:13 +0000

Non-vessel-operating common carriers generally have it good: Non- or light-asset based, agile in responding to customers’ needs and often consistently…

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2012 Trans-Pacific Service Contracts Squeeze NVOs