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UPS holiday rush is fueled by technology with local roots
When Keith Short began delivering packages for UPS in Glen Burnie 23 years ago, he used bulky pads of paper to track parcels and pens that froze in the cold. Today, Short scans packages on and off his truck with a handheld computer that tells him what...
Tags: Christmas, Glen Burnie, Throw Pillows, Home and Garden Products, FedEx Corporation
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Contract talks between dockworkers, management break down
Talks have broken down between the union representing nearly 15,000 East Coast and Gulf longshoremen and the group representing shippers and port operators, with little more than a week to go before their contract expires.
Meeting Tuesday in Newark, N.J....Tags: Unions, National Retail Federation, International Longshore and Warehouse Union, Port of Baltimore, Machine Manufacturing
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Federal mediators to try to restart talks with dockworkers
Federal mediators will attempt to restart stalled contract talks between the union representing 14,500 East and Gulf coast dockworkers and the group representing their employers in an effort to avert the first strike in 35 years. A strike would clot...
Tags: Unions, American Apparel, Hampton Roads, Tampa, Work Relations
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Albert C. Haeger, broker
Albert C. Haeger, a veteran customhouse broker and freight forwarder who owned and operated the old William H. Masson Inc. brokerage, died Aug. 3 of pancreatic cancer at his Bel Air home. He was 85.
The son of a merchant marine engineer and a homemaker,...Tags: Investment Service, Boca Raton, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Manhattan (New York City), Toyota Motor Corp.
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Gas tax hike would hurt truckers, Md. economy
With the stunning end to Maryland's General Assembly, many have opined of the need to raise the gas tax in the anticipated special session ("Baltimore gets stranded," April 17). Supporters state that the "business community" overwhelmingly favors such...Tags: Commuting, Highway Transportation, Baltimore Red Line, Transportation, Maryland Department of Transportation
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Good morning, Baltimore: Need to know for Tuesday
WEATHER
Today's forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies and a high around 51 degrees. The low temperature is expected to be around 38 degrees tonight.
TRAFFIC
Here are today's morning traffic issues.
OCCUPY BALTIMORE
Follow Justin Fenton on Twitter to...Tags: Maryland State Police, Traffic, Inner Harbor, Demonstration, Baltimore County
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FedEx predicts busiest shipping day in its history
On a day expected to be the busiest in FedEx's 40-year history, Diane Maleski got to work extra early — at 4:30 a.m. That was long before the first trucks arrived from the airport bearing parcels that would be piled onto conveyor belts, sorted by...Tags: Christmas, Consumers, Vehicles, eBay Inc., UPS Inc.
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Baltimore vs. Norfolk: A tale of two ports
It was just one headline among many of its kind in The Baltimore Sun during the 1980s and 1990s: "Baltimore loses round to Va."
The 1995 article noted that the shipping giant Maersk Lines was ending its service between South America and the port of...Tags: Panama, John Martin, Hampton Roads, Music, Bob McDonnell
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Ehrlich objects to port deal
Sun reportersGov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. said yesterday that he was concerned that a state-owned company in the United Arab Emirates could gain control of some operations at the port of Baltimore - the highest-ranking Maryland official to weigh in on what has ballooned...Tags: Laws, Justice System, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., Peter T. King, National Security
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Scrutiny of foreign deals urged
Sun ReporterPresident Bush is coming under growing pressure to toughen the government's scrutiny of future transactions, as the furor continues over an Arab firm's purchase of some U.S. port operations, including in Baltimore. Lawmakers in both parties are advancing...Tags: Justice System, Laws, George Mason, Andrew Lewis, National Security
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U.S. trade imbalance stretches ability to store cargo in Baltimore, other ports
Sun StaffFor executives like Tom Matte, the huge U.S. trade imbalance presents a constant shell game. A senior manager for an international auto handler, Matte must find storage space for hundreds of Hondas arriving in the bellies of hulking cargo ships from...Tags: Christmas, Imports, Trade Balance, Bentley, China
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A new chief at port's helm
Sun StaffState officials promised a new era of cooperation in announcing the appointment yesterday of F. Brooks Royster III as director of the port of Baltimore, but the longtime maritime industry executive comes into the job mindful of the messy public spat...Tags: Business Trips, Cruise Line Ports, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., Jim White, Vehicles
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