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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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1. Freight Forwarder Trade Briefs _____________
***The Case Against Iran ......
as EU and the U.S. eased sanctions against Iran's petrochemical exports this
week with the Americans issuing the text of a background briefing on the
Implementation Plan of the P5+1 and Iran's First Step Nuclear Agreement.
Meanwhile, EU governments will implement sanctions relief for
***China's
The Top Trader ......as it
has become the world's biggest trading nation, overtaking the United States in
2013 with an annual trade value surpassing US$4 trillion for the first time
last year according to official data. Total trade increased 7.6% year-on-year
to US$4.16 trillion, reported the London Guardian, which added that the U.S.
has yet to publish its 2013 trade figures, but with trade totalling
US$3.5 trillion in the first 11 months of the year, it is unlikely to beat
China.
***China's Indexes Dip ......
as it's Federation of Logistics and Purchasing (CFLP) has unveiled that the
country's Logistics Purchasing Index (LPI) dropped slightly by 0.6 percentage
point year on year to 52.4% in December. Business volume index fell 1.3
percentage points to 55.7%. Capital turnover index was at 50.3%, down 3.3
percentage points year on year. Fixed asset investment
index climbed 1.6 percentage points to 52.8%. Logistics service price index
dropped 1.1 percentage points to 50.3%. NOTE> In observance of the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year, most
factories and offices in mainland China will be closed from Jan. 31 to Feb. 6,
2014, and in Hong Kong from Jan. 31 to Feb. 3, 2014.
Japan's Buy Increases ......
as its imports from the
***Historic WTO
Deal Will Cross Borders .......as
last month ministers from 159 countries reached a deal intended to boost global
trade at a meeting in
Learn More About The WTO
www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/
***Anticipatory
Shipping -- The Next Thing? ......
as Amazon.com has filed for a patent for a shipping
system that would anticipate what customers buy to decrease shipping time.
Amazon says the shipping system works by analyzing customer data like,
purchasing history, product searches, wish lists and shopping cart contents,
the Wall Street Journal reports. According to the patent filing, items would be
moved from Amazon's fulfillment center to a shipping hub close to the customer
in anticipation of an eventual purchase."According
to one embodiment, a method may include packaging one or more items as a
package for eventual shipment to a delivery address, selecting a destination
geographical area to which to ship the package, shipping the package to the
destination geographical area without completely specifying the deliver address
at time of shipment, and while the package is in transit, completely specifying
the delivery address for the package," the patent filing says. Amazon
applied for the patent in August 2012 and was approved on
Study Details & Flow Charts of The U.S. Patent
http://pdfpiw.uspto.gov/.piw?
***Australian
In Seoul Pact ..... as the government announced last week it has secured a free
trade agreement with Asian giant
What Is An FTA And How Is The
http://trade.gov/fta/
***Deadly Ivory ....... as Hong Kong has confirmed
it will destroy 29.6 tons held in four undisclosed government facilities under
close security watch by guards and CCTV. The cache of poached ivory consists of
tusks and trinkets, and will take up to two years to be incinerated by
***Simplified
Wine Exports To China ......
as beginning
Read Details For Exporting Wine To China
www.ttb.gov/news/wine-export-
***Higher & Later Season Peak ...... as UPS delivered a record
31 million packages on Dec. 23, an increase of 13% compared to the prior year's
peak day. Last year's highest delivery day occurred six days later than
expected and volumes were 7.5% higher than planned.
***China's
Express ...... as PRC
companies handled a total of 9.2 billion pieces of courier packages last year,
which surged 60% from 2012, and is the second largest volume under the
***FedEx Express Brazil Expansion .......as it is to open two
stations in
***UPS Freight Has Best Paid LTL Drivers .....
as employees in the Teamsters union approved a 5-year
agreement that gives workers a total US$2.50 per hour wage boost that the union
said makes them the best-paid drivers in the less-than-truckload industry. The
tentative contract that covers 13,000 workers was announced on Jan. 6, offering
higher wages, improved pension benefits, new health care options and offers a
new structure for subcontracting. The union announced the approval Jan. 12.
***Forward
Air Buys Into New Mode ......
as it will buy Central States Trucking Co. for US$95.6M..
The purchase from Central States Inc. includes the company's Central States
Logistics unit. Founded in 1980, CST provides container and intermodal
drayage services, primarily in the
Read More Aboout Central States Trucking
www.cstruck.com/
***Piloting Crime ..... as
three more former employees of truck-stop chain Pilot Flying J have pleaded
guilty to fraud-related charges in a U.S. District Court in
Learn More About Pilot Flying J
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
***
***American-Indians, Cigarettes, Lawyers & Livery ....... as
Read More About The Shinnecock Indian Nation
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
***When Your
Donkey Meat Is Delivered Foxy ......
as Wal-Mart has recalled locally-supplied donkey meat retailed in China after
DNA of other animals was found in the product, said a company statement. The
Shandong Food and Drug Administration said the "Five Spice" snack
product contained fox meat. Donkey meat is popular in parts of
***Hauling The Results of Donkey Meat .....
as Austrian hazmat specialists called in after Geiger counters showed
alarmingly high readings for a dump truck arriving at an incinerator have found
the problem — radioactive adult diapers. After unloading the truck,
firefighters from the hazardous materials unit of the city of
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**CSX. DOWN with a a 5.3%
year on year profit decline to US$426M in 2013 drawn on revenues of US$3Bn, up
2%..
**JetBlue Airways (nation's 5th largest). UP with a profit of US$168M for 2013, up
from US$128M in prior year, and US$47M in the 4th quarter, an increase from
US$1M a year earlier
**Knight Transportation Inc. UP as 4th-quarter profit increased 13.6% on
improved freight demand. to US$20.1M, or 25 cents a
share, from US$17.7M, or 22 cents, a year earlier.
**Norfolk Southern Corp. UP with a 24% year-on-year increase in 4th
quarter net profit to US$513M, drawn on revenues of US$2.8Bn, up 7.5%.
**United Continental Holdings (
**Union Pacific (UP). UP with a 20% 4th quarter year-on-year
profit increase to US$1.2Bn, drawn on revenues of US$5.6Bn, up
7%.
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3. Freight Forwarder World Air Briefs __________
***Celebrating
The Commercial Aviation Centennial ......
as January 2014 marks exactly 100 years since the birth of commercial aviation.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) invites everyone with an
interest in aviation to join a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary
and take part in a conversation about what needs to happen to make the next 100
years even more momentous. On
Read More About St. Petersburg-Tampa Airboat Line -- The World's First
Scheduled Airline
https://airandspace.si.edu/
First Airline Offered No Frills, Many Thrills
http://online.wsj.com/news/
The 2014 Reenactment -- Video
www.youtube.com/watch?v=
***Airlines
Suspend Ticket Sales In Venezuela......as they are locked in a battle with
President Nicolas Maduro's cash-strapped government
to repatriate $3.3 billion trapped inside the country by rigid currency
controls. Airlines are required to wait approximately 12 months for the
government to convert their bolivar earnings into
dollars, with the time lag growing. Weeks of negotiations have failed to
produce a deal, with airlines reportedly balking at the government's offer to honour the debt with a combination of bonds, cash and jet
fuel, which is cheaper to produce in the oil-rich nation. United
Airlines, American Airlines, COPA Airlines, Air
***Airports
Council International Reports Growth .......
as the ACI, a worldwide association of airports with 592 member airport
authorities, reports air freight volumes at the world's airports stayed
positive for a second month in a row, with November's result up 3.4% year on
year. This comes after a sluggish year for most of 2013 with growth almost flat
over the last 12 months. The growth in air freight traffic was primarily
fuelled by the international market, which was up 5.4% in Nov. year on year,
while domestic markets remain weak at minus 1%.
Learn More About ACI
www.aci-na.org/
***Swiss
Competition Commission Levies On 11 ......
as the COMCO has levied fines of US$12M on 11 air cargo carriers for anti-trust
behaviour. The 11 carriers: Korean Air, Atlas Air
Worldwide Holdings (Polar Air Cargo Worldwide), American Airlines, United
Continental, Scandinavian Airlines, Japan Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Cathay
Pacific, Cargolux, British Airways and Air
France-KLM, were penalised for fixing airfreight
prices from January 2000 to Feb. 2006. COMCO said the investigation found that
the airlines had agreed on a variety of elements that affected the pricing of
airfreight transportation, including freight rates and surcharges for fuel. The
Swiss competition watchdog said the activities of the airlines constituted a
"seriousness infringement" of Article 5, Paragraph 3 of Switzerland's
Cartel Act. The case follows litigations in the past by the U.S. Dept. of
Justice and authorities in the European Union that have already investigated
and fined various airlines involved in the case.
***FAA Orders inspection of Boeing 767s......as an order
by the Federal Aviation Administration set for publication in the Federal
register calls for beefed up inspections of the elevator flight control
mechanism. Elevators that do not work properly have not been identified
as causing any 767 accident. The FAA first became aware of the problem in 2000,
when it ordered enhanced checks to find problems. The mandate takes
effect in March and requires
***Airbus Hits Milestone ....... as it exceeded commercial
targets in 2013, achieving a new record of 626 aircraft deliveries (493 A320
Family aircraft, 108 A330, 25 A380) to 93 customers (15 new) and a new industry
record of 1619 gross orders (377 A320ceo, 876 A320neo, 77 A330, 239 A350 XWB,
50 A380), beating the previous record in 2011 by 11 aircraft. The year was also
Airbus' most valuable gross order intake (list price US$240.5Bn). By year end,
the backlog had climbed to an industry wide record of 5,559 aircraft, valued at
US$809Bn at list prices, or 8 years production. Aircraft deliveries in 2013
were up for the 12th year in a row, beating the initial target and surpassing
the previous record set in 2012 (588) by an additional 38 aircraft.
***Boeing Hits
Milestone ...... as it set a
company record in 2013 for the most commercial airplanes delivered in a single
year with 648. The company's unfilled commercial orders stood at 5,080 at the
end of the year – also a new Boeing record. Boeing also booked 1,531 gross
commercial orders in 2013, a new company record and 1,355 net commercial orders
in 2013, the second-largest number in company history. In 2013, three programs
set records for deliveries in single year:
• The 737 program delivered 440 Next-Generation 737s
• The 777 program delivered 98 airplanes
• The 787 program delivered 65 Dreamliners, now
flying with 16 customers around the world
***Boeing In Gale of Progress ...... as it has announced that
high-speed wind tunnel tests have started for the Boeing 777X. Testing began
last week at Boeing's Transonic Wind Tunnel in
Read More Aboout The Boeing 777X
www.boeing.com/boeing/
www.newairplane.com/777x/
***Airbus Wings Project Forward .......as it successfully
performed the ultimate load test of the A350 XWB's
wing in Dec. 2013, applying loads up to 1.5 times higher than those the
aircraft would ever encounter in its entire in-service life. At ultimate load,
the A350 XWB wingtip deflection exceeds five meters. These successful ultimate
load tests are important milestones for type certification and another step on
the road entry into service of the A350 XWB in 4Q14.
Read More About The A350 XWD
www.a350xwb.com/
***First
Flight ...... as Lufthansa
Cargo's new Boeing 777F freighter has flown for the first time to Asia, landing
safely in Mumbai, India at 03:08 am local time following a seven-hour flight.
The freighter was carrying 90 tons of cargo. The German carrier's two new
Boeing 777Fs are mainly being used in scheduled operations between
***Nearing End of
The MD11F ...... as Air
France-KLM plans to remove from its fleet in 2015 two of KLM-Martinair Cargo's freighters, one MD-11F and one Boeing
747-400 ERF, to reduce the size of its fleet to 8 cargo planes now that 70% of
its air freight flies on passenger aircraft. As a result, 160 staff will be
laid off at the Air France G1XL hub at
Read More About The MD-11F
www.boeing.com/boeing/
***The Old Is New
Again ...... as Eastern Air
Lines Group has filed an application with the United States Dept. of
Transportation for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity.
Eastern plans on commencing its Part 121 certification with the Federal
Aviation Administration shortly and has retained legal counsel and consultants
for this purpose. Eastern's headquarters is located
in Building 5A at MIA. Eastern Air Lines Group, Inc. is not affiliated with the
former Eastern Air Lines, which operated from 1928 to 1991 as one of the
largest
See The "New" Eastern Airlines Logo
http://photos.prnewswire.com/
History of The Original
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
***Aeroflot Group
Buys ......as it will assume
full commercial control of Rossiya Airlines on 30
March 2014, continuing the process of successful integration of the
subsidiaries that Aeroflot acquired from State Corporation Rostec
in 2011. All flights operated by Rossiya Airlines
will be designated by Aeroflot's IATA code (SU), and the code of Rossiya Airlines (FV) will cease to be used.
Read More About Rossiya Airlines
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
***New Giants ...... as Ukraine and Russia plan to
restart production of the Antonov An-124 heavy
transport as part of an economic co-operation agreement signed between Kiev and
Moscow on 17 December, the Ukrainian government says. "
***Smelling
Trouble ...... as French
Customs, tipped off by a sniffer dog at Paris-Orly airport, seized 98 kilos of cocaine with a street
value of US$8.7M. The drugs were discovered in the middle of a pallet
containing avocados unloaded from a flight which came from the
***Volumes >>> Air France volume decreased by 4.6% in 2013
compared to the previous year on 2.7% lower capacity, leading to a 1.3 point
decline in load factor to 64.4%. >>>
***Traveling With An Alligator Bag ...... as authorities have
arrested a woman they believe left a small alligator at
***Clogged Pumps ...... as gold concealed within
motor pumps, and in sealed parcels, weighing 6.75 kilos was seized at the
international cargo complex at Chennai airport by the Directorate of Revenue
Intelligence (DRI). As much as 0.75 kilos was found in each of the 7 motor
pumps from
***Did That New
Part Come In? ...... as use of an incorrect fastener (lack of a ten cent washer)
allowed fuel to leak out of the wing over a China Airlines 737 as it taxiied to a stop, resulting in total hull loss. Airport
firefighters are there within 2 minutes but it is too late - entire plane was
engulfed.
Watch The Amazing FAA Video
http://lessonslearned.faa.gov/
***All
Passengers Must Check Their Bombs Before Boarding ....... as a man who had a pipe
bomb in his carry-on bag was still allowed to board his international flight from
Edmonton last fall, even after screening officers seized the explosive device
from him. Skylar Murphy, 18, pleaded guilty last
month to possession of an explosive substance in connection with the September
incident at the
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OUR "C" Section: FF World Ocean News***
4. FF World Ocean Briefs
***Results From
Finally Arming The Vessels ......
as reports from the International Maritime Bureau that piracy is at a six- year
low are welcomed. However, maritime security company GoAGT
said attacks on two ships a month ago show it is not the time to "consign
Somali piracy to history." IMB's annual global
piracy report shows more than 300 people were taken hostage at sea last year
and 21 were injured, nearly all with guns or knives. A total of 12 vessels were
hijacked, 202 were boarded, 22 fired upon and a further 28 reported attempted
attacks. Fifteen incidents attributed to Somali pirates in 2013 included two
hijacked vessels, both of which were released within a day as a result of naval
actions. A further 8 vessels were fired upon. Nigerian pirates were
particularly violent, killing one crewman and kidnapping 36 to hold onshore for
ransom. But there are threats in a new area as the
Read More About The Int'l Maritime Bureau
www.icc-ccs.org/icc/imb
***Hapag-Lloyd Goes Public & Buys
CSAV ...... as the German
container line is planning an initial public offering on the Frankfurt Stock
Exchange after it signs a binding merger deal with Chilean container line Compania Sud Americana de Vapores SA within the next two months, people involved in
the deal said Jan. 23. The merger will form the world's fourth-largest
container shipping company. CSAV will own 30% of the new company and will join
German billionaire Klaus-Michael Kuehne and the city
of
Read The History & Details of
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Read The History & Details of Hapag-Lloyd
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
***COSCO
Struggles Back ...... as the
parent of Cosco Container Lines, has staved off
delisting from the Shanghai Stock Exchange after managing to prevent a third
straight year of loss-making through the sale of assets totaling US$1.3Bn. All
of the main assets divested last year were acquired by the COSCO Group, its
parent company, in various related party transactions. In a filing to the
bourse, China Cosco said it expects to post a profit
for 2013, compared to a net loss of US$1.51Bn in 2012 and a loss of US$1.62Bn
in 2011. Full year 2013 results will be announced on March 27. Regardless, Cosco is still pursuing its fleet renewal plans. Cosco plans to order five new 9,400 TEU containerships from
Chinese yards.
Read The History & Details of COSCO
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
***A New American Sealand ....... as Denmark's Maersk Line has announced that it is spinning off its
intra-Americas services by forming a new regional container shipping company, SeaLand, dedicated to the North, Central and South America
markets as well as the Caribbean. The new independent unit will officially
commence operations on
Read About The Original Sea-Land Service, inc
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
***The Mexican
Navy Attacks ....... as when
the leaders of Mexico and China met last summer, there was much talk of the
need to deepen trade between their nations. Down on
Read More About The Knights Templar Cartel
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
***Trouble At The Big Ditch ...... as construction of the third
set of locks on the Panama Canal is to continue after the contractor withdrew a
threat to stop work on January 20 unless the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) paid
US$1.6Bn in cost overruns. The contractor, Grupo Unidos por el Canal (GUPC), plans
to meet the ACP and insurers to discuss the status of the work, including its
US$600M bond on the US$3.1Bn locks project. Meanwhile, the Panama Canal
Authority has turned down an offer by the European Commission (EC), reported
Reuters. The EC said GPUC had requested European mediation. Canal Administrator
Jorge Quijano said the ACP is in discussions with
other contractors in case it cannot resolve its dispute with the GUPC. He
estimated the remaining work would cost US$1.5Bn.
Read More About The
www.pancanal.com/eng/
Live Cameras of The Miaflores Locks
www.pancanal.com/eng/photo/
***Why Don't We
Start Digging Over By That Tree? ........as the construction of a new
canal in
Read More About The Proposed Canal
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
***New Investment At Suez ......
as Egypt's plans to build an international industrial and logistics hub close
to the Suez Canal on 76,000 square kilometers of land, to boost business
development, has taken a major step forwards. It is to choose the winning bid
after putting the project out to tender. The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) has
selected 14 Egyptian and international joint venture consortia, out of 33
groups who responded to the initial tender, to submit master plans for the Suez
Canal Regional Development Project (SCRDP), reports Lloyd's List.
***Building
New Giants ........
as China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL) has ordered five 19,000-TEU ships from
Hyundai Heavy Industries, which will be the
biggest containerships afloat having trumped Maersk's
giant same-size quartet, the 18,270-TEU M/V Maersk
Mc-Kinney Moller, M/V Majestic Maersk, M/V Mary Maersk and M/V Marie Maersk. But since the order was made, Hyundai
said the vessels for CSCL had been further upgraded from 18,400 TEU to 19,000
TEU at CSCL's request. Hyundai said in a statement
that the first ship would be delivered in November, reports Agence
France-Presse. Each ship will boast a 400-meter deck,
while standing 30.5 meters high and 58.6 meters wide. The size broke previous
records of the 18,000 TEU vessel Daewoo Shipbuilding
had built for Maersk.
***Kenya
Drops The Hammer .......
as a court in
***Great Lakes
Tonnage Down ...... as shipments
of coal on the
***Panama Canal
Pink Slips .......as the
expansion project could put more panamax-sized
vessels out of work as the widening of the waterway reinforces the trend
towards bigger containerships. Panamax vessels with a
maximum beam of 32.3 meters used to be the largest ships that were able to
transit the canal because of the width restrictions of its locks. The fact that
containerships of up to 13,000 TEU will be able to transit the canal once the
building of the third set of locks has been completed, compared with the
current limitation of 5,100 TEU, means U.S. east coast ports are gearing up to
handle larger ships and extra volumes. The panamax sector
had the highest amount of inactive tonnage in 39 of the 52 weeks in 2013.
***New Container
Technolgy .......
as eyeing vast new efficiencies in global fresh produce and fresh-cut flower
transport, Maersk Container Industry (MCI) is now
partnering with Boston-based technology company Primaira
LLC to develop an air cleaning system in Star Cool Integrated refrigerated
containers. Thorough tests and trials have shown the patented technology, Bluezone®, to be an efficient eliminator of molds, fungi
and bacteria. Using an ozone concentration 300 times higher than otherwise seen
on the market, Bluezone also removes ethylene
effectively. The Bluezone developers say it has modal
shift potential. Fresh-cut flowers, for example, are a US$14Bn market globally,
and more than 90% of the intercontinental shipments are by air. Bluezone in Star Cool will be available in 2nd half 2014.
Preview The Maersk Video
www.multivu.com/mnr/64186-
***Quad Lift ...... as DP World London Gateway has
become the first port to lift four containers at one time on its quay cranes,
which doubles the amount of containers it can lift in one pass. The spreader is
capable of handling
See Photos & Video of The Quad Lift
www.itv.com/news/anglia/topic/
***Shanghai Still
#1 ...... as the world's
busiest container port will retain its title for the third year running since
it leapfrogged Singapore's container volumes in 2010. In 2013, the Chinese port
based at the mouth of the
***Neighborly
Feud ...... as growth at the
***Throughput >>> Port of Antwerp is expected to handle a total of 190.6
million tonnes of cargo in 2013, an increase of 3.5%
compared with 2012, beating the previous record set in 2008. >>> Volumes on the Asia-Europe trade lane for Jan. to Nov. rose by
3.9% compared to the same period the previous year to total 12.7 million TEU,
setting 2013 on track for beating the full-year result for 2012, but 2013's
container volumes still lag 1.4% behind 2011 figures for the first 11 months of
the year. >>> Port of Dunkirk posted a record 12% year on year
increase in container volume to 292,000 TEU in 2013, attributed to the opening
of new short sea shipping lines and a perishables boom. >>>
***The Month In
1813 -
1863 - Iron-clad gunboat Baron de Kalb, with "tinclad"
gunboats Forest Rose and Romeo, along with an Army transport, cleared out Confederate
strong holds proceeded up White River to Des Arc, Ark.
1913 - The body of John Paul Jones is laid in its final resting place in the
chapel of the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md.
1949 - USS Norton Sound (AV 11), the first guided-missile ship, launches first guided
missile, Loon.
1899 - Gunboat
1989 - USS Iowa fires the farthest 16-inch round in
history at
1960 - USS John S. McCain (DL 3/DDG 36) rescues the entire 41-man crew of the sinking
Japanese freighter, M/V Shinwa Maru, in the
***Maersk Line's Triple-E Is Sold Out ....... as the LEGO version of the
world's largest ship is now on back order. With more than 1,500 pieces,
features of the Triple-E set include rotating gold-colored propeller blades,
brick-built twin 8-cylinder engines, viewing window into the engine compartment,
adjustable rudders, detachable lifeboats, removable containers, rotating crane
arms and a special 'good luck' coin placed in the hull.
Check Out The LEGO Maersk
Line Triple-E
http://shop.lego.com/en-US/
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**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 classic feature ffrom June 2000: "Continental Airlines 'Meets' Gate
114"
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>>>>>>
A New National Maritime Strategy for America -- Video Interview With Acting
U.S. Maritime Administrator
www.maritimetv.com/Events/
Cannibal Rat-Infested Ghost Ship Story Hijacks the Internet -FAQ
http://gcaptain.com/cannibal-
Do You Have An Opinion On U.S. AntiDumping Measures
Against Chinese Products? Comments Requested.
www.ofr.gov/OFRUpload/OFRData/
FDA Basics For Industry
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Gallery of Warehouse Disasters Caught on Video
http://mhlnews.com/facilities-
IATA Training and Development Institute (ITDI)
www.facebook.com/IATA.ITDI
The Implications of 3D Printing for the Global Logistics Industry
www.supplychain247.com/
Japan Earthquake, 2 Years Later: Before and After
www.theatlantic.com/infocus/
New Interest Rates For Overdue Accounts and Refunds on U.S. Customs Duties
http://ofr.gov/OFRUpload/
Phase I of U.S. Customs Cargo Pre-inspection Pilot Concludes
http://cbp.gov/xp/cgov/
Return to Chaos: The 2013 Resurgence of Nigerian Piracy and 2014 Forecast
http://gcaptain.com/nigerian-
Role of Vessel Class Societies And Their Industry Relationships -- Video
www.maritimetv.com/
Top 25 Corporate Supply Chains of 2013
www.industryweek.com/top-25#
U.S. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB)
www.ttb.gov
U.S. Concerns About Cruise Vessel Crime Reporting -- New Report
http://gao.gov/products/GAO-
U.S. National Strategy for Maritime Security (
www.whitehouse.gov/sites/
World Trade organization (WTO) Move To Eliminate Tariffs On Environmental Goods
www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-
PRODUCTS>>>>>>>>>
Laytime and Demurrage, 6th Edition. The laytime
and demurrage clause appears in almost all carriage contracts
www.researchandmarkets.com/
Precision Orifices Catalog
http://okcc.com/?utm_source=
ZoneSafe ......
proximity warning & detection system from Intella
Liftparts helps to reduce accidents between personnel
and lift trucks, etc.
http://store.intellaliftparts.
E
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/
3rd Annual Forum on
Admiralty & Maritime Claims & Litigation ......... 27-28 Feb. 2014, Houston
http://americanconference.com/
11th Annual International
Trade Symposium -- "It's All About Bigger Ships"........ May 8,
Norfolk
www.vamaritime.com/event/
2014 IANA Intermodal EXPO ....... 21-23 Sept. 2014, Long Beach,
CA
www.intermodal.org/events/
Air Cargo 2014 .........March 30
- April 1, 2014, Orlando, FL
http://aircargoconference.com/
AfricaRail 2014 .........1-2
July 2014, Johannesburg, South Africa
www.terrapinn.com/template/
Asia Pacific Rail 2014 .....18-20 March 2014, Hong Kong
www.terrapinn.com/conference/
Public Unveiling of USS Iow Plankowner
Tribute & Celebratory Birthday Toasts For The President Wasington
& USS Iowa ........22 Feb. 2010, Port of Los Angeles
http://pacificbattleship.com/
CNS Partnership Conference 2014 .........4-6
May 2014, San Antonio, Texas
www.cnsc.net/events/Pages/cns-
FNC International Freight Conference 2014 Singapore ........12-14 June 2014, Singapore
http://fnc-group.com/Freight-
IATA Legal Symposium 2014....... 23 - 25, Feb. 2014, San Francisco
www.iata.org/events/Pages/
IATA Passenger Terminal
Expo 2014 .........25-27 March
2014, Barcelona
www.passengerterminal-expo.
Intermodal Asia 2014 ........1-3 April 2014, Shanghai World
Expo Center, Shanghai
www.intermodal-asia.com/
Los Angeles Air Cargo Assn. Casino Night Valentine Mixer & Casino Night ....... 13 Feb. 2014
https://events.r20.
MODEX 2014 .....17-20 March 2014,
Atlanta
www.modexshow.com/
Transportation & Logistics Council 40th Annual Conference .........17-19 March, Nashville,
Tennessee 2014,
www.tlcouncil.org/40th_Annual_
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) East Coast Trade Symposium ........March 6-7, 2014, Washington, DC
www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/
Women in Aviation's 25th
Annual International Conference ........6-8
March 2014, Orlando, FL
www.wai.org/14conference/
World Cargo Symposium 2014 ........11-13 March, Hyatt Regency
Century Plaza, Los Angeles
ww.youtube.com/watch?v=FdEaE-
https://ems.resrunner.com/
Transport Industry
Apps For That - iPhones & Droids>>>>>>>>>
Asana Mobile: Helps small
business staff stay up to date by creating personal task lists that open
for view.
https://asana.com/guide/
CamCard: Lets
users scan business cards directly into your phone and automatically adding it
to your into contacts.
www.camcard.com/
MobileDay: An
app that bypasses the need for users to remember access codes to conference
calls.
http://mobileday.com/
SignNow: Digital
signature capture app that allows documents to be uploaded and signed via smartphone.
https://signnow.com/
Shoeboxed: This
easy-to-use app keeps track of all your business receipts through scanning
and categorizing them.
www.shoeboxed.com/
General Interest>>>>>>>>>
Airbus' Beluga: Inside the world's strangest-looking cargo airplane
www.cnn.com/2014/01/16/travel/
Amazing Shell Gasoline Ad -- Rome, Rio, New York, Hong Kong, Honolulu &
Monaco
www.youtube.com/embed/1_
Delta's 80's In-Flight Safety Video
www.youtube.com/watch?feature=
Da Vinci Residence Tower --
A Dynamic Architecture Building Which Will Rotate & Generate Electricity --
Amazing
www.flixxy.com/dubai-dynamic-
Do Commercial Pilots Prefer Long-Haul or Short Haul-Flights?
www.slate.com/blogs/quora/
End of an Era: Delta's DC-9 Completes Final Scheduled Flight
http://airchive.com/blog/2014/
Explore 30 Years of Apple Innovation On The Mac
ww.apple.com/30-years/
Hey, Let's Use a Helicopter as a Tugboat! --
Video
www.airspacemag.com/military-
I Fought For You
www.youtube.com/v/AgYLr_LfhLo?
iPad Beer Dispenser -- we want
one of these!
www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=
The New Littoral Combat Ship USS
www.youtube.com/watch?v=
President Kennedy Furious Over Pan Am Concorde Order In Declassified Phone
Calls -- Audio
http://airchive.com/blog/2014/
Stunning Video Shows Virgin Galactic Space Ship Two Test Flight
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-
Timber barge Seaspan Harveste
has a quick method of unloading --
video Jan. 2014
www.youtube.com/watch?v=
The Ultimate Ground Speed Check -
Tales from the Blackbird
http://oppositelock.jalopnik.
Ugly Ducklings & Steaming the Way to Victory in WWII
www.marinelink.com/news/
Useful Dog Tricks
www.youtube.com/embed/PztO-
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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
Bruce Lindsay, Esq.
(Countryman & McDaniel)
Maria Jackson (Countryman & McDaniel)
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