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DECEMBER 23, 2007
Joyous Holidays! Merry Christmas! Happy New Year! Thank you for checking out my blog this year! I going to take a few weeks off to enjoy the holiday season with my family. I hope you all will do the same! I will start posting again in January 2008! Many sincere thanks, Michael J. Stolarczyk.
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DECEMBER 17, 2007
“You have to have the courage to try out something new,” as Niels Stolberg, CEO of Beluga Shipping GmbH, comments the first application of the innovative SkySails towing kite propulsion system on a cargo vessel worldwide. This courage is based on the certainty that the SkySails system is the only sail system in the maritime shipping sector to date that can be used in commercial operation without any restrictions in vessel use.
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DECEMBER 11, 2007
CONSTELLATION SERVICES INTERNATIONAL AND SPACE SYSTEMS LORAL TEAM ON NASA COTS PROPOSAL USING A U.S. VERSION OF CSI’S LEO EXPRESSSM CARGO SYSTEM Laguna Woods, CA, December 11, 2007 — Constellation Services International, Inc. (CSI) is collaborating with Space Systems Loral (SS/L) to pursue a funded Space Act Agreement with NASA’s Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) program.
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DECEMBER 9, 2007
As discussed previously, within this blog.we have plenty of big ships.but the market will not have the space/container demands matching the the past few years. Traffic at U.S. ports that handle most of the nation's retail traffic fell below last year's levels for the fourth month in a row in November, estimates the National Retail Federation and the economic consulting firm Global Insight.
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DECEMBER 3, 2007
U.S. Lines is set to become the latest small-scale carrier to join France's CMA CGM Group after the Marseilles company announced today that a takeover agreement has been reached. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. U.S. Lines was established in November 2003 after Ed Aldridge, a former APL and Sea-Land executive, and other managers bought the famous brand.
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NOVEMBER 27, 2007
Samskip agains makes an acquisition that finds one more puzzle piece to finish their long-term vision.Hassing, Winther, and the Icelandic crew continue to tactically evolve the Samskip brand. Samskip has acquired the reefer logistics company Icepak, which has offices in the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Jersey and Seattle in the United States. Financial details were not disclosed.
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NOVEMBER 24, 2007
DP World, the ship terminal operating company that U.S. politicians shunned, got a warm welcome from investors today as it was able to raise $4.9 billion through a sale of a 23 percent stake to the public. Far more investors wanted to buy shares in the company than was available – the issue was oversubscribed by 15 times. With that strong demand, the company was able to sell stock for $1.30 per share, the top end of the range that investment bankers had set.
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NOVEMBER 15, 2007
Hey, I just reviewed this white paper and its pretty interesting.Drewry has always been a subtle shill for the ocean transport industry (and there is nothing wrong with that.the industry needs the support)and they remain bullish on China. I am more skeptical.going back to my " why not outsource in our back yard " posts earlier this year.Check out the link below and read the white paper.
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NOVEMBER 9, 2007
Couple of weeks ago, the China Supply Chain Council presented its CHaINA Awards for the third times to celebrate superior achievements that are enabled by supply chain management in China. Over 150 supply chain senior executives gathered to give recognition and compliments to five outstanding winners at a prestigious gala dinner held at the Shanghai Regent Hotel on November 8.
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NOVEMBER 1, 2007
Big box stores will now be able to ship their goods to the United State in bigger boxes. APL said that it will begin offering shippers the option to move cargo in 53-foot containers, a move it says could "make a significant difference to the economics of transpacific trade." The Singapore-based carrier said it will take delivery of what it called the "world's first ocean-capable 53-foot boxes" on Nov. 7.
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OCTOBER 29, 2007
Maersk Line Monday once again denied it is planning to unleash an express 18-day service from the Far East to New York, when American Shipper asked to confirm information received that the shipping line has booked slots with the Panama Canal Authority for its 4,150-TEU B-class ships believed to have service speeds of about 29 to 30 knots. Six of the seven ships in the Panamax series have been delivered from German subsidiary Volkswerft Stralsund.
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OCTOBER 22, 2007
The plans are a holdover from Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Co., which DP World bought for $6.8 billion in 2006, according to Reuters. The state-owned company was forced to divest its U.S. port assets after a domestic political row about whether the DP World terminals would be a potential entry point for terrorists. The United States currently embargoes most trade to the island nation in an effort to change the communist regime of Fidel Castro.
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OCTOBER 21, 2007
Maxwell A. Stolarczyk Hastings Middle School Student Selected For State Leadership Conference National Your Leaders State Conference in Ohio Honoring Area’s Most Highly-Acclaimed Students to be held October 25th through the 28th Columbus, OHIO – This October, Upper Arlington middle school student, Mr. Maxwell A. Stolarczyk, will join a very select group of highly-acclaimed students in Ohio to take part in an extraordinary leadership conference sponsored by the Congressional Youth Leadership Coun
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OCTOBER 16, 2007
Alcoa Fjardaál, a new Icelandic plant for Canada's Alcoa, one of the world’s largest producers of aluminum, has contracted Samskip to handle shipments to Europe over the next five years. The planned annual production capacity of Alcoa Fjardaál is 346,000 tons, of which about 80 percent is expected to go to European customers. Samskip will be responsible for shipments to Rotterdam and for organizing on-carriage to customers throughout Europe.
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OCTOBER 12, 2007
The disclosed value of mergers and acquisition deals in the global transport and logistics industry during 2006 rose 8.6 percent over 2005 to £36.7 billion ($73.4 billion), London-based Transport Intelligence said in a new report. The report, Global Logistics Strategies 2007, tracked more than 290 deals in 2006, with the largest investment being made in ports, airports and other transport infrastructure operations.
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OCTOBER 10, 2007
Agricultural specialists at San Juan International Airport in Puerto Rico have detected a new species of insect entering the United States during inspections of cut flowers, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency said last week. The new species were identified by Smithsonian Museum experts as Neoxaba sp. and Monolocoris. They were found in a shipment of 42 boxes of foliage from Colombia.
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OCTOBER 7, 2007
United Launch Alliance's Lockheed Martin Atlas V rocket could form part of a bid for funds from NASA's Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) demonstration programme, if they become available following October's expected departure of Rocketplane Kistler (RpK) from COTS. California-based Constellation Services International (CSI) has signed a memorandum of understanding with ULA to pursue the potential launching of CSI's LEO Express cargo cannister by an Atlas V for International Space
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OCTOBER 1, 2007
My old buddy Ken Lyon continues to be ahead of the logistics curve with VisableLogistics and its partner site BitLogistics. He was gracious enough to list me on his new blog role, so I am returning the favor. Check it out “logheads!” BitLogistics provides solutions for monitoring and managing supply chains, both large and small, simple or complex. Supply chain visibility Supply chains are a vital support for the global economy.
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SEPTEMBER 22, 2007
Looking to build a foundation for further growth in both the US and international freight markets, New Zealand’s global logistics supplier, Mainfreight Ltd., will spend $53.7 million to acquire US-based Target Logistics. Ranked as one of New Zealand’s top 20 companies, Mainfreight has 3,000 employees based in that country, Australia, Asia and the US.
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SEPTEMBER 19, 2007
I think this is really cool on behalf of SafMarine.more organizations should take a lead by using their older container fleets this way.nice work Saf! Zambia’s Amano Christian School today (Tuesday, September 18, 2007) celebrated the official opening of new school facilities constructed entirely from shipping containers donated by multi-trade shipping line, Safmarine.
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SEPTEMBER 12, 2007
If you’re like most professionals, you’ve got a stack of business books sitting somewhere near your desk — many of the so-called classics that every smart manager supposedly needs to read. Ha! To be honest, however, most of them are just BS.and I think that some of these classics became popular not because they were particularly insightful, but because they reinforced conventional business wisdom.
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SEPTEMBER 9, 2007
Samskip has doubled the frequency of its ScanBalt service, which links the United Kingdom and Benelux ports with Sweden, Russia and the Baltic. The 366-TEU Ute S has been added to the service calling only at the Swedish port of Helsingborg (Friday), Hull (Sunday) in the United Kingdom and Rotterdam (Tuesday) in the Netherlands. The 803-TEU Samskip Explorer maintains its regular weekly schedule linking Helsingborg (Monday), Varberg (Tuesday), Hull (Thursday), Zeebrugge (Friday) and Rotterdam (Sat
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SEPTEMBER 1, 2007
A lot of business books get popular, but the most useful don’t always stay on the corporate radar. Sometimes this is because the contents, if put into practice, would force you (and often your firm) to make major changes in day-to-day behavior. It’s far easier to just skim these “challenging” books on the cross-country flight. These eight books might not tell you want you want to hear, but they will give you information you need to significantly revise your personal and business strategies. 1.
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AUGUST 11, 2007
Don't worry, I will have time to get back into the posting mood very soon. I hope your summer has been a good one. I have noticed that plenty of people keep visiting my blog.I owe you guys big time. Thanks for checking in and I will get back to work this month. All the best.MJS.
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JUNE 22, 2007
Carlsberg's Nils Smedegaard Andersen named as CEO As from 1st December 2007 Nils Smedegaard Andersen (CEO of Carlsberg A/S) will take up the position as Group CEO of A.P. Moller - Maersk A/S. At the same date Jess Søderberg will resign as Group CEO of A.P. Moller - Maersk A/S. Originally Jess Søderberg was supposed to retire in 2009, but by making an announcement in advance, the Board of Directors hope to clarify the future direction of the company.
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MAY 28, 2007
Well, I guess you have noticed that I have not been posting since late April. There has been quite a bit going on from a professional and personal perspective. So, for the time being.I guess until mid-July.BlogOnLog is on hiatus. Aside from a few press releases, quick observations, and maybe some reprints, I will not be producing any posts. For now, I will concentrate on my day job, and use the rest of the time to spend with my family.
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APRIL 20, 2007
This article appeared in the Columbus Dispatch this morning. Check out the investment numbers and also the amount of warehouse&distribution space currently in the Columbus area.along with the growth estimates. The question for me is this.Where are we going to get the people to staff these facilities? Have a great weekend! Each morning, dozens of steel truck trailers filled with goods arrive on flatbed rail cars at the CSX intermodal terminal on the West Side.
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APRIL 15, 2007
How efficient are you at less-than-truckload (LTL) shipping? The solution to reducing freight costs and lag times could lie right at your own docks. Here are 10 tips to maximize your LTL efficiency: 1. Accurate information is key. When obtaining price quotes for upcoming shipments or bidding out future business, it is always important to know how much weight you will be shipping and the number of pallets your product will move on.
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