In a panel discussion on fuel surcharges at the CITT's National Conference on Supply Chain & Logistics today, Lou Smyrlis, editorial director of Truck News, asked shippers, carriers, and oil industry experts to weigh in on the discussion ...
Tags: Transportation, shipping, auto
IBM has withdrawn from a fierce legal battle over a $600m CIA cloud computing contract, leaving the deal to fall to Amazon. IBM withdrew its bid following legal action it took against Amazon's own bid, which IBM claimed did not meet the ...
Tags: IBM, software, Computer Products
On this critical Columbus Day weekend, auto traffic and hotel vacancies are down — but the bike riding is great — in this harbor town that serves as the entry point to Acadia National Park. The federal government shutdown means ...
Tags: Transportation, bike
Neatly bundled files sit atop filing cabinets at a North Carolina VA center. A fireproof safe can protect important documents from damage resulting from fire, flood and building collapse. As an office manager, it's easy to get overwhelmed ...
Tags: Furniture, Furnishing
Honda and McLaren may expand their partnership outside Formula One to road cars, according to the British motorsport team's boss. McLaren Racing CEO Martin Whitmarsh told Autocar the two brands were open to a deepening of the relationship ...
US stocks rose as investors weighed better-than-expected jobs data against political turmoil in Portugal ahead of a key jobs report due Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 56.14 points, or 0.4 per cent, to 14,988.55, in a quiet ...
The National Union of Textile Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria (NUTGTWN) has demanded early payment of more than N687 million to the workers of closed Kaduna Textiles Limited (KTL). In a letter to Governors of 19 Northern states, ...
Westover, WV - The Convention Show and Sale of Morgantown allows the public to purchase and learn about elegant depression glass. The Old Morgantown Glass Collectors Gild has been holding the event for the public for 24 years. Several ...
Tags: Old Morgantown Glass, Glass, Construction
Preceding days On the eighth day of the lunar month prior to Chinese New Year, a traditional porridge known as làbāzhōu is served in remembrance "of an ancient festival, called Là, that occurred shortly after the ...
Tags: Festivities, New Year
The three-year blockade against donations to WikiLeaks may have just been chiseled away, in Iceland, by a ruling handed down by the European country's Supreme Court. The verdict, handed down Wednesday, says that the Visa subcontractor ...
Tags: Wikileaks, Computer Products
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has again suspended operations at Farmbox Meats over food safety concerns. FSA noted that the approval has been withdrawn over hygiene standards. However, the company has disputed the claims and plans to ...
Tags: FSA, Safety Concerns, Farmbox Meats
A distribution centre for Tesco at Middlewich, Cheshire – operated by CEVA Logistics – faces closure with the potential loss of 130 jobs. Tesco is reviewing its online grocery distribution network This follows Tesco’s ...
Tags: Tesco, Agriculture, Food
The US Gulf Coast-Asia arbitrage for isomer-grade mixed xylenes on paper does not appear to be re-opening any time soon, as arbitrage economics continued narrowing, plunging to a five-month low Tuesday, Platts data showed. "The US-Asia ...
Tags: Asia arbitrage, Chemicals, USGC
Uncertainty hangs over the future of 112 Silvercrest workers, after Burger King, Tesco and the Co-operative Group severed contracts with the supplier, according to the union Unite. 112 Silvercrest plant workers have been suspended with ...
Tags: Silvercrest workers, Burger King, Tesco, Meat Contracts
Uncertainty hangs over the future of 112 Silvercrest workers, after Burger King, Tesco and the Co-operative Group severed contracts with the supplier, according to Unite the union. 112 Silvercrest plant workers have been suspended with ...
Tags: 112 Silvercrest workers, Burger King, union