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FreightWaves Staff Wednesday, January 23, 2013

DHL adds flexitanks

   DHL Global Forwarding has introduced the flexitank, a container specially designed for the transport of bulk non-hazardous liquids, to its operations.    Shippers can use flexitanks for the transport […]

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Chris Gillis Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Transportation transformation

   For many companies, international transportation management has long been an isolated process — where products are shipped to, or received from, far-flung places overseas.    Each successful transportation manager […]

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Chris Dupin Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Akili heel

   The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a district court decision that found a vessel liable in rem for damage to pipe that was shipped in 2006 from China […]

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Chris Dupin Tuesday, January 22, 2013

German powerhouse?

If combined Hapag-Lloyd, Hamburg Süd would be fourth largest container carrier. By Chris Dupin    The two leading German liner carriers, Hapag-Lloyd and Hamburg Süd, said in December they’re discussing a […]

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Chris Dupin Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Nothing to waste

  While precautions having to do with the production of animal byproducts used in feed have increased and trade become more restrictive in recent years because of concerns about “mad cow […]

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Chris Dupin Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Feeding a global market

   Transportation is key ingredient for Fornazor International, an exporter of food products. Close attention to transportation and logistics has been one of the keys to the success of Fornazor International’s […]

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FreightWaves Staff Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Tapping Transloads

Part 1 of 2: Midsized shippers could drive growth of import consolidation strategy in SoCal. By Eric Kulisch    More freight imported through the Los Angeles basin is being transloaded into 53-foot […]

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FreightWaves Staff Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Social relevance

Will social media tools and EMS transform transportation and logistics communications? By Eric Johnson    Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn are all household names at this point, public vehicles of informed […]

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Chris Dupin Thursday, January 17, 2013

Global piracy down

   Piracy on the world’s seas has reached a five-year low, with 297 ships attacked in 2012, compared with 439 in 2011, the International Chamber of Commerce’s International Maritime Bureau […]

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Chris Gillis Tuesday, January 15, 2013

NAMA names new chairman

   The North American Millers’ Association (NAMA), a trade group representing the country’s largest flour shippers, said its vice chairman Jim Meyer has become chairman.    The announcement was made as the […]

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