Florida Shipper articles from July 2005

Florida Shipper archives from July 2005

Funding sources emerge for Caribbean Basin ports.
July 5, 2005... BYLINE: Rick Eyerdam Two international organizations are offering a ray of hope to cash-strapped port states that cannot afford to purchase the necessary security equipment or complete required security training to meet international...

Greenspan: Forget China curbs.
July 5, 2005... Imposing trade tariffs on China would be misguided and would put the future of the U.S. economy "at risk," Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said. When testifying to the Senate Finance Committee last month, Greenspan, along with Treasury...

Hold the warts - Vermont dairy cows head to Cuba.
July 11, 2005... BYLINE: Howard Weiss-Tisman A handful of warts was the only thing standing between the cow's nose and the island of Cuba.She's a beautiful beast, everyone standing inside the stalls of the Stoneholm Farm on that Monday morning...

Caribbean states face key trade challenges.
July 11, 2005... BYLINE: Rick Eyerdam With a host of critical issues including port security, Caribbean single-market participation, free trade with the United States and the growing need to diversify their economies as yet unresolved, a cloud hangs over...

Associations and publications reach out to Hispanics for trucking - Federal prosecutors file racketeering suit against Longshoremen's Association.
July 18, 2005... BYLINE: Andres Lagueruela There are more loads than there are drivers. That's a phrase that is heard time and again from trucking companies and fleet owners. The driver shortage in the trucking and commercial vehicle industry is not news....

U.S. - Puerto Rico carriers increase surcharges.
July 18, 2005... Rising fuel costs have forced Horizon Lines, Crowley Liner Services and Trailer Bridge to increase their vessel bunker surcharges and intermodal surcharges for the U.S.-Puerto Rico trades.Horizon Lines' bunker surcharge rose from $310 to $340,...

Take it all apart - Staff recommends sweeping changes in DHS.
July 25, 2005... BYLINE: Rick Eyerdam Michael Chertoff, secretary of homeland security, announced a sweeping reorganization of the Department of Homeland Security. Eighteen staff teams recommended the changes, he said, that are designed to ensure that the...

Trade, passports and cricket - Caribbean Community leaders forge ahead.
July 25, 2005... BYLINE: Rick Eyerdam Threatened but undaunted by Hurricane Dennis and a mysterious bombing in Trinidad, the 26th Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM - the Caribbean Community - ended earlier this month amid doubt over plans to...