by Alex Pappas | Jul 3, 2013 | Green, Logistics, Ports, Week in Global Logistics
Croatia Joins European Union – At the stroke of midnight on July 1st, Croatia officially became the 28th member state of the European Union (EU). Croatian officials promptly removed customs posts at the borders with Slovenia and Hungary and unveiled EU signs. Read...
by Alex Pappas | May 24, 2013 | China, Green, Logistics, Ports, Technology, Week in Global Logistics
Port of LA/LB to Power Ships with Electricity – The Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will be powering ships with electricity to cut down on air pollution by the end of the year. Shore power, also known as alternative marine power (AMP), will cut air pollution from...
by Alex Pappas | Mar 22, 2013 | China, Week in Global Logistics
Talks Begin on Proposed Tripartite FTA – South Korea, China and Japan have confirmed that the first round of talks on a proposed trilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA) will be held in Seoul on March 26th. Establishing an FTA would strengthen the countries existing...
by Alex Pappas | Mar 15, 2013 | Logistics, Ports, Week in Global Logistics
BRICS Discuss Customs Cooperation – Heads of the BRICS member countries – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – met to discuss common customs issues and ways to extend cooperation. Representatives have agreed to unify their software in order to speed up...