Archive: mai 2017
mai 29, 2017
In Observance of Memorial Day
Today is Memorial Day in the United States, and EMO Trans offices are closed. Memorial Day is a special observance for the men and women who gave the ultimate sacrifice and lost their lives in the process of serving our…
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June 12 Deadline to Submit Comments on NAFTA
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has set a June 12 deadline for the submission of public comments on matters relevant to the modernization of NAFTA. USTR will also conduct a public hearing on this topic June 27 in…
READ MORE >mai 22, 2017
Trump Administration Opens Renegotiation of NAFTA
The Trump administration formally notified Congress on May 18 that it intends to modernize and update NAFTA. Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg – an international trade, customs, and export law firm – advises that importers, exporters, and other affected trade community…
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HMM Reports First Quarter Improvement
Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) has reported first quarter results that show a reduction in operating losses and an upturn in volumes handled. Chief executive Yoo Chang-kuen expects a further improvement in company performance over the third and fourth quarters of the year.…
READ MORE >mai 22, 2017
Updates on Latin American Trade
Sandler & Travis has published its weekly update on Latin American trade.
READ MORE >mai 22, 2017
Swedish Dockworker Unrest Could Push Goods to Other Ports
Worker unrest at Sweden’s major container gateway, Gothenburg, could lead shipping lines to seek alternative ports of call. APM Terminals, the terminal’s operator, said last week that it would begin partial lockouts of labor until the end of June in…
READ MORE >mai 18, 2017
Port of Hong Kong Enjoys Increase in Loaded Container Exports
According to the Wall Street Journal, the Port of Hong Kong’s main Kwai Tsing terminals experienced a 12.8% year-over-year increase in loaded container exports in the first four months of 2017.
READ MORE >mai 18, 2017
Shipping Containers Find New Life
Innovative architects and designers around the world are finding new ways to repurpose old shipping containers, according to Popular Mechanics and the Wall Street Journal.
READ MORE >mai 18, 2017
Hong Kong’s OOCL Celebrates Largest Container Ship
On May 12, Hong Kong-based container carrier Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) held a naming ceremony for the 21,413 TEU OOCL Hong Kong at Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) shipyard in Geoje, South Korea. OOCL Hong Kong, with a length of 399.9…
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