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Excell Home Fashions supply strategy plays well for Port of Wilmington
North Carolina has long been associated with home furnishings. While much of the production moved offshore years ago, the Tar Heel state still is grand central for many of the imports coming from overseas.
Take Excell Home Fashions, for example. With operations in Goldsboro, NC, this company deals in items such as rugs and draperies and sources 99 percent of its products from overseas. These are then sold to all of the major retailers, including Wal-Mart, Target, Kmart, and Sears.
Manufacturers improve products during down time Not surprisingly, the global recession which depressed the numbers of containers being shipped in international trade, has also had a negative effect on the businesses of port equipment manufacturers.
WCAPN annual conference highlights challenges in the project cargo arena
The challenges in the project cargo marketplace are unique and provide a basis for industry wide camaraderie that stretches over many countries and regions. Because of the very special demands of project cargo, perhaps no sector in all of transportation logistics requires closer personal relationships to enable the business to work. This was evident at the WCA Projects Network (WCAPN) 4th annual conference in Barcelona, Spain held over June 16th-18th.
- By George Lauriat, Editor-in-Chief, AJOT...READ MORE
Posted: July 26, 2010
Project cargo outlook perking up in Canada
Although the project cargo sector in Canada was affected by industry-financing and other issues during the recessionary period in 2008 and 2009, there is growing evidence that a recovery phase is underway.
The Global Trade Academy will hold a Customs Broker Exam Prep Course in Princeton, NJ
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08/03
The Traffic Club of Newark will host a mid summer golf outing at the Eagle Ridge Golf Club in Lakewood, NJ
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08/04
Maritime After Hours will hold a Low Country Boil at Tubby’s Tank House in Thunderbolt, GA starting at 5:15PM
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08/18
The Atlanta Maritime Association will hold its Fall Social: Braves vs. Washington Nationals starting at 5:00PM at the Bullpen Bar and
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08/25
Ports American will sponsor the WGMA PAC Golf Tournament at the Country Place Golf Club in Pearland, TX
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08/26
CONECT hosts its 18th Annual Trade & Transportation Golf Outing at Stow Acres Golf Club in Stow, MA. Registration opens at 10AM, free golf clinic at
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Shenzhen Logistics and Supply Chain Management Association
Shenzhen Logistics and Supply Chain Management Association (LSCMA) has been an active player in logistics industry in China since its establishment 1994. . .
