Florida Shipper articles from October 2005

Florida Shipper archives from October 2005

Small world after all - World's best and worst nations for foreign investment.
October 3, 2005... BYLINE: Rick Eyerdam It is far more difficult to start a business in Angola than Canada, and that should be no surprise. But it is also far more difficult to close a business in the West Bank and Gaza region than it is in Japan....

Teamsters target South Florida motor carriers.
October 3, 2005... BYLINE: Bill Mongelluzzo In three years of trying to organize harbor truck drivers, the Teamsters union has always run into the issue of whether independent contractors can legally unionize. In Miami on Sept 19, the union unveiled a new...

Caribbean and Latin America lead the globe in foreign investment growth.
October 10, 2005... Following four years of continuous decline, foreign direct investment is growing again - and in a big way - in the region that U.N. economists lump together as Latin America and the Caribbean. In all, 2004 FDI in the region reached $68 billion,...

IBM: Prepare for a new plant culture.
October 10, 2005... Plant managers must adapt to a transformation of the workplace and instill in their employees the acceptance of common communications standards using Electronic Product Code (EPC). But before that happens, industry must achieve lower prices for...

Grand Alliance and New World Alliance form alliance of alliances - Hapag-Lloyd, CP Ships ask clearance for joint operations.
October 17, 2005... BYLINE: Rick Eyerdam The seven ocean cargo carriers that belong to the Grand Alliance and the New World Alliance on Oct. 6 announced an agreement to cooperate on key east-west trade lanes starting in early 2006. The two alliances also have...

Panama Canal Authority teams with Tampa Port Authority.
October 17, 2005... The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has announced an alliance with the Tampa Port Authority built on the long-standing relationship between the canal administration and Richard Wainio, the recently appointed Tampa port director.The parties said...

The art of understatement - Hellmann Worldwide Logistics.
October 24, 2005... BYLINE: Rick Eyerdam The lobby of the headquarters of Hellmann Worldwide Logistics, just down the road from Miami International Airport, is adorned with a sculpture that suggests the subtlety of the Hellmann organization.The wall art seems...

Report: Puerto Rico shipped $58.6 billion in 2002.
October 24, 2005... Puerto Rico's manufacturing sector shipped $58.6 billion worth of goods and employed 162,745 people at 2,195 locations in 2002, according to a report released Oct. 11 based on the U.S. Census Bureau's revised economic census of Puerto Rico.The...

Dredging up a solution - Port of Miami speeds ocean carrier access.
October 31, 2005... BYLINE: Rick Eyerdam The Port of Miami has the distinction of location and remarkably easy access. You sprint out of the Panama Canal and around the Keys to the Straits of Florida. You hook up to the Gulf Stream and hang a left at...

Survey: 12 percent growth expected in trade through Panama Canal.
October 31, 2005... Trade between Asia and the U.S. East Coast is predicted to grow at a rate of 12 percent per year, a survey by the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has found.An ACP customer-satisfaction survey drew responses from 55 shipping lines, 35 shipping...