LA/Long Beach Increase PierPass-Related Fee

The Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will increase the Traffic Mitigation Fee by $1.50 per 20-foot equivalent unit (TEU) beginning on August 1. The increase will bring current fee levels to $61.50 (20' containers) and $123 (40' containers). Last August, marine terminal operators announced that they would begin increasing the Traffic Mitigation Fee…

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Boilermaker Running Gear Ships to Afghanistan

Mohawk donates transportation of race gear. "It's an honor to move this shipment of race gear for the Boilermaker in Afghanistan. This is the ideal cause to support; a way to say thank you, we are with you." -Gar Grannell, President and CEO of Mohawk Global Logistics.  June 15, 2012 (Utica, NY) - Material necessary to…

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Rules Tariff

Rules Tariff [pdf] Carrier reserves the right to utilize Negotiated Rate Arrangement (NRA) in lieu of tariff rate filing in accordance with regulations of the FMC where permitted or applicable as per 46CFR520 & 532. The writings provided in the Carrier’s rate quotes, rate sheets, rate matrices, and/or email exchanges between the Carrier and the…

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Pinwheel Garden

Have you ever seen a 1000 blue pinwheels twirling together at once? If you've visited our corporate headquarters in the last month, you've no doubt seen such a sight. It's Mohawk's pinwheel garden, planted to spread awareness about child abuse. The installation is part of Syracuse's McMahon/Ryan Child Advocacy Center's 'Pinwheels for Prevention' campaign. Each…

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What’s Riding on US-Mexico Cross-Border Trucking Pilot

The cross-border trucking pilot program that allows designated Mexican carriers to make deliveries across the U.S. border is suffering from low participation, according to senior officials at the U.S. Department of Transportation. As of May 13, only three Mexican carriers, each consisting of single truck and driver, have made an underwhelming 35 trips across the…

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US-Colombia FTA Starter Kit

May 15, 2012 was a good day for U.S. exporters. It was the day the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement went into effect, giving thousands of exporters new trade opportunities available at reduced tariff rates. The Agreement gives duty-free status to over 80% of U.S. consumer and industrial goods exported to Colombia, with remaining tariffs eliminated…

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Reshoring: Weighing the Business Case

Much has been written recently about the phenomenon of reshoring, the practice of bringing offshored manufacturing and sourcing work back to the U.S from abroad. In fact, an entirely new and often confusing vocabulary has developed around this subject. Terms such as outsourcing, offshoring, reshoring, nearshoring, and even resourcing are freely tossed about in articles…

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