We are pleased to present our new custom walnut finish. Great new look for the classics!  
We have had phenomenal response from end users on the beauty of these new finishes.  
The distressed white and walnut finish has been extremely popular this summer. |
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Shipping Rates to Rise again August 1 |
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There is a massive shortage of containers which are causing shipping rates to skyrocket. August 1st will see another rate increase although it is apparently not clear how much the freight increase will be. Some carriers are suggesting that another $500-$700 increase may be coming, on top of the $600 price increase in July and $500 increase in June. Below is an article on the ocean freight situation and how the US government may get involved. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Daily Fairplay News 18 Jun 2010
Senators seek stronger FMC
THE US Federal Maritime Commission might need more power to enforce contracts between carriers and exporters, according to two senators.
In a recent letter to FMC chairman Richard Lidinsky, Democrat Blanche Lincoln from Arkansas and Republican Saxby Chambliss from Georgia – leaders of the Senate Agriculture Committee – urged the agency to alleviate capacity shortages and frequent rate rises that US exporters report from foreign-flagged vessels.
Some exporters must wait for up to a month to secure space on an ocean carrier; the usual wait time is about a week, the lawmakers said, with box shortages in some parts of the country adding to the problem.
They requested that the agency assess its ability to ensure that carriers honour service contracts with shippers, “including the ability to penalise carriers for egregious practices,” their letter stated. “If you lack such tools, we would welcome a discussion of ways to potentially strengthen the commission’s authority with the carriers.”
Lidinsky told Fairplay this morning that the senators “put their fingers precisely on the issues” that earlier this year prompted an investigation, which will be released to Congress on 30 June.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We are doing everything in our power to negotiate the lowest shipping rates we can. A new article. |
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