A powerful winter storm swept across Colorado on Friday, forcing the state Department of Transportation to close portions of Interstate 70 and Interstate 25. The National Weather Service said snow was falling at 2 inches an hour on the Eastern Plains. Transportation spokeswoman Becky Navarro said Friday eastbound I-70 was closed from Aurora to Limon and a ramp has been closed on Interstate 25 in Denver because of numerous accidents. “There are a lot of areas on the Front Range where there is very poor visibility,” she said. The largest snow total Friday morning was 18 inches in Pinecliff west of Denver. Jim Kalina of the National Weather Service said another foot of snow was expected in some areas along the Front Range before the storm moves out on Saturday. A blizzard warning was issued through Saturday for northeastern Colorado
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Due to current weather conditions and upcoming forecasts in the Pacific Northwest, most if not all carriers are at very limited operational capacity or closed all together. Our partner’s Management, Dispatchers, and Drivers will make the best decisions within their scope of available resources and equipment and keep safety as the top priority. Service delays and backlogs are expected in most cases for shipments in transit to or from the Pacific Northwest or scheduled but not yet picked up. Some carriers may operate in the “commercial zone” and avoid “outlying areas” however we should not expect that if a shipment is picked up today that it will travel to destination on time. CWW Seattle office is at limited staff. Current forecasts show freezing temperatures until around Thursday at 3pm.
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On October 21, 2011, H.R. 2832 was signed into law, changing the merchandise processing fee (MPF) rate for formal entries from 0.21% (.0021) to 0.3464% (.003464), with an effective date of October 1, 2011.
The minimum and maximum fees of $25 and $485 respectfully did not change.
Effective November 5, 2011, Customs & Border Protection changed their software to allow the broker to submit the new MPF rate for summaries that have a duty computation date of October 1, 2011 and later.
For entries filed on or after October 1, 2011 and before the system changes on November 5, 2011, Customs will bill the importer for any increases that equal more than $20.
If you have any questions, please contact Dee Jones, Vice President of Trade Services at dee.jones@craneww.com or your local Crane Worldwide representative.
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June 20, 2011- Houston, TX- Crane Worldwide Logistics, a full service air, ocean, trucking, customs brokerage, and logistics company, is proud to announce the development and launch of a new iPhone application designed to put control of their customer’s supply chain at their fingertips in a user friendly format. Simply enter your shipping information and receive the up to the minute shipment status of your air or ocean shipments. The CraneMobile track and trace milestones provide important shipment details, such as “Confirmed on Board”, “Customs Release”, and “Delivered” allowing for full transparency to the shipments in a customer’s global supply chain.
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The Pier Pass Program at the port of Long Beach has announced its first increase since 2006. Effective July 4th 2011 the rate will increase to $60.00/TEU or $120.00/40FT. The Clean Truck Program Fee will be $70.00/TEU or $140.00/40FT. Thank you for your understanding.
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Crane Worldwide Logistics and President John Magee were featured in the May, 2011 issue of Smart Business Houston Magazine.
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May 3, 2011 – Chelmsford, MA. – Kewill (LSE: KWL), a leading provider of global trade and logistics software, today announced that Crane Worldwide Logistics has reached another milestone in their aggressive growth plans to become the premiere logistics service provider. The company was founded in 2008 and has grown aggressively to over a quarter of a billion dollars in turnover ($252M), with the goal of exceeding half a billion ($600M) by 2012.
Crane Worldwide Logistics is committed to developing and implementing supply chain solutions that will greatly enhance their customers’ competitiveness in this ever-changing global arena and Kewill Forwarding is the key platform on which this success is built….
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Global terrorism and cargo security threats have had a great effect on the air cargo industry in recent years. As a company that has a great deal at stake in the air freight business, it is important for us to understand the security and regulatory landscape so we can both thrive in the current environment, but also be able to adapt to future requirements…
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