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INDEX to The Cargo Letter:
OUR Top Story***
***Not In The
OUR "A" Section: Trade, Financial & Inland News***
1. Freight Forwarder Trade Briefs ______________
2.
3. Freight Forwarder World Air Briefs ____________
4. FF World Ocean Briefs _____________________
5.
**Back By Popular Demand**
OUR "D" Section: FF in Cyberspace***
6. The Cargo Letter "Cyber Ports of Call"
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OUR "E" Section: The Forwarder/Broker World***
7. New U.S. Transport
Related Legal Cases ________
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OUR Top Story***
***Not In The
The Transportation
Intermediaries Association (TIA)
will host the 2012 FIATA World Congress and it's
legendary array of educational presentations, policy making sessions,
exhibition demonstrations and social events.
New this year is "FIATA Connect" which gives delegates
outstanding networking opportunities to schedule one-on-one appointments
throughout the conference with exhibitors, sponsors and other delegates to
discuss business opportunities and critical issues affecting the industry.
Countryman & McDaniel is a proud
member of the 2012 FIATA World Congress Committee.
www.fiata2012.org/ehome/index.
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OUR "A" Section: Trade, Financial & Inland News***
1. Freight Forwarder
Trade Briefs _____________
***White
House To Consolidate Trade Depatments?...... as the White House has
proposed a reinstatement of Presidential authority to reorganize &
consolidate the federal government and to use that authority to consolidate a
number of agencies into a single Department focused on business and trade. On
- U.S. Dept. of Commerce, core business and trade functions
only
- Small Business
Administration
- Office of the U.S. Trade
Representative
- Export-Import
Bank
- Overseas Private Investment
Corporation
- U.S. Trade & Development Agency
***In Bond Rules
Change Proposed ...... as
U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Feb. 22 published a notice of proposed
rulemaking that would make substantial changes to the way imported merchandise
is transported inland under a bond, enabling the cargo owner to defer payment
of duties until it reaches the destination port or is exported. The primary
fixes involve making the in-bond process electronic and tightening up
procedures to better track merchandise and prevent diversion. In the past, CBP
has had difficulty ensuring that in-bond merchandise is properly entered and
duties are paid, or that it is exported. The proposed rule would require
carriers or their agents to file electronic, instead of paper, in-bond
applications. The application would also require additional information,
including the six-digit Harmonized Tariff Schedule number, if available, and
information related to the safety and security of the goods. Proposed rules:
www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-
***Small
Business Export Assist ..... as the Obama Administration has launched a new online
platform, BusinessUSA, to
provide small businesses and exporters with a single source of pertitent
information about federal programs available to them. For the logistics
questions, businesses can find tools and information covering export financing,
counseling and training to help them sell goods and services overseas, as well
as various federal loan offerings. The BusinessUSA initiative hopes to modernize the
federal government's customer service channels and help streamline the process
for today's innovators and entrepreneurs to get their hands on information to
help make better decisions.
http://business.usa.gov/
***Mexico's E
Window ...... as on March 1,
2012 Mexico is scheduled to implement its Unique Window,"Ventanilla
Unica" (VU), a tool which will allow importers & exporters to
electronically submit both commercial documents and declarations to
Mexican Customs. Importers & exporters will have two options for
transmitting the commercial
invoice:
1) Convert the invoice information into XML (Extensible Markup Language)
format, using the standards set by Mexican Customs & upload
it
electronically.
2) Input and transmit the invoice information directly through the VU portal.
***Argentina's
New Permission To Import ......
as a new advance import declaration, Declaración
Jurada Anticipada de Importación (DJAI),
must now be completed for all shipments prior to entry into Argentina. Customs
will have up to 72 hours to authorize the import, with other government
agencies having up to 10 days to provide their approval, if applicable. Once
the permission is granted, the shipment must be submitted to Customs within 180
days, with the option to extend this period for an additional 180 days (360
days total). Shipments which are refused will not be allowed to move into
***Russia's Scrap
Clamp ... as it has
traditionally been a major exporter of steel scrap. However, since 2007, the
country's scrap exports have dropped due to a combination of export taxes &
administrative measures. As part of its accession to the WTO,
***The UPS Bid
For TNT Explodes .... as
shares in the Dutch document and small package delivery company TNT Express
rose sharply on Feb. 10, after it rejected an unsolicited acquisition bid from
UPS on Feb. 17. Bloomberg reported the unsolicited bid was for US$6.43Bn, which
is 42 % above TNT's stock price. The report said this offer was turned down by
TNT's board, citing a company statement, which added the companies still remain
in discussions. UPS officials confirmed in a statement that on February 11,
following discussions with TNT, it made a revised, increased and comprehensive
proposal to acquire the entire issued share capital of TNT for EUR9 per share
in cash. While it has been said FedEx may also make an offer for the company,
both FedEx and UPS have made it obvious they don't need TNT. Last year, TNT was
divided into two companies, one which was TNT Express, and the other Post NL
which focuses on mail, parcels and e-commerce in the
***UPS Acquires Kiala ....
as the firm based in
www.kiala.com/
***ATA Blasts
Hours of Service Rules .....
as the lobbying group for the trucking industry has
asked a federal appeals court to review a recently published hours-of-service
rule for commercial drivers, citing "changed assumptions" by the
agency that went into developing the rule. "We regret that [Federal Motor
Carrier Safety Administration] and the Obama administration have put ATA and
its member companies in a position to take this legal action," read a
statement from Bill Graves, president of American
Trucking Associations, which filed the lawsuit. The HOS rule, released in
late Dec., reduces total driver hours to 70 from 82 per week, and requires a
34-hour rest period before drivers start a new workweek. ATA has objected in
recent weeks to the 34-hour restart provision and a requirement that drivers
take a break no later than 8 hours into their driving time.
***Driving To
www.atacarnet.com/
***Con-way Freight's Addiction .... as
it has became hooked on the the iPad 2. According American Shipper
Magazine, Conaway adopted the Salesforce.com as
its new CRM platform on the iPad. Conaway said the Salesforce apps the company
uses have been customized for the iPad to address its needs in the
less-than-trailerload business, data mining and business analytics tools.
Conaway said the best way to illustrate the success of the iPad is to look at
its performance so far. In 2011, Con-way distributed iPads to 391 sales
executives and through its re-engineering initiative, a combination of
Salesforce.com, IBM Microstrategy and the iPad, allowed the company to reduce
its sales force by 27% while increasing its customer reach by 45%. Wasn't Apple
mocked for years for not being as cool as the PC? Times
change.
www.salesforce.com/
***UPS Honors
....as it has announced the induction of 1,235 drivers into its elite
"Circle of Honor," raising to 5,842 the number of drivers who have
steered clear of accidents for 25 years or more. The number of new inductees is
the largest for any single year in the company's history and includes 31 new
members from
http://pressroom.ups.com/
***MODEX 2012........as
the Countryman & McDaniel lawyers attended the industry's newest expo for
the manufacturing, distribution and supply chain industries. Held this month at
www.modexshow.com/
***Shame of The
Rhino ...... as the U.S.
Justice Dept. said 7 people were arrested on charges of trafficking in
endangered black rhinoceros horn this month in Los Angeles, New York, and
Newark, N.J. Special agents of the Fish and Wildlife Service and Immigration
and Customs Enforcement (ICE) made the arrests and have issued search warrants
in 5 states as part of "Operation Crash," a multi-agency
effort to investigate and prosecute those involved in the black market trade of
endangered rhinoceros horn. In
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
***Buzzing With Thanks .... as
the
***Thanks A
Million & Please Pass The Ponga ..... as
a California-based Seafood Solutions Inc. was sentenced in federal court in
***No, YOU Were Supposed To Grab The Loot! .... as
there's nothing like a flat tire to ruin a carefully planned heist. Spanish
police say hooded thieves crashed a van into a SEUR courier service warehouse vault and
made off with sacks of valuables on Feb. 25. They then fled in a waiting Audi,
but crashed into another car as they merged onto a
www.seur.es/
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**Atlas Air's. DOWN as 4th quarter net income fell from US$41.6M to US$33.5M,
year-over-year.
**Box Ships Inc. UP as it has posted a net profit of US$5.57M in the fourth quarter of
2011.
**Costamare (owner of the vessel M/V Rena which went aground
in
**CSAV. DOWN with a loss of US$380M in the fourth quarter 2011, compared to a
loss of US$7.2M in the fourth quarter of 2010.
**Danaos (containership
chartering). UP with profit of US$9.1M in the
4th quarter of 2011, compared to a loss of US$8.9M in the same 2010 period.
**Echo Global Logistics. UP with a profit of US$3.5M in the 4th quarter of 2011, a 33.4%
increase over the US$2.6M earned in the same 2010 period.
**Expeditors International. UP with profit of US$385.7M in
2011, up 12% year on year drawn on revenue growth of 3% to US$6.15Bn.
**Hapag-Lloyd. UP with operating profits of US$130.7M in 2011, a year in which most
global carriers are expected to report a loss.
**Neptune Orient Lines (NOL,
which owns APL) DOWN as the world's 6th largest
container shipping company, has posted a US$478 net loss, drawn on revenues of
US$9.21Bn, down 2%.
**Qantas Freight. DOWN as 2nd half pre-tax
profit fell US$3M to US$38M year on year from earnings of US$38M the previous
year.
**Shipping Corporation of
**United Parcel Service (UPS). UP with net profits of US$1.2Bn in
the last quarter of 2011, up 9.3%.
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OUR "B" Section: FF World Air News***
3. Freight Forwarder World Air Briefs __________
***Mixed Volumes .... as
air freight volumes declined 0.7% in 2011 with Asia-Pacific falling 1.9% and
***
***Questionable
Time For Freighters ......
as 2011 ended with pure freighter companies, Cargoitalia and Jade Cargo,
exiting the freightermarket. Combination carriers were also bracing for rough
skies ahead. Cathay Pacific deferred delivery of two of the six B747-8Fs due
this year to 2013, and EVA decided to sell two, if not three, of its MD-11
freighters. Industry analysts and carrier executives alike expect further
casualties among freighter operators. "There will be some exits. Operators
will decide no longer to invest in cargo aircraft," predicted Robert Song,
vice president, Asia Pacific, at AirBridgeCargo Airlines. Nick Rhodes, director
and general manager of Cathay Pacific Cargo, said it's tough to be a freight
operator in today's market. If the carrier focused exclusively on cargo aircraft,
he admitted, "we would be struggling to produce
black figures at the moment." For Cathay, located in close proximity to
the world's largest manufacturing center, it makes sense to be a player with a
global network, which requires a freighter fleet of a certain size — about
24-30 all-cargo aircraft, he said. But he added that for carriers located
further away from large sources of product, the equation looks different.
"If I were Air New
***Singapore
Airlines Retracts Capacity ...
as SIA has curbed its cargo capacity 20% owing to soft demand and high fuel
prices, and the reduction will continue into the northern summer operating
season that begins late next month. "The air cargo market has shown
weakness for the past 9 months, and the depressed demand that we are seeing
across all markets gives us little reason to be optimistic about the near-term
outlook," SIA Cargo president Tan Kai Ping said in a statement. This
echoes what Cathay Pacific, the world's largest air cargo carrier, said earlier
that the cargo market is expected to remain weak in the first half of this
year. Industry analyst at RBS Andrew Orchard told Reuters: "Cargo demand
over the last year has been very weak. Airlines are still running their cargo
schedules a little too high and load factors have been falling for some time
now. SIA Cargo currently operates 13 Boeing 747-400 freighters.
***Boeing
Sees Long Term Growth .....
as it has forecast the delivery of 11,450 new aircraft
in Asia Pacific worth US$1,500Bn over the next 20 years, to meet 6.7% annual
traffic growth. "The number of airplanes in the Asia Pacific fleet will
nearly triple, from 4,410 airplanes in 2010 to 13,480 airplanes in 2030,"
Boeing said. Airbus has forecast the Asia-Pacific region to take delivery of
approximately 9,370 new aircraft worth US$1,300Bn over the next 20 years, to
meet 5.9% annual traffic growth. The deliveries would account for 34% of all new
aircraft, with more than 100 seats entering service worldwide during the
forecast period.
***No More Doing
The "Continental" ....
as the days are numbered for the Continental Airlines
name, the Houston Chronicle reports. In just about 2 weeks, parent company
United Continental Holdings will begin using only United for nearly all of its
interactions with customers. And, with that, the Chronicle writes the
Continental name "will begin fading in the distance as two carriers that
have merged into the world's largest become United.
For now, Continental fans can take heart that "some United Continental
planes still will bear the Continental name, until the company completes the
task of repainting 700 aircraft that began when Houston-based Continental and Chicago-based
United Airlines merged in Oct. 2010.
***Reanimating
The Dead ...... as the idea
of making troubled MidAmerica St Louis Airport, on the Illinois side of the
Mississippi opposite St. Louis, Missouri, into China air cargo hub has been
revived with the idea of issuing US$550M to finance the project. Two St Clair
County Board committees have approved the bond issue on behalf of Strategic Air
Cargo Inc of Chesterfield, Mo.
www.midamericamasterplan.com/
***Korean Air Big
On The Boeing ..... as it has become the first airline in the world to operate
both of Boeing's new 747-8 and 777 freighters after taking delivery of the new
aircraft at Seoul-Incheon airport. The 747-8 freighter offers a range of 8,130
kilometers and a maximum structural payload capacity of 154 tons, while
offering an additional 4,221 cubic feet and 16% more revenue cargo volume than
the 747-400 freighter. The twin-engine Boeing 777 Freighter is the most
fuel-efficient airplane with leading economic and environmental performance in
its category. It has a cargo capacity of 103 tons, with a range of 9,038
kilometers. The airline plans to operate the 747-8 freighter on its
transpacific route, with stops in
***Delamination
of The 787 ....
as Boeing expects the inspection & repair of 787s
affected by composite delamination due to improper longeron shimming to slow
near-term deliveries, but is unlikely to change its full year delivery
forecast. "We don't think it will impact deliveries for the year, it will
slow things down initially though," said Boeing Commercial Airplanes CEO
Jim Albaugh at a dual 747-8F and 777F delivery to Korean Air Cargo in Everett,
Washington 6 Feb. Boeing is currently forecasting delivering between 35 and 42
787s in 2012. The airframer began inspecting more than 50 787s spread across
its
www.theairplanegarage.com/
www.youtube.com/watch?v=
***Kenya Airways' First Freighter ...... as it has a new Boeing 747-400
freighter, which will fly twice weekly between Guangzhou, China, and Nairobi,
Kenya, and Lagos, Nigeria, has a capacity of 120 metric tons and 876 cubic
meters of space. The cargo service will be run in association with Air France
and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. In the last quarter of 2011, Kenya Airways said
its cargo tonnage rose 6.2 percent to 16,131 tons. The company expects to carry
flowers to
www.kenya-airways.com/
***Global Aviation Crashes ... as the largest commercial provider
of charter flights for U.S. military, has filed for bankruptcy because of
military cuts and US$493.2M in debts. A subsidiary of World Airways and North
American Airlines, Global has filed for Chapter 11 to restructure and sell
assets which listed at US$589.8M following a credit-rating drop of one level to
CCC- by S&P. Last June, it withdrew from US$100M initial public offering.
***Airbuses To Freighters .....
as the first passenger-to-freighter A330-300 and
A330-200 conversions are expected to take flight in 2016 under a tie-up program
between ST Aerospace and EADS EFW, according to an Airbus announcement. The
joint venture expects that the bigger A330-300s will carry a higher, low-weight
freight and be sought by integrator and express delivery companies, reports
Rosewell, Georgia's Air Cargo World, while the A330-200s are more suited to
heavier freight over great distances. ST Aerospace is taking the engineering
lead on the A330P2F, which will be manufactured at EADS EFW's facilities in
***Saudi Airlines Cargo Goes BellyFlex .....as
it will now provide a service for moving less-urgent shipments. The new
BellyFlex offering is aimed toward goods that can be delivered within a transit
time of 4 to 8 days.
***Eye Of
The Beholder .... as
ORBIS International's
www.orbis.org/Default.aspx?
***Chicagoland
Heats Up ..... as Rockford Solar Partners, a renewable energy development
joint venture between Elgin, Ill.-based Wanxiang
***OHL Solutions Slammed For Screening ... as the large logistics services
provider based in
www.ohl.com/
***Detriot Is
Boring & Dangerous ....
as international air cargo at
***Volumes >>> Air China freight
volume dropped by a substantial 28.5% year on year and 23.8% month on month to
73,300 tons in January. >>> China Eastern Airlines has posted a 19% year-on-year decline
to 97,200 tons in January and a 27.5% month-to-month decline. >>> Brussels Airport posted
a year-on-year 7.3% cargo volume increase to 475,000 tons in Dec. >>> LAN Airlines' cargo numbers for January showed a 2.1% traffic
increase and a 3.6% capacity increase over the same time period in 2010. Load
factor decreased 1 point to 65.4%, year over year. >>> United Airlines & Continental Airlines experienced an 11.9%, year-over-year,
drop in freight revenue in Jan. >>>
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OUR "C" Section: FF World Ocean News***
4. FF World Ocean
Briefs
***Piracy Down,
But Still Shocking ...... as
the European Shippers' Council (ESC) said the state of piracy, while improving,
is still at a "shocking" level. ESC referred to a reported 37 attacks
in 2012, coming on the heels of 420 attacks in 2011, with more than 150 hostages currently
being held. The ESC
emphasized that the use of citadels or safe points currently being used as last
resorts, are not solutions, nor are the use of private armed guards aboard
vessels.
***Between The
www.goagt.org/
***
***Ghost Fleet Grows ....
as the global idle containership fleet increased to
286 ships with a total capacity of 750,900 TEU as of the end of Jan. 2012, up
10-fold since June when it hit a low of 75,000 TEU, according to Paris-based
Alphaliner. This was attributed to excessive growth container shipping capacity
combined with "sluggish' demand on all key trade lanes. In contrast, the
total active world fleet increased six per cent to 14.8 million TEU over the
same period last year. The data highlights that the Far East-Europe and Far
East-North America trades, accounting for 40% of total world fleet deployment,
experienced the smallest capacity growth compared to all other routes last
year.
***On Time
Deliveries Expected To Fall .....
as the advisory & research company Drewry said
shippers should expect reliability levels to fall as rates rise, if recent
research is an indicator."When rates have been good for carriers,
reliability has been below par, while the two best on-time results have
occurred in periods when prices have been on the floor," Drewry Supply
Chain Advisors said in its February Logistics Executive Briefing. "While
the historical results do leave plenty of room for improvement, it is clear
that many carriers are committed to improving reliability, even when the
motivation in terms of rates has been missing." Drewry said shippers
should explicitly emphasize the importance of reliability when drawing up
contracts with their carrier partners. Finally, Drewry said carriers should not
expect rapid results from short-term improvements in reliability, but rather
see it as a way to differentiate themselves from a homogenized market.
www.drewry.co.uk/
***Maersk Line
Rates To Rise ..... as the leader plans to
increase rates between Asia and several Americas regions from March 15, from
the Far East to the east coast of South America, US$600 per TEU and from the
Far East to Central America, the west coast of South America (including
Buenaventura, Colombia), and Mexico, US$400 per 20-foot container and US$800
per 40-foot, 40-foot high-cube, or 45-foot container. On Feb. 17, Maersk
announced overcapacity in the trade was hampering freight rates and that
changes would result in a 9% removal of its capacity on the trade.
***"DEAD
FREIGHT" Ruling .....
as the transpacific start-up, The Containership Company (TCC), which launched a
Shanghai-LA shuttle in 2010, won a ruling in U.S. Bankruptcy Court that it was
entitled to pursue shippers for breach of contract, if they failed to meet
cargo minimum quantity commitments (MQC). The Norwegian company alleged a breach
of contract by 77 shippers, who failed to live up to minimum quantity
commitments (MQC). This was reflected in cargo volumes plummeting and skewering
freight rates, reported American Shipper. TTC lawyers expect the
"remaining shippers to reconsider their tactics and follow in the
footsteps of the third of the TCC shippers who have already settled their
outstandings with TCC. "Dead Freight" is a
shipping term for space reserved with a carrier, but not used by the shipper.
***
***
***Paper Mill
Threatens
***
***Container Collision ..... as
an MOL containership has collided with a COSCO Container Lines vessel,
according to a notice from the Japanese line. The collision occurred between
the 6,724-TEU M/V MOL Maneuver and theM/V COSCO Zhen He while southeast
of
www.cargolaw.com/
***Maersk Inc. Sells It's Chassis Business .... as it
has entered an agreement to sell its Direct ChassisLink (DCLI) business to
Littlejohn & Co., a Connecticut-based private investment firm. A sale price
was not announced, but the company said the deal should not have any impact on
the 2012 financial results of the A.P. Moller-Maersk Group. DCLI
rents and leases chassis to drayage companies and liner carriers in the
***
***Throughput >>> Port of Columbo container
volume increased 3% to 4,262,887 TEU in 2011 year on year and transshipments up
one per cent to 3,123,828 TEU after a 17.6 % increase in 2010. >>>
***This Month In
1799 - USS Constellation, commanded by Capt.
Thomas Truxtun, captures the French warship l'Insurgente.
1943 - The organized Japanese resistance on
1947 - Carrier USS Wright (CVL 49) is commissioned.
1978 - A new era in naval communications begins with the launching of the first
satellite of the Navy's Fleet Satellite Communications System.
1984 - Destroyer USS Moosbrugger (DD 980) fires approximately 150 shells at Syrian artillery
positions east of
***Largest Jones Act Violation .... as
U.S Customs has refused to cut US$15M fine for a company that moved an oil rig
on a Chinese ship, stopped in
***The
Death of Atlantic Mutual Insurance Co. ....
as for more than a century, it covered yachts, steamships laden with gold, and
even a seemingly indestructible passenger liner called the RMS Titanic. Then
last year, the company itself sank—leaving behind a treasure trove of nautical
memorabilia that is now up for sale. Yet unlike the high-profile Titanic
auction scheduled for April—it aims to unload 5,500 artifacts raised from the
wreck, including teacups, passengers' personal items and chunks of the hull, in
one big lot—New York officials face the task of figuring out how to creats
interest for the low-profile Atlantic Mutual collection. Currently stashed in
the offices of an art gallery here, the relics include model ships, maritime
paintings, barometers, telescopes, sextants, gold nuggets and even a copy of
the insurance policy for the Titanic's hull (Atlantic Mutual cut a US$100,000
check to cover its share of claims.) But the most valuable bit of loot may be
the 342 leather-bound volumes that represent possibly the most extensive record
of
http://tinyurl.com/76fb597
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
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5.
**Back By Popular Demand**
We're sorry, but there were so many sinkings, explosions, pirate
attacks, fires, cargo mishaps, battles on the water & other disasters at
sea that we do not have room to print even the highlights this month. Many
people lost their lives at sea this month!!
But you can read all this month's disaster news at our special Internet web
feature which provides full details of each event -- our Vessel Casualties & Pirate
Activity Database. Bookmark the site and visit every day! Updated twice daily.
SPECIAL NOTE: Please view the dramatic new pictures at our special
"Gallery of Cargo Loss" website feature.
www.cargolaw.com/gallery.html
See our new photo feature for Feb. 2012: "Acute Rena Failure" - the
slow death of M/V Rena as we have been following since Oct. 2011
www.cargolaw.com/
Also See "Capsize of Cruise M/V Rabaul Queen" - the 100
cruise ship passenger death you did not hear aboout
www.cargolaw.com/
See our newest photo feature "Singles Only" - Transportation Disasters Told In A
Single Photo!
www.cargolaw.com/
Daily Vessel Casualties ......
as we don't want you to miss the excitement of our 24 hour reports of the
dramatic events at sea each day -- stories of casualties & pirates ---
almost none of which are carried on your local news. Edited
daily by Christoph Wahner, Esq. of Countryman & McDaniel.
www.cargolaw.com/
NOTE: The
historic dangers of carriage by sea continue to be quite real. Shippers must be
encouraged to purchase high quality marine cargo insurance from their freight forwarder or
customs broker. It's dangerous out there.
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OUR "D" Section: FF in Cyberspace***
6. The Cargo Letter "Cyber Ports Of Call"
Here are our suggested world wide web sites of the
week for your business, your information and your amusement..............
Cargo & Trade>>>>>>
APL Logisitcs ShipmentOptimizer ........ video
of new shipment planning platform aimed at changing the way large freight
buyers coordinate their transportation activities.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-
Automatic Skew Control Ship-to-shore (STS) Cranes Productivity
www.youtube.com/watch?v=
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Guarding Your Supply Chain Data
www.inboundlogistics.com/cms/
History of the Airforwarders Association ......
great video
www.youtube.com/watch?v=
New FMC Report: Study of The 2008 Repeal of The Liner Conference Exemption From
European Union Competition Law
www.fmc.gov/assets/1/
Next Customs Broker License Examination Is Monday, April 2, 2012
www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/trade/
Sealift Command Takes Part In Historic Amphibious Exercise
http://professionalmariner.
U.S. Air Cargo Advance Screening Project --
AfA Update
www.youtube.com/watch?v=
U.S. Custom & Border Protection Trade Transformation Goals - Initiatives
for 21st Century Trade
www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/
PRODUCTS>>>>>>>>>
J.J. Kelly Customizable Logistics Signs & Labels
http://jjkeller.accuform.com/
Jobs 2 Sea - Maritime Professionals, Ashore and at Sea
www.job2sea.com/
SmartTrip ...... making smart
business travel decisions
http://runzheimer.com/
ZTRAK: Battery-Operated Asset Tracking
www.zonarsystems.com/products/
EVENTS>>>>>>>>>
Transport Events
www.transportevents.com/
Trade Shows, Exhibitions, Conferences & Business Events
Worldwide
www.eventseye.com/
World Trade Organization Events
www.wto.org/english/news_e/
10th 3PL Summit, June 18-20 in Chicago
http://uk.eyefortransport.com/
26th Annual Commercial Aviation Industry Suppliers
Conference ......March 5-7, 2012,
Beverly Hills
www.speednews.com/
2012 CNS Partnership Conference ........ 6-8 May, 2012, Miami
www.cnsc.net/events/Pages/
ALACAT 24th Congress .......
13-16 May 2012, San Antonio, Texas
www.alacat2012.org/program-
AirCargo 2012 .......18-20
March 2012, Miami
www.my-registration.com/
Between the Wharf and the Warehouse – What's Next? ......
www.vamaritime.com/page/
Breakbulk China 2012 .... 28 Feb. - 1 March 2012,
Shanghai
http://breakbulkevents.com/
CNS Partnership Conference 2012 ......6-8 May 2012, Miami
https://ems.resrunner.com/
Cool Logistics Africa 2012 Conference ...... 24-26 April, Cape Town
www.coollogisticsafrica.com
ECA Marketplace 2012 (shippers & carriers) ........10-12 April 2012, Chicago
www.expresscarriers.org/
European Shortsea Convention 12.... 24 May 2012, Dublin,
Ireland
www.imdo.ie/IMDO/newsroom/top-
IATA World Cargo Symposium 2012 ........13-15 March 2012, Kuala Lumur,
Malaysia
https://ems.resrunner.com/
Operation Sail - Tall Ships ....... 17 April 2012,New Orleans
www.opsail.org/index.php
TOC Container Supply Chain: Europe ..... 12-14 June 2012, Antwerp Expo
www.tocevents-europe.com/
Transportation & Logistics Council 38th Annual Conference ........
April 23 - 25, 2012, Orlando
www.tlcouncil.org/2012_online_
World Cargo Symposium 2012 .......
13-15 March 2012, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
www.iata.org/events/wcs/Pages/
Apps For That - iPhones>>>>>>>>>
AgileShip App .......streamline
multi-modal carrier payment and access cheapest rates & services
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F-16 Dodging 6 Iraqi SAM Launches ......
skip to the 3 minute marker for the action
www.liveleak.com/view?i=6ee_
FlightAware .....the world leader in flight tracking offers the only free
flight tracking/flight status app for your device.
http://flightaware.com/mobile/
IAG Cargo ....... combines
British Airways World Cargo and Iberia Cargo to keep track of your shipments in
real time anywhere
http://itunes.apple.com/us/
Recall Plus ...... as this Sap
app tracks consumer goods recalls
http://itunes.apple.com/us/
General Interest>>>>>>>>>
Hello Kitty Jets: Cutest?
www.cnngo.com/explorations/
First Look: The Air Force's Latest Experimental Plane, the X-56A
www.popularmechanics.com/
Korea Enters Submarine Export Market
http://articles.
Latest Wrecked Exotic Cars
www.wreckedexotics.com/
New York & New Jersey Wall of Shame Top Corporate Egregious Toll Violators ........ some
surprises, including US$1.7M for Enterprise Rent A Car.
www.panynj.gov/bridges-
Taming The Arctic Sea Route
www.maritimeprofessional.com/
My Apology To President Karzai On Behalf of Americans ....
#1 must to see
www.youtube.com/watch?v=
Things you never want to see in D.C. -- F-16 Intercept
www.aopa.org/aircraft/
U.S. Revenue Cutters & The War of 1812
www.uscg.mil/history/1812.asp
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OUR "E" Section: The Forwarder/Broker World***
7. New
Lozman v. The City of Riviera Beach, Florida
U.S. Supreme Court
Certiorari granted: 21 Feb. 2012
Case #11-626 - 649 F.3d 1259 (11th Cir. 2011)
ADMIRALTY - Whether a floating structure that is indefinitely moored receives
power and other utilities from shore and is not intended to be used in maritime
transportation or commerce constitutes a "vessel" under 1 U.S.C. § 3,
thus triggering federal maritime jurisdiction.
Lozman had his floating home moored to a dock located in the City of
On appeal, the Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court explaining its
binding precedent mandated Defendant is a "vessel." Lozman filed a
petition for a writ of certiorari and the Supreme Court granted review to
resolve differences in opinion on this issue among the Eleventh Circuit and the
Fifth and Seventh Circuits.
The U.S. Supreme Court will decide this dispute in the Oct. 2012 session.
Read the details of this dispute:
www.ca11.uscourts.gov/
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Written from wire stories, the Associated Press, Reuters, Hong Kong Shipping
News Lloyds & other world sources.
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Michael S. McDaniel, Esq. Editor (Countryman &
McDaniel)
Christoph M. Wahner, Esq.
(Countryman & McDaniel) Daily Vessel Casualties
Maria Payne (Countryman & McDaniel)
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