World Trade articles from December 2008

World Trade archives from December 2008

The promise of peril.(INSIDE WORLD TRADE)
December 1, 2008... Here's a shot of unconventional wisdom: good times lay ahead! This is a column about what I want to believe: namely, that the ominous economic headwinds against which the global economic order is currently flailing will be followed by a...

Report shows Mexican trucks operating safely on U.S. roads.(TRUCKING)
December 1, 2008... A report prepared for the U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters on the U.S.-Mexico cross-border trucking demonstration project shows that Mexican domiciled trucks can operate safely and in compliance with all U.S. laws and...

Chiarito tapped by OHL.(Names & News)
December 1, 2008... OHL has announced that Robert Chiarito has been appointed as central region vice president for Barthco Americas, a division of OHL. In his new position, Chiarito will be responsible for the management of all operational, sales, profit/loss,...

Meahl gets DHL Exel promotion.(Names & News)
December 1, 2008... Exel has announced that William F. Meahl, previously CEO of DHL Exel Supply Chain Americas, has been promoted to chief operating officer of the global DHL Exel Supply Chain. Meahl will be responsible for global business processes, including...

Hapag-Lloyd names Newsome.(Names & News)
December 1, 2008... Jim Newsome will become the new president of Hapag-Lloyd (North America), effective January 1. Newsome, who is currently senior vice president of the Southern area for Hapag-Lloyd (North America), based in Kennesaw, Georgia, will succeed...

China-Germany train completes first journey: service boasts faster transit time over ocean.(TRADE WINDS: THE LATEST TRENDS IN THE WORLD OF TRADE)
December 1, 2008... The first commercial freight train from China to Germany arrived in Hamburg on October 6 after successfully completing the 10,000-kilometer journey in 17 days--considerably faster than the transit time for ocean freighters. Transportation...

Mark your calendar.(Calendar)
December 1, 2008... Vietnam Ports & Logistics 2008 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Dec 1-3, 2008 www.ibc-asia.com/vietnmanportslogistics Intermodal 2008 Hamburg, Germany Dec 2-4, 2008 www.intermodal-events.com/ Defense Logistics 2008...

Trading in tough times: how u.s. exporters can benefit from pre-export financing programs.
December 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Working capital and its lifeblood, cash flow, are two of the most dynamic parts of a company's balance sheet. In today's unprecedented economic environment, that dynamism and risk are magnified even further by the...

Small business takes to export: now is time for little guys to get in on the action.(SUPPLY CHAIN STRATEGY)
December 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] With high fuel prices chipping away at profits, inflation rearing its ugly head and the banking crisis digging in deep, the prospects for business may appear bleak. But there's a bright spot. It's called exports. ...