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Rick
Florida
Eyerdam has been a writer and editor for the past 35 years.
Interests: music, pets, archery, fishing, reading, writing, poetry, target shooting, funny things
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CSMS #13-000314 Title: COAC Trade Efficiency Survey Date: 6/18/2013 4:52:44 PM To: Automated Broker Interface, ACE Outreach Events, ACE Portal Accounts, ACE Reports, Air Manifest, Ocean Manifest, Rail Manifest, Transportistas de Camion (Spanish) As Part of U.S. Customs and Border... Continue reading
Posted 8 hours ago at South East Shipping News
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Crowley starts Midwest less-than-container-load service 06/18/2013 09:24:00 AM Doug Ohlemeier Crowley Maritime Corp. is launching a less-than-container load service from the Midwest to Caribbean and Central American ports. On June 17, the Jacksonville, Fla.-based Crowley’s logistics group started the weekly... Continue reading
Posted 9 hours ago at South East Shipping News
The Jacksonville Port Authority Board of Directors unanimously voted to offer the position of JAXPORT Chief Executive Officer to senior maritime leader Brian W. Taylor. The board directed that contract negotiations open with Taylor immediately. Taylor, a long-time Horizon Lines... Continue reading
Posted 2 days ago at South East Shipping News
World Trade Organisation Director Calls For Closer Caribbean Intergration Sounds like a call for Caribbean Maritime Exchange PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti - Director General of the World Trade Organisation Mr Pascal Lamy has emphasised that the Caribbean Region needs closer... Continue reading
Posted 4 days ago at South East Shipping News
Supreme Court Rejects LA Drayage Mandates JOC Staff | Jun 13, 2013 12:59PM EDT print 52 10 6 95 The U.S. Supreme Court Thursday struck down two more concession requirements in the Port of Los Angeles clean-trucks program, further weakening... Continue reading
Posted 4 days ago at South East Shipping News
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CMA CGM Terminal Link sale to CMHI Brings Chinese Ownership to PortaMiami, Belgium, Pusan and Malta, along with domination of terminals in Mainland China. Hong Kong: China Merchants Holdings International has completed its buy into CMA CGM’s terminal portfolio. A... Continue reading
Posted 6 days ago at South East Shipping News
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Port Security Grant Program Funding Opportunity Announcement Title Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 Port Security Grant Program (PSGP) Key Dates and Time Application Start Date: 05/21/2013 Application Submission Deadline Date: 06/24/2013 at 11:59:59 p.m. EST Anticipated Funding Selection Date: 08/02/2013 Anticipated... Continue reading
Posted Jun 9, 2013 at South East Shipping News
Haiti’s Martelly to Launch Caribbean “Regional Aid For Trade” Strategy June 8, 2013 | 9:21 pm |Print Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President and CARICOM Chairman Michel Martelly will launch the... Continue reading
Posted Jun 9, 2013 at South East Shipping News
The new legal framework stems from the Ports Reform Bill promulgated on June 5th by President Dilma Roussef. BY MAREX On May 16th, Congress approved the long-awaited port reform package, under reference MP595, also named “Provisional Measure of the Ports”... Continue reading
Posted Jun 8, 2013 at South East Shipping News
China to challenge Panama Canal with new ditch in Niceragua Continue reading
Posted Jun 7, 2013 at South East Shipping News
TROPICAL STORM ANDREA SET X-RAY IN JACKSONVILLE & FERNANDINA Dear Rick In preparation of the arrival of Tropical Storm ANDREA, the COTP has issued MSIB 42-13 directing the ports of Jacksonville and Fernandina to set Port Condition X-RAY effective immediately.... Continue reading
Posted Jun 6, 2013 at South East Shipping News
‘This should end the debate’ By : ALEX DÍAZ alex@casiano.com; cbprdigital@gmail.com Edition: May 30, 2013 | Volume: 41 | No: 20 New study points to big gains from the Jones Act The maritime industry believes this study proves once and... Continue reading
Posted Jun 6, 2013 at South East Shipping News
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NASA answers final question life could have lived long and prospered on Mars Continue reading
Posted Jun 5, 2013 at South East Shipping News
NOAA proposal extends rule reducing risk of whale ship strikes along U.S. East Coast NOAA Fisheries Service is seeking comments on its proposal to make permanent the rules it implemented five years ago to reduce the number of collisions between... Continue reading
Posted Jun 5, 2013 at South East Shipping News
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Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown says no more city money will go towards deepening the St. Johns River shipping channel. Carole Hawkins Reporter- Jacksonville Business Journal Mayor Alvin Brown, after calling the Port of Jacksonville a regional economic driver, said he... Continue reading
Posted Jun 5, 2013 at South East Shipping News
AJOT reports: Crowley now offering weekly LCL services between Puerto Rico and Central America Crowley Maritime Corporation's Caribbean logistics group is now offering regularly scheduled, weekly less-than-containerload (LCL) services to and from San Juan, Puerto Rico, and select countries within... Continue reading
Posted Jun 4, 2013 at South East Shipping News
Conventional reefer shipping enters new era as specialist logistics providers by Gavin van Marle The world’s largest fruit producer Dole is set to place an order for three new reefer vessels as its seeks to modernise its fleet. Details of... Continue reading
Posted Jun 3, 2013 at South East Shipping News
China offers $3b in loans to Caribbean Published: Monday, June 3, 2013 Text Size: 12px 14px 16px 18px 20px 22px China’s President Xi Jinping has offered concessionary loans to nine Caribbean countries totaling some $3 billion, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar... Continue reading
Posted Jun 3, 2013 at South East Shipping News
Venezuela imports 408 tons of drugs from Cuba in two weeks Two shipments of drug products from Farmacuba entered Venezuela through Puerto Cabello, northwest Venezuela Products from Farmacuba are not traded in private drug stores nor are they sold in... Continue reading
Posted Jun 2, 2013 at South East Shipping News
Belize Tourism Industry Association Objects Southern Cruise Port Development Indications are that Norwegian Cruise Line is underway in purchasing Crawl Caye, located in the South Water Caye Marine Reserve (a recognized UNESCO World Heritage Site), for a large tourism project... Continue reading
Posted May 31, 2013 at South East Shipping News
U.S., China Woo Caribbean "Friends" Just Days Apart Source: Inter Press Service - Thu, 30 May 2013 05:37 PM By Peter Richards PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, May 30 (IPS) - First it was U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, who travelled... Continue reading
Posted May 31, 2013 at South East Shipping News
May 30, 2013, 10:04am EDT Jaxport channel deepening will cost $733 million Enlarge Deepening the Port of Jacksonville’s channel to 47 feet in order to handle larger cargo ships will cost $733 million. Sponsored Links SurveyMonkey® Get feedback from your... Continue reading
Posted May 30, 2013 at South East Shipping News
UPDATE 1-Panama economic activity growth hits 2-year low in March CORRECTED-UPDATE 2-Mexico March industrial output contracts most in 3 yrs Fri, May 10 2013 Analysis & Opinion Why India slowed Industrials » Related Topics Mon May 27, 2013 7:01pm EDT... Continue reading
Posted May 30, 2013 at South East Shipping News
Bloomberg News Maersk’s 8.4 Billion Bananas Key for Profitable Ships: Freight By Kyunghee Park May 30, 2013 The secret to making money in shipping containers can be found in 8.4 billion bananas. That’s how much of the fruit A.P. Moeller-Maersk... Continue reading
Posted May 30, 2013 at South East Shipping News
Port of Miami investments to spark “friendly competition” for produce imports inShare Send to a friend Print | Back May 30th, 2013 With US$2 million worth of infrastructure investments underway at the Port of Miami, director Bill Johnson expects it... Continue reading
Posted May 30, 2013 at South East Shipping News