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The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) of Japan provides guidelines for measuring the amount of radiation on export containers and ships. Since the catastrophic events [...]

Strikes led by truckers that were angry at the rising fuel prices and low wages begin to dwindle as the Shanghai authorities propose some relief to the situation. The strike that began on [...]

China Shipping Holding Company recently revealed parts of a $206.5 million expansion project at the Port of Los Angeles. Only $47.6 million worth of improvements were recently unveiled. These [...]

Concerns continue to spread over the radiation leak that occurred at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan. Governments all around the world are implementing ways to monitor and [...]

As Japan is recuperating from last months tragic events, shipping lines are providing minimal services and operating with caution to transport goods. Hyundai Shipping Line is the only shipping [...]

The Green Standard Part I: Ocean Shipping Lines on the Global 100 List How do we determine if a company is green enough? Thanks to 11 sustainability benchmarks (Universal KPIs) below created by [...]

On the latest Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World, Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) & Nippon Yusen Kaisha Line (NYK) are selected as the greenest ocean shipping lines from its [...]

China has long been the worst example of going green, as they are now a much larger pollutant to the environment than the U.S. as they plunge headlong into the future with the aggressive goal of [...]

Warnings from the Future Part I Price of Oil – the Price of Life  “Price of oil through the roof. $5.00 plus – if I can get it” was true. But what does that mean? How does that affect me [...]

Part I Part II and Ms. Benson’s Comment It’s inevitable to cut conventional reefer ships because of the convenience of reefer containers loading, unloading & transporting among [...]

Oil: Prices Rise -Constriction in the market or coming oil crisis. Things are not as they appear. -People concealing their intentions, hiding ideologies behind bamboozling hyperbole. -The game of [...]

As logisticians, we coordinate and arrange containers’ deliveries every day from one point to another point around the world. However, containers can become a business store, our living shelters, [...]

Type of Commodity Seizure Value % of Total Seizures 10. Toys/Electronic Games 5.5 million 2% 9. Jewelry 10.5 million 4% 8. Pharmaceuticals 11.06 million 4% 7. Media 11.09 million 4% 6. [...]