NEWS\\\ Washington Report


The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has successfully implemented the first stage of new aviation security measures announced in June by DHS Secretary John Kelly. Phase I of the new measures has been applied to more than 280 last-point-of-departure airports throughout the world, as well as 180 airlines.


The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) signed a milestone Maintenance Agreement Guidance (MAG) on July 12 with the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS). The agreement allows for mutual surveillance conducted on certified repair stations located abroad for each of the agreement partners.


The U.S. Department of Transportation announced that the Federal Aviation Administration will award $185.1 million in airport infrastructure grants to 107 airports in 40 states across the United States as part of the FAA’s Airport Improvement Program (AIP). The airport grant program funds various types of airport infrastructure projects, including runways, taxiways, and airport signage, lighting, and markings which helps to create thousands of jobs.


National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) President and CEO Jay Timmons has expressed manufacturers’ strong opposition to the nomination of Scott Garrett to lead the Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank.


The EU and Japan have announced that they will sign an historic free trade agreement in what is an apparent rebuke to anti- globalization politicians such as Donald Trump and pro-Brexit factions in the UK. The deal, endorsed by Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and EU leaders should open up Japan’s market to EU exports on an unprecedented scale, giving virtual duty-free access for almost all food products to Japan apart from a few quotas on primary products. Import duties on cars from Japan to the EU will also be phased out in a six-year transition period, but those on car parts will be eliminated more rapidly.


project44, the logistics and transportation industry’s leading automation, optimization and visibility provider, has introduced new capabilities designed to enable a real-time and fully automated Volume LTL quoting and tendering experience. Securing a Volume LTL


freight quote, which is required when freight is greater than 12 linear feet but less than 28 linear feet, has traditionally been a labor-intensive and costly process. project44’s new product provides the industry’s only access point to real-time Volume LTL rates, dropping


the time it takes to quote shipments to nanoseconds. Customers replacing manual rating (phone calls or emails) with project44 are able to increase productivity, reduce errors, offload customer service requirements, and restrict shipment rerates. This activity can all be completed directly within a user’s current TMS interface or through an additional portal. Since 2014, project44 has invested in building out a one-to-many network infrastructure that provides customers instant access to an entire network of multimodal


China State Shipbuilding Corp. (CSSC) has formally launched a new business CSSC Marine Service Co., Ltd, to coincide with the inauguration of their new logistic centre within the Yangshang free trade zone, Shanghai. The inauguration was


marked with a ceremony on June 30, attended by over 150 industry representatives from leading ship owning, managing and operating companies along with key cooperation partners ABB, MAN PrimServ and WinGD. Able to accommodate over 20,000 kinds of original small


parts including fuel injection equipment, piston rings, pipes, flaps and valves, and large parts such as cylinder liners, covers and piston crowns. The third party operated center forms Phase 1 of an overall project for CSSC Marine Service Co., Ltd. Covering 9,000 square


meters, the warehouse and distribution


facility includes


quality assurance monitoring and a state of the art warehouse management system with a light identification system that will enable speedy picking, packing and delivery of parts. CSSC Marine Service Co., Ltd was established earlier


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CSSC launches new marine services, logistics center


this year to facilitate lifecycle services and flexible solutions to the entire CSSC product portfolio. This new logistics centre is the first step to enable quicker responses to customer needs. With future plans for expansion of the current represented service centers in Hamburg, Athens, Singapore, Houston and Dubai, which in total will see six strategic service hubs and 28 service stations worldwide by 2020. Andrew Stump, President, CSSC Marine Service Co., Ltd, commented: “In the future CSSC Service will manage parts, field service and warranty for all


CSSC manufactured products. There will be a particularly strong focus on Low Speed main engine and medium speed auxiliary engines from brands manufactured by CSSC. Our logistics centre will act as the hub for our global distribution network with the aim to be capable and efficient in the delivery of key engine components on a global scale. We know this will take time and energy to ensure we are in the right places to support the vessels needs, but we are confident that our young, exciting and energetic team will progress very quickly.”


project44 extends platform with 1st real-time volume LTL solution


capacity providers. The technology company’s growing Capacity Provider Network (CPN) currently includes API- based connectivity with over 70% of the domestic Volume LTL capacity, including, but not limited to, industry-leading carriers like FedEx Freight, Old Dominion, Sunset Pacific, UPS Freight, and YRC Freight. One such customer


already signed up to leverage project44’s new Volume LTL solution is GlobalTranz Enterprises, Inc., an Arizona- based leading technology- driven 3PL freight management solution provider. “project44 is the only technology


provider in the market that allowed us to embrace new Volume API capabilities and connections without having to devote significant internal development resources to do the same,” said Dave Bush, Senior Vice President of Carrier Relations & Pricing at GlobalTranz. “Within days of signing a contract, our team could secure real-time volume quotes and transit times from an entire network of carriers – immediately increasing our productivity, helping us make smarter decisions at a much quicker pace, all while allowing our internal resources to focus on other critical initiatives.”


“Uber and Amazon’s push


into the logistics sector has created a massive margin compression for 3PLs and traditional brokers. The best way to offset that is by gaining internal efficiencies,” says Tommy Barnes, President of project44. “project44 is building out innovative, multimodal products that will instantly lower our customers’ costs and increase efficiencies, empowering them to remain competitive and avoid shrinking margins. This first-of- its-kind real-time automation solution for Volume LTL is a perfect example of that.” project44 is rapidly evolving


their product to meet the industry’s growing need for greater speed while managing a multimodal supply network. They are committed to fast- tracking the Volume LTL product offering, and will be quickly releasing additional product enhancements that support full shipment lifecycle automation in both July and August of 2017. Their expanded API-based platform now supports Volume LTL activity in addition to Full Truckload and LTL–providing the industry with an even more integrated opportunity to automate the freight transportation process.


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