by Alex Pappas | May 31, 2013 | Week in Global Logistics
Canada Updates Iran Sanctions – The Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister has announced that the new sanctions against Iran will ban all imports and exports due to concern over Iran’s human rights abuses and continued support for terrorism. The ban includes exemptions for...
by Alex Pappas | Mar 15, 2013 | Logistics, Ports, Week in Global Logistics
BRICS Discuss Customs Cooperation – Heads of the BRICS member countries – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – met to discuss common customs issues and ways to extend cooperation. Representatives have agreed to unify their software in order to speed up...
by Alex Pappas | Mar 1, 2013 | Green, Logistics, Ports, Week in Global Logistics
New Trucking Initiative at Port Metro Vancouver – Port Metro Vancouver has announced a new trucking initiative meant to improve the efficiency and reliability of the container truck sector. The new Smart Fleet’s key initiative is to maximize existing capacity and...
by Alex Pappas | Dec 15, 2011 | Behind the Scenes
To help raise awareness of the flooding in Thailand, we sponsored The Burger Monster food truck at our office for an event we called Burgers4Bangkok. This lunch brought together our staff, customers and neighbors and a portion of the proceeds from each purchase were...
by Alex Pappas | Nov 4, 2011 | Week in Global Logistics
UK Okays Armed Guards Against Piracy – To combat piracy, the UK will now allow armed guards aboard ships in dangerous shipping lanes. It is expected that up to 100 vessels will apply to use armed guards within the next month. According to Prime Minister Cameron, this...