Government Contracts

MAY 28, 2024

Transportation Command solicitation for freight services, saying the company effectively attempted to relitigate an already decided dispute over the General Services Administration's audit authority. A Court of Federal Claims judge has rejected Crowley Government Services Inc.'s s protest over the terms of a U.S.

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Freight Transportation Transportation Government 52

WashngtonExec

JUNE 11, 2024

TSA’s Security Operations is responsible for the security of the nation’s transportation systems, and for ensuring all modes of transportation, including freight railroad, passenger rail, mass transit, maritime and pipelines, [.]

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Freight Transportation Transportation Purchasing 52

Government Contracts

APRIL 15, 2024

s challenge to a 2022 Surface Transportation Board ruling that the freight railroad company can't control Virginia's Belt Line, which opened it up to an antitrust suit from rival CSX Transportation Inc. Supreme Court declined Monday to hear Norfolk Southern Railway Co.'s over its rate-setting.

Freight 52

Freight Transportation Transportation IT 52

GovCon & Trade

MARCH 13, 2024

BIS reached an administrative settlement with CargoSave, a freight shipper, which seems to have been granted “credit” for assisting in an investigation of a third party. Second, the Department of Justice (DOJ) disrupted two separate sanctions evasion schemes with individuals entering guilty pleas.

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Export Freight Contract IT 130

Government Contracts

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Regional managers for UPS and FedEx Freight took the stand in Colorado federal court Thursday to explain why a popular ski town's new ordinance barring trucks from a pedestrian mall area is a big problem for their operations, complicating their ability to make deliveries.

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Freight Management 40

Kluwer Arbitration

AUGUST 7, 2024

PI5251-23, 20 October 2023 Elizaveta Mikaelyan, RAC, ITA Reporter for the RAC A dispute from a forwarding contract for a freight transportation organization. The Respondent failed to comply with the contract procedure for written notification in the event of defective goods delivery; nor was this evidence presented during the arbitration.

Freight 52

Freight Transportation Transportation Contract 52

Kluwer Arbitration

AUGUST 12, 2024

C&FFO is a shipping term which stands for Cost and Freight Free Out meaning that generally the sellers pay for the shipping charges and the costs of unloading the goods at their destination. In this case, Mundra, India, was the discharge port, such that the price included transportation to and unloading at Mundra.

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Buyers Price Freight Purchasing 52

Select GCR

MAY 21, 2024

To address cash flow challenges due to longer payment terms in government contracts, trucking companies can utilize freight factoring services, and for broader business growth, networking within the industry and leveraging financing options are essential strategies. The solution?

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Government Contracts Freight Government Government 52

ivalua

JUNE 1, 2022

Teams should also revise expectations for tier-two and tier-three suppliers, shipping and freight partners. For example, Kunnummal referenced a supplier claiming “force majeure” to hold companies responsible for freight costs, even if disruption prevented goods from being shipped.

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Supply Chain Supplier Procurement Team Freight 52

ivalua

APRIL 22, 2021

Factors such as longer supply chains and reliance on long-distance shipping and freight operations can create big problems when disruptions, such as the Coronavirus pandemic, come about. .

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Supplier Freight Ethics 52

ivalua

MARCH 16, 2021

Teams should also revise expectations for tier-two and tier-three suppliers, shipping and freight partners. For example, Kunnummal used the example of a supplier claiming “force majeure” to hold companies responsible for freight costs, even if disruption prevented goods from being shipped.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Manufacturing Supplier Procurement Team 52

ivalua

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Teams should also revise expectations for tier-two and tier-three suppliers, shipping and freight partners. Perhaps 30 days of inventory isn’t enough in times of crisis, and terms should be updated. Setting expectations ahead of a crisis is critical to reducing risk, avoiding liability claims and mitigating potential losses.

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Supply Chain Supplier Manufacturing Procurement Team 97

ivalua

APRIL 8, 2021

Sourcing optimization technology , once reserved for complex categories such as freight, has been simplified and can be found embedded in leading sourcing technologies. Leveraging technology with integrated diverse supplier discovery increases the competitiveness of sourcing events.

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Supplier Freight Transportation Transportation 52

ivalua

MARCH 31, 2020

And even if an order from an overseas supplier were to be filled, delivery issues would be compounded by the declining number of air and ocean freight options to move products into the U.S.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Retail Manufacturing Supplier 52

Kluwer Arbitration

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Background The award in the underlying proceeding ordered Procesadora Rengo SpA (“Defendant”) to pay US$15,000 to Ashlock Company, Division of Vista Corporation (“Claimant”), for each year of use of eight leased machines, plus interest, readjustments, costs and freight in accordance with the lease contract concluded between the parties.

Freight 52

Freight Import Corruption IT 52

Import and Trade Remedies

APRIL 25, 2024

The petition cited specific conduct alleged to target the maritime, logistics, and shipbuilding sector, including “by directing mergers between favored state-owned companies, disapproving alliances by foreign competitors, denying berthing rights to foreign-owned ships, controlling freight rates and capacity allocations, supporting the development (..)

Export 45

Export Logistics Freight Capacity 45

AWS Public Sector

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Read more about AWS for state and local government: Georgia DHS establishes a cloud strategy through a multiyear modernization journey Unhoused individuals gain shelter, prove their identity using AWS-powered solution Kiip How the Port of Long Beach addresses supply chain challenges with AWS Transporting people and freight more efficiently with cloud-based (..)

Insurance 63

Insurance Freight Supply Chain Innovation 63

VWV

APRIL 23, 2020

At the end of 2018, the government tried to rely upon this exception to award contracts to ferry operators for the provision of additional freight capacity between the UK and continental Europe in the event of a no-deal Brexit. There have been many cases where extreme urgency has been argued, but to date none have been successful.

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Procurement Tender Freight Negotiation 40

Federal News Network

JANUARY 16, 2024

He said his company had tried other methods too, like transporting some shipments by rail or freight, but quickly abandoned them. “We Military movers, he said, need expertise in the market and “soft skills” to manage members’ expectations. We tried rail service back in the early 2000s, and it was a nightmare.

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Contract Transportation Transportation Price 117

Procurement Notes

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Examples of these causes are (1) acts of God or of the public enemy, (2) acts of the Government in either its sovereign or contractual capacity, (3) fires, (4) floods, (5) epidemics, (6) quarantine restrictions, (7) strikes, (8) freight embargoes, and (9) unusually severe weather. FAR 52.249-14(a).

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Government Government Price Contract 40

Bonfire

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Funding includes upgrades and maintenance of America’s passenger rail system and freight rail safety, but nothing for high-speed rail. $65 In addition to construction and repair, the funding also helps pay for transportation research at universities, funding for Puerto Rico’s highways, and “congestion relief” in American cities. $66

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Bidding Freight Transportation Transportation 52

Bonfire

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Funding includes upgrades and maintenance of America’s passenger rail system and freight rail safety, but nothing for high-speed rail. $65 In addition to construction and repair, the funding also helps pay for transportation research at universities, funding for Puerto Rico’s highways, and “congestion relief” in American cities. $66

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Bidding Tender Buyers Transportation 52

Procurement Notes

MARCH 16, 2023

Supply Chain Realignment Generally speaking, going into 2023, supply chains have significantly improved, alleviating some of the inflationary pressure caused by previous disruptions. ” [85] In March to April 2022, McKinsey & Co. 86] Hence, supply chain realignment is well underway.

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