| In This October 15, 2009 Issue |
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Global shipping line APL, the world’s fifth-largest
container carrier, has been acknowledged as one of the most efficient
terminal operators.
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YRC Worldwide Inc. announced it has finalized amendments of
its credit facilities extending the expiration of the revolver reserve
amount, the suspension of the minimum liquidity covenant, and the due
date for the asset-backed securitization commitment fee of $10
million.
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China's Ministry of Transport issued “Circular No. 20
(2009) on the Implementing Rule of the International Container Liner
Freight Filing” which requires export container rates and tariffs to
be “normal and reasonable.”
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Kodak recently chose logistics company, OHL as its direct to
consumer fulfillment partner.
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From Logistics Today's Digital Edition: logistics
“pundits” look at the future of supply chain management and the role
of logistics.
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The US State Department is tagging 10,000 mission-critical
information technology assets with passive radio frequency
identification (RFID) tags.
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These articles were in last week's newsletter.
- Aviation Industry Says Match Its Climate
Commitment
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has challenged
governments to follow its example and act to protect air quality and
guard against climate change.
- Challenger Acquires Sandrock
Challenger Motor Freight Inc. announced its purchase of certain
assets of the special commodities business of Sandrock Specialized
Carriers an Ontario-based carrier that focuses on special-commodities -
Over Dimensional transportation.
- ECS To Handle Olympic Air Cargo
The privately owned Greek airline Olympic Air has contracted with
European Cargo Services for cargo ground services in Europe.
- Leipzig Site of Air Cargo Summit
Leipzig-Halle Airport, served by 24 airlines flying to 57 airports in 17
countries will provide the venue for the annual meeting of The
International Air Cargo Association (TIACA).
- MOL Aids Typhoon Victims
Mitsui OSK Lines has continued its commitment to aid Philippine typhoon
victims.
- Seaboard Marine Joins Trade Portal
Seaboard Marine has joined the e-commerce portal of GT Nexus.
- UPS Offers Customers CO2 Offsets
Under the UPS carbon neutral program, the small package carrer will
offer US shippers the option of paying a small fee to calculate and
offset the climate impact of the shipment of each of their
packages.
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Employee Training and
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With budget cuts and staff cuts, how do you keep skills current?
A. More cross training
B. More on-the-job training
C. Hiring only degreed or certified workers
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