Posted on 12/21/2012 2:10:39 PM PST by Wisconsinlady
The container carriers and port operators, represented by the U.S. Marine Alliance, want to cap the royalties at 2011 levels, saying they've morphed into a huge expense, totally unrelated to their original purpose, which hurts the industry's competitiveness as it tries to keep up with new technology. The alliance says the royalty payments now amount to a bonus averaging $15,500 annually for East Coast workers who already earn more than $50 per hour.
(Excerpt) Read more at blog.gulflive.com ...
Can’t you ship via Texas?
Mile 105 or 135...midstream...ugh..it’s been a while but I remember the long nights.
“A lot of containers are not just imported TVs, I import thousands and am not a wholesaler or a retailer. A lot of mine are DOD personal property shipments for military families.”
Don’t those shipments go both ways?
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