The government of Jamaica announced Tuesday that the World Bank has agreed to provide technical assistance in respect of preparing a master plan to create a Caribbean logistics hub in anticipation of completion of the Panama Canal Expansion Project in 2015.
Third-party logistics company Leading Edge Logistics recently announced the acquisition of Horizon International Shipping of Miami and San Juan, a non-vessel owning common carrier (NVOCC), joining Leading Edge Logistics’ Puerto Rico division LEL Caribe.
Members of the Puerto Rico Farm Bureau, which represents a cross-section of the island’s agriculture sector, met with members of the U.S. Government Accountability Office in Hato Rey Thursday to lay out the reasons why the island should be exempt from Jones Act provisos.
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