How to Find Your Missing Amazon Package (Or Get a Refund) Have you ever experienced the frustration of waiting for your Amazon package, only to find out that it was marked as delivered but you didn’t receive it? You’re not alone. This is a widespread problem that many online shoppers face, especially during peak seasons […]
[ad_1] Trade compliance manager—the unsung hero of 2018. In every organization—business, political, social, household—there is what’s often described as an unsung hero; an individual who plays a pivotal role but is often overlooked or uncelebrated. Within global organizations engaged in international trade, perhaps one of the most under-celebrated and under-appreciated is the compliance manager. For […]
[ad_1] Chinese Aviation Products Gain Access to US Market. After 12 years of consultations, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) signed an Implementation Procedures for Airworthiness agreement that allows both the FAA and CAAC to recognize each other’s approval of aircraft and aviation products’ and articles’ airworthiness. The […]
[ad_1] Is Your Supply Chain Changing With The Times? When it comes to business processes, we want them to be as efficient as possible. To do so, we tend to build them into the system. Just like we have a Standard Operating Procedure for a task, we are tempted to have a SOP for how […]
[ad_1] China Fast Growing Inbound Trade: Chinese ports are currently encountering a nasty bout of congestion brought on by a number of coalescing factors. Bad weather, the restructuring of alliance networks, ever bigger ships and shippers’ eagerness to move cargo ahead of planned rate increases have all been mentioned in dispatches as the reasons why […]
[ad_1] Apps vs. Chatbots: The Fight for the Supply Chain Future. The user end of the supply chain has a huge effect on the whole thing. It’s for this reason that the current fight between apps and chatbots is so important. When shopping evolved into its online form, so too did the supply chain. Brick […]
[ad_1] Testing Wind Propulsion Technology on Ocean Vessels: MAERSK WILL SUPPLY A PRODUCT TANKER VESSEL FOR TESTING: The vessel will be retrofitted with two Norsepower Rotor Sails, which are expected to reduce fuel consumption on typical global shipping routes by seven to ten percent. Norsepower Oy Ltd., in partnership with Maersk Tankers, the Energy Technologies […]
[ad_1] Trump’s Budget Slashes Funding for Transportation Infrastructure U.S. Ports The fiscal year 2018 budget blueprint released by the White House yesterday is peculiar for a president who has promised massive infrastructure investments. When it comes to existing programs that invest in transportation improvements, the budget outline proposes severe cuts. Industry and labor groups are […]
US Infrastructure Earns D+ Grade. If it’s one thing President Donald Trump and congressional Democrats agree on, is the need for investment in US infrastructure. Yesterday’s quadrennial report from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), giving United States infrastructure an overall grade of D+, provided fresh proof, if any was needed, of the urgency […]