Import volume at the nation’s major retail container ports is expected to increase 1.1 percent in June over the same month last year, reflecting modest growth expectations as retailers head toward the back-to-school and holiday ...
Tags: Merchandise Imports, Textile
China's coastal ports enable the transportation of coal, containers, imported iron ore, and grain; roll-on-roll-off operations between mainland and islands; and deep-water access to the sea. In port construction, China has especially ...
Tags: Chinese ports
Import volume at the nation’s major retail container ports is expected to increase 3.3 percent in May over the same month last year but growth could trickle to a standstill by the end of the summer, according to the monthly Global ...
Tags: NRF, Retail Import
Greg Cameron A container terminal at Newcastle would be good for people living in northern NSW because the cost of transporting goods to and from the port will be lower, obviously, than with Port Botany. Low-cost access to a container ...
The National Retail Federation issued the following statement from Vice President for Supply Chain and Customs Policy Jonathan Gold on the International Longshoreman's Association (ILA) vote approving a new, long-term master labor contract ...
Tags: Service
National Retail Federation President and CEO Matthew Shay issued the following statement on news that the International Longshoremen’s Association and United States Maritime Alliance agreed to extend their contract negotiations for an ...
Tags: NRA, CEO, Matthew Shay, Contract Extension, Contentious Port Issue
Essar Ports Ltd, a Ruia owned unit of the USD 17 billion Essar group, which was earlier known as Essar Shipping Ports and Logistics Ltd, plans to concentrate on expanding its existing ports. Mr Rajiv Agarwal MD of Essar Port Ltd said that ...
Tags: container ports, steel plate, inr indian rupee, coal terminals
The National Retail Federation sent a letter to President Obama to express the retail industry’s growing concern if a contract agreement isn’t reached between the International Longshoremen’s Association and the United ...
Tags: Us, The National Retail Federation, Nrf Seeks Us President Intervention