Busy Weekend At CII Headquarters
Because of heavy deliveries after five on Friday, Fabiano and the team had an extraordinarily busy Saturday. So much so, Mike had to come in and tidy up on his holiday to make sure every last piece of freight was on its way out of the country. What is going on with CII is reflective [...]
Imports Through Long Beach and Port of L.A. in a Slump
Not long ago the biggest export ex California was “air”; yes, the Californian air inside empty containers! Already for 2008, the number of containers coming into these ports from Asia is down over 10% and the silly season of September/October with the Christmas stocks hasn’t yet arrived. Consumer spending on foreign-made junk is down and [...]
Space Situation to South Pacific This Weekend
Unlike last weekend, where we handled a record tonnage into Australia, this weekend appears to be closer to normal. We have secured space on Singapore Airlines to SYD/MEL and Japan Air Lines tell us, the TYO backlog is now cleared from last weekend and our BNE consolidations will ride as booked. Air New Zealand has [...]
Jim Crane Just Doesn’t Give Up
Rising from being a local Houston trucker fifteen years ago to establishing Eagle, then successfully pulling off an IPO and growing it through the acquisition of Circle to two years ago losing control of the company altogether, Jim Crane is back in business. Reputedly worth more that half a billion, the guy must be obsessed [...]
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