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President Biden announced that the Port of Los Angeles will operate around the clock and major companies including Walmart, UPS and FedEx would expand their working hours to relieve growing backlogs in the global supply chains that deliver goods to the United States. The moves would almost double the number of hours that the Port...
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The NY/NJ Foreign Freight Forwarders & Brokers Association, Inc., recently awarded its 2021 Captain of Industry Award to WB Skinner President Bill Skinner. According to the Association, this annual award is bestowed on an individual “who has steadily and generously given their knowledge, time and commitment to the Association.” “As a long-time member and supporter...
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I hope you will join me, our entire WB Skinner staff, and many distinguished industry guests at the NYNJFFFBA Annual Dinner Cruise, September 23rd. We will board the Aqua Azul for a fun-filled excursion around New York Harbor featuring an open bar, hors d’oeuvres, dinner and dessert! As a long-time member and supporter of the...
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In lieu of their annual dinner gala in 2020, the New York/New Jersey Foreign Freight Forwarders & Brokers Association (NYNJFFF&BA) printed and sold a keepsake member directory, donating a portion of the proceeds to The Seamen’s Church Institute (SCI). In May 2021, NYNJFFF&BA Executive Director, Michele Farrell, and Bill Skinner, President, presented SCI with a...
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Please join Entry India and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey for a webinar with WB Skinner’s President Bill Skinner and other representatives from the freight forwarding community on Wednesday, June 30 at 6:30 AM EDT. The webinar will provide information about Port of New York and New Jersey facilities, services and...
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In case you missed The Journal of Commerce Online, JOC.com article on NY-NJ port terminals upping capacity amid import wave, we wanted to share it here. WB Skinner’s President Bill Skinner was quoted heavily in it regarding the delays caused by the import surge and optimism for normalcy. “Marine terminals in the Port of New York...
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2020 was a year like no other for our industry, our nation and our world. The COVID pandemic has impacted every participant in our industry’s supply chain, changing how and where we work, and forcing us to continually adapt, change and innovate. At the same time, we’re trying to protect our staff, our families, and...
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The annual in-person dinner event is being transformed into a Tribute to all Essential Workers through your support of the 2021 Persons of the Year Directory. We want to take a moment to thank our amazing frontline workers: Thank you for all the effort and strength you’ve given us over the course of this pandemic. From the...
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