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Posted: May 17, 2013

Dredge contract awarded to handle bigger ships at Miami's port

The United States Army Corps of Engineers awarded a $180 million contract to dredge Miami's harbor to an Illinois-based company, part of a plan to deepen the port channel to handle larger ships coming through the expanded Panama Canal in 2015.

Posted: May 15, 2013

FedEx Freight celebrates Vancouver Service Center

FedEx Freight Canada, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp., celebrated the grand opening of its new state-of-the-art Vancouver-area service center. Representing a multi-million dollar investment in British Columbia, the new service centre will connect Western Canada's less-than-truckload industry and customers through north-south, east-west and even global shipping lanes.

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Posted:5/8/2013 Scrap paper exports to China face pressures; Ekman forges forward According to Resource Information Systems Inc. (RISI), an information provider for the forest products industry, world recovered paper demand has grown by around 70 million tonnes (45 percent) in the last ten years (2001-11). Demand in Asia represents the majority of this growth, increasing by about 60 million tonnes during that time period. Demand in China, alone, grew 260 percent, largely because of growing demand for paper and board demand, especially on the recycled paper and board side.

Posted:5/8/2013 Steel scrap: a world traded commodity Market has seen growth but some international players restrict trade. Steel scrap is increasingly being regarded as a raw material for manufacturing new products worldwide. As a result ferrous scrap--iron and steel--has become a world-traded commodity.

Posted:4/8/2013 Japan's Ocean Advanced Filing Rules (AFR): What You Need to Know We've all heard about, and experienced, the rising tide of global security filing regulations. Japan has recently enacted Advanced Filing Rules (AFR) for marine cargo, also called 'JP24' by the trade, which add another pushpin on the global regulatory map. Enactment of Japan's Advance Filing Rules brings the Japanese requirements in line with the World Customs Organization's recommendations under the Framework of Standards to Secure and Facilitate Global Trade (SAFE).

Posted:4/8/2013 The Cloud-based rate management computing has helped Peruvian-forwarder IFS improve communication with its global agents, adding flexibility and improving the bottom line.


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