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TRADEWINDS MARK YOUR Calendar Current Issues in Reusable Packaging for Supply Chains East Lansing, MI September 4-5 www.packaging.msu.edu APICS International Conference & Expo Kansas City, MO September 14-16 www.apics.org 2008 Material Handling and Logistics Conference September 14-17 Park City, UT www.mhc2008.com Fundamentals of Supply Chain Management September 15-16 Kansas City, MO www.cscmp.org LogiPharma 2008 harma September 15-18 Philadelphia, PA www.wbresearch.com/logipharmausa 2nd Annual Global Supply Management Conference September 18-19 Tempe, AZ www.ism.ws LogiChem 2008 September 22-24 Atlanta, GA www.logichem2008.com Names & News Muoio Re-elected as President of NCBFAA Mary Jo Muoio, senior vice president of Ozburn-Hessey Logistics, has been elected to a second term as president of the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America (NCBFAA). The Washington-based association represents approximately 800 member companies in international trade, including forwarders, customs brokers, ocean transportation intermediaries, NVOCCs, and air cargo agents. senior executive roles across Asia, the U.S. and Canada, with a particular focus on operations. MOL (America) Appoints Kitazawa MOL (America) has appointed Noboru Kitazawa as its new president, chairman and chief executive. He replaces the retiring Osamu Suzuki. Kitazawa has been with MOL for 33 years. World Trade Magazine will be publishing announcements of forthcoming global supply chain events in every issue. For inclusion, please forward event details to laras@ worldtrademag.com Promotions for Tilden, Edwards at Ports America Group Ports America Group has announced the promotions of Douglas A. Tilden from chief executive to chairman and Stephen Edwards from president to chief executive and president. Ports America, which is based in Iselin, New Jersey, provides services at 95 terminals in 49 ports in the Americas. The company handled more than 12 million TEUs in 2007. Widdows Tapped to Head NOL Ron Widdows, president and chief executive of APL, has been appointed group president and CEO of its Singapore-based parent company, Neptune Orient Lines. He will replace Dr. Thomas Held. Widdows has been with APL for 28 years, and has over 37 years’ experience in the shipping industry. During his career, he has held a range of announcement by Airbus, which said it would make a significant commitment to RFID technology for numerous projects throughout its supply chain and assembly operations. Furthermore, in January, Sam’s Club announced its RFID customer compliance program for retail CPG manufacturers in the U.S., while in Europe and Asia, Metro AG is so interested in RFID supply chain applications. Liard added, “Future RFID market growth will come from many sources and applications. ABI Research sees growing strength across many industries, including those applications that are unique to particular verticals, as well as those—such as asset tracking, security/access control, and supply chain management—that are common to a range of verticals.” 14 WORLD TRADE AUGUST 2008 EU Creates Free Trade Area with Bosnia and Herzegovina DEAL ADVANCES TRADE LINKS The European Commission announced that it has established a free trade area with Bosnia and Herzegovina, which will allow free access to the EU for most goods produced in Bosnia and Herzegovina In return, Bosnia and Herzegovina will begin adopting EU standards in areas such as competition, intellectual property, and investment. The establishment of the free trade area will also require Bosnia and Herzegovina to gradually open its markets to European products and service. Hungary Helping Truckers with Fuel Costs GOVERNMENT PLEDGES ASSISTANCE Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany has pledged to help the country’s truck drivers and transportation companies with the high price of diesel fuel. In particular, Gyurcsany is considering possible tax refunds or other relief measures that could save transporters up to 8 billion forints (US$53 million) a year. Recently, Hungary asked the European Union for permission to lower the excise tax on diesel fuel for commercial use from 56 cents a liter to 50 cents liter. However, if the EU fails to make a decision on Hungary’s request by the end of the year, or rejects the plea, the government has said it will introduce tax cuts or other measures to help cut truckers’ costs. At the same time, the government has also pledged to lift bans on commercial trucks using highways over the weekend. http://www.wbresearch.com/logipharmausa http://www.packaging.msu.edu http://www.ism.ws http://www.apics.org http://www.logichem2008.com http://www.mhc2008.com http://www.cscmp.org

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World Trade - August 2008 Contents Weathering the Storm Helping the World’s Poorest Nations Benefit from Global Trade Supply Chain Watch Tradewinds World Trade’s Top U.S. Trading Partners LTL Shipping ‘On the Fly’ Air Cargo Flies a New Heading Getting More from China Sourcing Why 3PLs Need a Seat at the C-TPAT Table Performance-based Supply Chains Drive Total Lifecycle Value SmartWay Navigates Sustainable Transportation Around the World in 80 Days—Hours—Minutes

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