Florida Shipper articles from January 2006

Florida Shipper archives from January 2006

Florida container ports end 2005 on a strong note.
January 3, 2006... Broward County's Port Everglades department broke the 5 million-ton mark in containerized cargo for the first time in the seaport's history. The milestone is the result of record growth of 22.5 percent in fiscal 2005, according to data released...

EU grants free-trade access to 11 Latin American nations.
January 3, 2006... The European Commission has granted duty- and quota-free access to 15 nations - 11 in Central and South America - which it has concluded have "implemented sustainable development and good governance policies" as part of the EU's Generalized...

The missing link - Multiple RFID reader breaks the distance barrier.
January 9, 2006... A South African company with a major inventor on its team says it has invented a radio frequency identification scanner that can read multiple RFID tags simultaneously and select the ones it needs from a pile of other tags, allowing users to...

Florida's southbound advantage - 33 percent of South American imports depart Florida ports.
January 9, 2006... There is good news for Florida ports and for container carriers calling South America from Florida ports because the South American economies thrive amid political turmoil and Florida's major container ports currently handle one-third of all...

Trade experts see positive signs.
January 16, 2006... BYLINE: Rosalind McLymont "Yes." That's the response you get when you ask just about anyone who keeps tabs on global trade if they expect it will continue to grow this year. Policy-makers, economists, port analysts, shippers, logistics...

Logistics mergers may multiply.
January 16, 2006... BYLINE: William Hoffman At the end of 2004, many logistics observers imagined that year's merger mania - which wedded FedEx to Kinko's, Exel to Tibbett & Britten, and UPS to Menlo Worldwide - was finished and would give way to a prolonged...

Florida ports get pumped for bio-fuels.
January 23, 2006... BYLINE: Rick Eyerdam The wisdom of the management at Florida's emerging ports was underlined earlier this month at the 2006 Los Angeles Auto Show where the Saab 9-5 Aero BioPower Concept car stole the show.In its presentation, General...

Remnant of the Raj tops Dubai's P&O bid.
January 23, 2006... As the Florida Shipper reported exclusively on Dec. 12, Temasek Holdings Pte., Singapore's state-owned investment company, has challenged DP World for control of the venerable Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Co. Temasek has offered $6.17...

Complex convoy - Trucking issues line up for 2006.
January 30, 2006... BYLINE: Rick Eyerdam Rick Rodriguez operates a small, growing, three-county, family trucking business called Heat Express. As it grew and its reputation increased, Heat Express got more calls for pick-ups at Miami International Airport.One...

Customs begins wood pallet scrutiny Feb. 1.
January 30, 2006... Customs and Border Protection is reminding all importers of products transported on wooden pallets or in wooden crates that the Phase II implementation phytosanitary regulations begins Feb. 1 and all non-compliant imports that cannot be removed...