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The U.S. Department of Agriculture has committed to $212 million in international aid under the Food for Progress program in fiscal year 2009. According to the USDA, the commodity donations from the program will help to support more than 7.5 million people in 13 countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East. Allocations ...
Ralph Basham has decided to postpone retirement for several months and stay on the job as commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection at the request of Gov. Janet Napolitano, who President-elect Obama has designated to be secretary of homeland security. Napolitano, according to multiple agency and trade industry sources with knowledge of the...
With effect of 31 December 2008, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will have full ownership of Martinair. KLM and the A.P. Moller - Maersk Group have agreed on the sale of A.P. Moller – Maersk Group’s 50% stake in Martinair to KLM, which transaction was cleared by the European Commission today. KLM has already held a 50% stake in Martinair for many years. With...
U.S. Customs officers on Monday discovered 427 pounds of marijuana in an empty railcar crossing into the United States from Mexico at the El Paso, Texas, port of entry. A specialist noticed an anomaly in the hopper car as part of a routine gamma ray inspection that all trains undergo. A subsequent search located a disguised access panel lead...
Tom Finkbiner, senior chairman of the Intermodal Transportation Institute at the University of Denver, said recently that Indiana should take advantage of chronic intermodal congestion in Chicago to become an alternate hub for freight. There are real opportunities for Indiana to develop its own intermodal facilities and services to help alleviate pr...
The Port of Seattle's governing board voted Monday to suspend construction on a major Sea-Tac International Airport project for up to 12 months due to an inability to sell municipal bonds to cover the $412 million price tag. The port authority's decision could eventually add more than $40 million to the total cost of the rental car garage and idle mor...
The European Commission had approved A.P. Moller - Maersk's sale of its 50 percent shareholding in Martinair Holland to KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, which will now become the sole owner. Maersk first announced plans to sell its half interest in the cargo and charter airline in 2007. The sale is effective Dec. 31. This decision brings the ...
The National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America has named Cynthia Allen as education director. She will be responsible for marketing the association's certification programs and developing professional training courses. Allen, a licensed customs broker, was vice president of international customs and director of compliance...
Port of Tallinn is the biggest port authority in Estonia and as far as both cargo and passenger traffic are taken into account, the biggest port on the shores of the Baltic Sea.
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