Port of Long Beach goes big on trains to relieve congested docks
“The key issue the expanded rail yard will address is that there isn’t enough space at the port currently to assemble thousands of loaded rail cars into enough single trains that can go straight from the port to major consumer markets in the interior U.S., such as Chicago, Dallas, or Denver.”
[Courthouse News Service]
Brazil to sign agreement with 10 countries to speed up customs clearance
“The undersecretary of Customs and Foreign Trade, Fausto Vieira Coutinho, said that Brazil expects to advance conversations with the United States to sign a similar commitment. Trade facilitation is one of the main items on the bilateral agenda.”
[Seatrade Maritime News]
Carrier to pay bonus for quick return of empty containers
“Calling the plan a shipping industry first, CMA CGM said it would implement the Early Container Return Incentive Program at the FMS terminal in Los Angeles and all CMA CGM return locations in Chicago, Dallas, Memphis, and Kansas City, Kansas. The program will run from May 16 to July 15, with the goal of accelerating the return of empty containers and ensuring that U.S. exporters have even greater access to equipment.”
[Supply Chain Quarterly]
EU carries out unannounced inspections in the fashion sector
“The Commission has concerns that the companies concerned may have violated Article 101 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and Article 53 of the European Economic Area Agreement, which prohibit cartels and other restrictive business practices.”
[European Commission]
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