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- April 14, 2022
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Scam Hits Buyers of Ocean Shipping Containers; Global Trade to Fall this Year, WTO Says; Amazon Warehouse Injuries Higher than Average, Union Report Says; The New Kroger Supply |
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That is about the cost for a new ocean shipping container as advertised as coming from S Jones Containers – one of the oldest and most well-respected container firms. If accurate, that would actually be well below the current market price, a price which keeps rising with higher costs for steel. So companies, especially smaller ones in need of a container, might be very tempted to acquire what appears to be a container at a steep discount. One big problem, as you probably have guessed: the container offer is a scam. "We'r getting calls from people who believe they’ve have bought a container from S Jones, only to find out there’s no record of them on our system and they’ve been scammed out of thousands of pounds,” said a manager at the company. The manager added that “We advise people to be very cautious when making payments, and do as many background checks as they can before sending any money.” |
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| That is the share of warehouse worker injuries in the US that occurred at Amazon facilities, much higher than the 33% of US warehouse employees that work for Amazon. That according to a report from published Tuesday by the Strategic Organizing Center (SOC), a coalition of four labor unions. While the SOC clearly has an agenda, it says the results come from analysis of 2021 injury data that Amazon submitted to the Labor Department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Also, according to the report, Amazon reported 6.8 serious injuries for every 100 of its warehouse workers. By comparison, other warehouses reported 3.3 serious injuries for every 100 workers, the report said. In the past when faced with similar data, Amazon has questioned the definition of “serious injuries." This year, an Amazon spokesperson said "While we still have more work to do and won't be satisfied until we are excellent when it comes to safety, we continue to make measurable improvements in reducing injuries and keeping employees safe." |
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That is the order minimum for a restaurant to receive free next day delivery of foods and ingredients from grocery chain Kroger in a test program being held in the Dallas area. The new Kroger Restaurant Supply offers "competitive wholesale pricing" by the case or individual unit to restaurants for delivery seven days a week, the company says. Kroger has positioned its new business unit as a supplier for smaller and independent restaurants, providing set prices and frequent delivery options for companies that may be unable to meet order minimums and fixed supply schedules that many traditional food service companies require. It appears Kroger wants to use its growing expertise in on-line orders for regular consumers to grab a share of the wholesale market too. |
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That is the forecast for price-adjusted total global trade growth in 2022, according to a report this week from the World Trade Organization (WTO). That compares with 9.8% growth in 2021, though that came off very weak trade numbers in 2020 due to the pandemic. Part of the reason for shrinking global trade growth is expectations for a weak global economy, which the WTO says will grow just 2.8% this year, below the 3% average between 2010 and 2019. But another key factor is of course the trade disruptions in essential goods due to the Ukraine war and also lockdowns in China that “are again disrupting seaborne trade,” the WTO notes. Asian countries China, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan are all reporting declines in March trade volumes.
