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January 25, 2023
EMO-TRANS GmbH Announces ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management Certification
EMO-TRANS GmbH was pleased to announce in December that it had successfully achieved ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management Certification. “With a globally growing environmental consciousness and the rapidly increasing costs of resources, a workable Environmental Management System (EMS) can create an…
READ MORE >January 25, 2023
Bipartisan Bill Seeks to Overhaul US Trucking System
The Safer Highways and Increased Performance for Interstate Trucking (SHIP IT) Act would offer truck drivers up to $10,000 in tax credits and training incentives as part of new bipartisan legislation aimed at retaining and recruiting drivers. The SHIP IT…
READ MORE >January 25, 2023
US Firms Renew Plea to End China Tariffs
US businesses big and small made a fresh push for the Biden administration to remove Trump-era tariffs on Chinese goods as the government considers a formal extension on the hundreds of billions of dollars in levies (source: AJOT).
READ MORE >January 18, 2023
Chicago O’Hare Avoids Labor and Cargo Disruption
A final ground handling agent at Chicago O’Hare International Airport has reached a required labor agreement and will continue cargo operations, sparing several cargo airlines from potential service interruptions. The Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) on Tuesday notified freighter operators…
READ MORE >January 13, 2023
Port of Houston Plans to Implement Dwell Fee on February 1
A Sustained Import Dwell Fee will go into effect at Port Houston on February 1, 2023, to help maintain fluidity and address long-term dwell. The $45 fee will be charged per unit per day starting on the eighth day after…
READ MORE >January 10, 2023
China’s Reopening Seen as Positive for Shipping
As part of its dismantling of its zero-Covid policy, Beijing has allowed travel in and out of the country, with transport officials also allowing crew leaving or joining ships in China to no longer quarantine. Seafarers coming from overseas must…
READ MORE >January 10, 2023
UK Government Seeks to Curb Effects of Industrial Actions
Britain is experiencing a wave of industrial actions as pay rises fail to keep up with double-digit inflation, which is now around 40-year highs. Nurses, ambulance staff and rail workers are among those who have staged walkouts (source: Reuters).
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