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We are now entering our third year here at 3PLwire and are looking forward to another great year in 2008. 2007 was a banner year for us; we completed our second full year, our readership doubled, and we were featured in an article in industry leading Inbound […]
Supply Chain Management
Presidential Election: Supply Chain issues»
Logistics Management has an excellent rundown of the U.S. Presidential candidates on some key issues that could affect your supply chain.
As the elections approach, here are a few topics that you should watch closely as you seek to position your business for success:
* Card check: the new unionization drive
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Incoterms 2000
How well do you know your Incoterms?»
Think you have a fairly good grasp on your Incoterms? I thought I did until I took the “challenge” from www.tradefacil.com.
You can take the challenge here (registration required).
Drop us a line and let us know how you did.
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Seafreight
Interim Ocean GRI’s»
Ocean contract season is upon us and who doesn’t love it? The majority of carrier contracts expired at the end of April and yet many forwarders have signed only a handful contracts. In fact, last week, I heard that only 30% to 40% of BCO’s (beneficial cargo owners) had signed contracts in place. […]
China
China export tax rebate reductions: “quality not quantity”»Hat tip to ChinaLawBlog who linked to their own Steve Dickinson’s article in the China Economic Review on how China’s VAT rebate policy is affecting Chinese manufacturing and exports:
But the initial amendments to VAT rebates, introduced on July 1, 2007, illustrate in very concrete terms how the policy is intended to work. Furthermore, the […]
3PL
U.S. based 3PL industry breaks $100 billion in revenue in 2007»I guess it’s a good time to be working in the 3PL industry:
And despite these challenging market conditions US 3PL revenues cracked the $100 billion mark at $103.7 billion in 2005, and hit $113.6 billion in 2006. Last year’s $122 billion represents a 7.2 percent uptick from 2006.
As in its past reports, Armstrong divides […]
