by Peter Buxbaum Jun 26, 2017
Robotics and drones are coming to the warehouse
Tests have shown they’re good at helping pickers, counting inventories. Battery life still an issue for drones.
Northern California ro/ro expansion pits Amports against historic preservationists
It’s not often that ro-ro cargo operations and historic preservation appear in the same sentence, but the expansion plans of Amports, one of the largest auto processors in North America, in Benicia, California, is pitting the company against the local city council over the proposed demolition of two buildings.
Trump Administration allows importation of Argentinian lemons, domestic producers freak out
On April 27, President Donald Trump met with Argentinian President Mauricio Macri in the Oval Office. During that meeting, Macri raised the issue of the 16-year United States import ban of lemons from northwest Argentina and Trump said he would look into it. Four days later, on May 1, the US Department of Agriculture announced that Argentinian lemons would be allowed in the country after May 26.
US pork exports to China: The silver lining and the cloud
Domestic Chinese production is the wildcard
The perils of anti-import rhetoric
Administration steel investigation may be a dud, or it may invite retaliation.
CBP stepping up Jones Act enforcement
US Customs and Border Protection announced the creation of the National Jones Act Division of Enforcement (JADE) in July 2016, but tough enforcement of the Jones Act proceeded that development. Experts say that JADE’s advent will likely herald an even tougher enforcement environment.
Jones Act reform: Going nowhere fast
Enforcement of Jones Act takes lead over change.
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