Highlighting some of the modifications to the 40th Edition of the International Air Transport Association , the following was sited: 3.6.2.3 — Differences between biological …
Metric Requirements Delayed
The European Commission recently proposed an amendment to their metric directive calling for an extenuation of the deadline from the year 2000 to 2010. This …
Air Transport Violation Found
A Miami-based air transport company pleaded guilty to knowingly offering hazardous materials to an air carrier. The freight forwarder was accused of intentionally loading pallets …
And What If It Won‘t Close?
Containers manufactured to be United Nations (UN) or DOT certified must be accompanied by manufacturer specific Closure Instructions. These instructions indicate the process which a …
UPS Tightens Up On Hazardous Material Shipments
At a recent conference of the Hazardous Materials Advisory Council, the Hazardous Materials Systems Manager for UPS, Brad Cook, announced that UPS had begun a …
Asian Longhorn Beetle Results In Wood Rulemaking
Residents of Chicago‘s Ravenswood neighborhood now know the effects of infected wood entering the US. Wood pallets made in China have carried the unstopable Asian …