We would like to inform you that carriers will implement the following General Rate Increase (GRI) for all dry, reefer, non-operative reefer, flat rack and open-top containers from East Asia to all USA and Canada destinations, as set out below. The amounts of the surcharge are as follows and are applicable to both dry and reefer shipments:
Effective: June 1st, 2018 (date of cargo receipt at origin) Scope: East Asia to USA and Canada
USD 850 per 20’ standard container
USD 1000 per 40’ standard container
USD 1125 per 40’ high cube container
USD 1266 per 45’ container
East Asia is defined as being the countries of Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, China (PRC), Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Indonesia, The Philippines and Russian Pacific Coast Provinces.
If you have any questions regarding this information, please contact your local sales representative or Logistics Plus at 866.LOG.PLUS (within Canada and United States). We thank you for your business and look forward to continually serving your global transportation needs.
We hope you’re free next Monday evening, May 7, to join LP employees Tim Scharf, Ryan McGregor, Kelly Dempsey, and Owen Rader (Holly‘s husband) at the Brewerie for the city’s first-ever indoor bicycle race. They’ll be racing against world-class cyclist Mario Mazza – seriously don’t ask how they got roped into this one – but they really need a cheering section. The night will be a lot of fun and everyone there will have a chance to win two passes to Buffalo’s Skyride with an overnight stay at the Westin Hotel.
This is not a fundraiser – it’s a happy hour for good friends to get together, enjoy some craft beer and build awareness for Lake Erie Cyclefest.
Exemptions for the EU, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, South Korea, Canada, and Mexico have for steel imports have now been extended.
Exemptions for the EU, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, and Mexico have for aluminum imports have now been extended.
For steel: |May 1, 2018 through May 31, 2018: All countries of origin except Canada, Mexico, Australia, Argentina, South Korea, Brazil and member countries of the European Union (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom).
As of June 1, 2018: All countries of origin except Argentina, Australia, Brazil, and South Korea.
For aluminum: May 1, 2018 through May 31, 2018: All countries of origin except Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Australia, Brazil and member countries of the European Union (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom).
As of June 1, 2018: All countries of origin except Argentina, Australia, and Brazil.
South Korea’s exemption has not been extended for aluminum, so they are now subject to 232 Tariffs for aluminum.
The Logistics Plus Turkey Team successfully delivered 13 brewery tanks to a factory in downtown Izmir, Turkey. Dimensions for this project cargo were 9 units of 22.00m x 6.66m x 6.82m each 31 tons, and 4 units of 20.00m x 5.11m x 5.25m each 24 tons.
The project required significant engineering and precision. 13 brewery tanks; 12 nights; 4 police cars; 4 escort cars; 2 bucket trucks; and a total of 42 people all in one convoy! Traffic lights, closed-circuit televisions, and tags on the route all had to be removed, and electricity had to be cut throughout the route for safe transportation. The route was to a downtown location, so the movement required accurate planning across several divisions.
We’d like to thank all who contributed in this great project. Here is a video showcasing some photographs from this project.
On Friday, April 13th, 2018, Logistics Plus held its first annual employee talent show. The turnout for this inaugural event was fantastic and the display of talent was equally impressive. Thank you to Mike Callan for handling the MC duties and providing some great comedic relief. Thank you to our talented participants, which included Bethe Carlson (vocals), Tim Scharf (guitar and vocals), Ryan McGregor (guitar), Garrett Bowden (poetry/rap), and Stacy Rabat (vocals). Also, thank you to our judging panel of Gary Pacheco, Emily Grein, Cassie Nagle, and Molly Schoullis. Lastly, thank you to Tracy White and Heidi Smith for organizing the event. Here is a post-event message from Jim and an abbreviated highlight video.
“Dear Mike, Cassie, Tim, Bethe, Ryan, Garrett, Stacy, Gary, Emily, Molly, Tracy, Heidi … Thanks for making our first Annual LP Talent Show such a great success. I was very pleased at the turnout (and Marty did his usual great job at taking care of us in the concourse) and I am sure that because of last night’s performance, next year will be even bigger and better! Bethe, thanks for being our unofficial music director (besides rocking Janis etc. I was HOPING you’d do her when I heard you sing your first notes of your first song). Awesome! Ryan, great guitar work. (and I bet your singing is not as bad as you are claiming. Next year ?) Tim, loved the selections and the performance. Gary was right, that they were unique selections and you did a great job with them. Garrett, you know I’m not a big fan of rap, but your song was very well written and of course you did a great job with it (but who the f— is Scotty Chase? ?) Stacy, what can I say? You are special. And even though dumbass Gary did not know your second song, it is one of my favorite old time songs, and you nailed it. Special. Gary, thanks for being the spokesman of the judges (and you’re right, first time you’ve probably heard Tim speak since he’s been there). You made the job for the other judges easy ?. Emily, way to buck up your teammate, Stacy. Lucky you—getting to hear her singing at her desk every day. Cassie, WTF? At work you’re the cheerleader. Last night you didn’t say a sound. Shoulda kicked Pacheco in the junk! Molly, glad you got to meet (for the very first time) a bunch of our folks. You were the newbie there. Glad you joined the fun. Tracy and Heidi, thanks for making this happen. And Mike, terrific job, bud. I know how hard that is and you did great. (the highlight for me is when you called your Grandma a b— with your Mom sitting at the table next to me ?) (BTW, when you said that, I think I heard her say, “that ungrateful bastard!”) And thanks to everyone who came and helped make it a memorable night. I know we will never look at Bethe and Ryan and Tim and Garrett and Stacy the same again. SO MUCH TALENT (besides just moving freight ?). Next year, hope the rest of you can make it. You missed a great time. Onward!” — JB
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On Friday, April 13th, 2018, Logistics Plus held its first annual employee talent show. The turnout for this inaugural event was fantastic and the display of talent was equally impressive. Thank you to 
“Dear Mike, Cassie, Tim, Bethe, Ryan, Garrett, Stacy, Gary, Emily, Molly, Tracy, Heidi … Thanks for making our first Annual LP Talent Show such a great success. I was very pleased at the turnout (and Marty did his usual great job at taking care of us in the concourse) and I am sure that because of last night’s performance, next year will be even bigger and better! Bethe, thanks for being our unofficial music director (besides rocking Janis etc. I was HOPING you’d do her when I heard you sing your first notes of your first song). Awesome! Ryan, great guitar work. (and I bet your singing is not as bad as you are claiming. Next year ?) Tim, loved the selections and the performance. Gary was right, that they were unique selections and you did a great job with them. Garrett, you know I’m not a big fan of rap, but your song was very well written and of course you did a great job with it (but who the f— is Scotty Chase? ?) Stacy, what can I say? You are special. And even though dumbass Gary did not know your second song, it is one of my favorite old time songs, and you nailed it. Special. Gary, thanks for being the spokesman of the judges (and you’re right, first time you’ve probably heard Tim speak since he’s been there). You made the job for the other judges easy ?. Emily, way to buck up your teammate, Stacy. Lucky you—getting to hear her singing at her desk every day. Cassie, WTF? At work you’re the cheerleader. Last night you didn’t say a sound. Shoulda kicked Pacheco in the junk! Molly, glad you got to meet (for the very first time) a bunch of our folks. You were the newbie there. Glad you joined the fun. Tracy and Heidi, thanks for making this happen. And Mike, terrific job, bud. I know how hard that is and you did great. (the highlight for me is when you called your Grandma a b— with your Mom sitting at the table next to me ?) (BTW, when you said that, I think I heard her say, “that ungrateful bastard!”) And thanks to everyone who came and helped make it a memorable night. I know we will never look at Bethe and Ryan and Tim and Garrett and Stacy the same again. SO MUCH TALENT (besides just moving freight ?). Next year, hope the rest of you can make it. You missed a great time. Onward!” — JB