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Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics Americas LLC
JOC Team |
The big question facing all operators, (not just car carriers) as we enter 2009 is: What will be the duration and the depth of the economic slowdown resulting from the global financial crisis?
Wan Hai Lines Ltd.
JOC Team |
In the face of a major global economic downturn triggered by recent financial turmoil, the shipping industry is expected to confront a bigger-than-expected fall in global container traffic.
Waterfront Coalition, The
JOC Team |
I’m tempted to quote Charles Dickens, for these are both the worst and best of times.
Waterways Council Inc.
JOC Team |
One important change affecting the inland waterways industry this year is the election of a new president, as well as many new members of Congress, all debating how to bring economic recovery to the n
Wine and Spirits Shippers Association
JOC Team |
As we begin 2009, everything seems absolutely rosy from the shippers’ standpoint.
World Customs Organization
JOC Team |
The current global financial crisis will continue to impact the customs and trade environment during 2009.
World Shipping Council
JOC Team |
The 2009 economic outlook presents huge challenges for all who are associated with the industry.
Yang Ming (America) Corp.
JOC Team |
The global financial and economic crisis is unprecedented for people younger than 88. It started with the U.S. housing mortgage crunch and led to the bankruptcy of investment banks.
10 Steps to an Efficient Retail Import Network
JOC Team |
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10 Arguments for more Cooperation Between the Public Ports of Seattle and Tacoma
JOC Team |
Historically, the seaports of Seattle and Tacoma, only 30 miles apart, have vied with one another for ships, cargoes, overland rail connections, and, in general, for customers who could be persuaded t
10 Responsibilities of a Public Port Authority
JOC Team |
All major U.S. container ports today are under some form of public port authority. Huge investments have been made over the past several decades to accommodate the fast-growing container trade.
10 Reasons Trade Compliance Programs Are Unnecessary
JOC Team |
Companies of all sizes in all industries struggle with rrade compliance programs and the trade compliance role. There are many reasons why a compliance program is controversial.
10 Tips on Outsourcing
JOC Team |
Outsourcing transportation and logistics functions has become very popular.
10 Reasons to Consider Direct Filing of Customs Entries
JOC Team |
Compliance, cost and control are three reasons customs clearance may soon be the purview of DIYers (Do-It-Yourselfers).
10 Tips for Understanding Total Landed and Delivered Costs
JOC Team |
As more companies source and distribute internationally, the issue of understanding the true total landed costs (TLC) is increasingly important.
10 Steps to Implement TWIC
JOC Team |
Congress mandated the Transportation Worker Identification Credential in the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002 (MTSA) as amended by the Security and Accountability for Every Port Act of 200
10 Tips for Negotiating a Job Offer
JOC Team |
Whether you’re a job-seeker or employer, eventually your career will lead you to being on one side or the other of negotiating a job offer. <br /> <br />
10 Things to Consider When Filing a Prior Disclosure
JOC Team |
Prior disclosures are the means by which importers may report violations of customs laws and in almost all cases avoid the imposition of monetary penalties, with the exception of the interest on the d
10 Things You Should Know About U.S. Customs Detentions
JOC Team |
There is nothing more aggravating to importers than when Customs detains a shipment. Delivery deadlines can be missed, orders lost, profits lost, customer relations bruised.
10 Tips for a Safe, Secure, Compliant and Fast Global Supply Chain
JOC Team |
Multinational companies have faced numerous supply-chain challenges since 9/11, including supply-chain security, import safety and an array of social compliance issues.
10 Tips on Dealing With U.S. Customs
JOC Team |
In the post-9/11 environment in which we all now live and operate, the push from the U.S. government has been to obtain more details about shipments earlier in the process.
10 Tips on How to Prepare for a Foreign C-TPAT Validation
JOC Team |
One of the last steps to full-fledged membership by U.S. based participants in the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism is the C-TPAT validation procedure.
10 Benefits of a Shippers’ Association
JOC Team |
A shippers’ association can have enormous benefits for the buyer and seller. The concept has survived thousands of years and is firmly entrenched in the commercial market place.
10 Steps to Load, Stow and Secure a Freight Container
JOC Team |
The Goals.<br />
10 Ways to Improve Yard Efficiency
JOC Team |
Globalization, spurred by the container industry’s fulfillment of speed-to-market and just-in-time inventory requirements, has pressured terminal operators to focus on faster and more efficient
10 Tips for Reducing Logistics Costs
JOC Team |
As companies continue to manufacture and source materials from overseas, controlling costs remains a top priority for all those involved in international trade.
10 Steps to Higher Level Data Quality
JOC Team |
It’s time to check the quality of your ocean freight data. <br /> Is the data you are working with timely? Is it accurate and complete?<br /> <br />
10 Tips for Negotiating Service Contracts With Container Lines
JOC Team |
In today's ocean contracting environment, almost every aspect of the contract can be negotiated.
10 Funding Innovations Required to Meet America’s Critical Infrastructure Needs
JOC Team |
The price of maintaining and expanding America’s transportation infrastructure is high, but the price of failing to do so is even higher. <br /> <br />
10 Tips on Deploying IT to Improve Logistics Management
JOC Team |
More and more logistics managers are looking to sophisticated Web-based technology to help them with their day-to-day management and longer-term logistics strategy.
10 Reasons to Consider Dimensional Weight for Improving Revenue
JOC Team |
Any veteran of the cargo industry knows that dimensional weight has been adopted by the transportation industry nearly worldwide as a uniform means of establishing a minimum charge for the cubic space
10 Benefits to Locating Manufacturing and Assembly Activity in the U.S.
JOC Team |
There is a great debate in the political arena about trade agreements and their impact on American jobs. In reality, it is quite possible for companies to keep jobs in the U.S.
10 Ideas for a More Efficient Warehouse Operation
JOC Team |
Companies often think their picking operation is efficient as long as products roll out on time and customers are happy.
10 Ways Forwarders Benefit from New Tools for Trucking
JOC Team |
It’s no secret: Forwarder executives have known for decades that millions of dollars have been slipping from their bottom lines, little by little, almost every time they do business with truckin
10 Steps for FMC Licensing as an OTI
JOC Team |
To operate as a non-vessel-operating common carrier or ocean forwarder in the U.S.
10 Requirements for Operating a Successful Portside Cold-Storage Facility
JOC Team |
Thirty years ago, ports were the least-known component in the shipping matrix.
10 Actions Trucking CEOs should take to Survive a Recession
JOC Team |
Cost control has always been a critical success factor in trucking but in today’s environment, without capital to invest in new technology, trucking CEOs need to look inward at their operations
10 Ways an Integrated CRM Tool Can Improve the Forwarding Process
JOC Team |
The customer relationship management (CRM) and sales process for freight and logistics is considerably more complex in today’s dynamic global business environment than it has been in the past.
10 Things You Should Know About Dealing with Ports and Port Authorities
JOC Team |
You may be an independent trucker, a representative or employee of a steamship or cruise line, state or federal official, or a citizen, each in need of dialogue, information, response or action.
10 Reasons to Partner With Your 3PL
JOC Team |
Today's companies struggle with third-party logistics, in part because of one key question: Should the company utilize internal resources for its logistics operation or outsource to a 3PL.
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