WJ Byrnes & Co

WJ Byrnes & Co Since 1907, W.J. Byrnes' mission has been to deliver excellence in logistics through the highest quality services and efficiency for clients and ourselves. W.J.

Byrnes is a traditional customhouse brokerage and international freight forwarder. And as we've done since our founding, we deploy the latest technologies to produce high quality services and efficiencies for clients and for ourselves. We retain and reward an expert staff which is trained to provide the highest quality of personalized service; the staff are encouraged to be proactive as they seek

best practices and best solutions for our clients for their trade compliance and logistics needs. A top-down objective for the company is to be exceptionally current about on-going industry actions and to acquire up-to-date commodity specific knowledge to speak our clients' industry language and address their transactional needs. Byrnes will continue its close involvement with the global trade community and governmental agencies that shape the future direction of global trade.

Chinese President Xi Jinping presided over a high-level meeting that ended earlier Monday.
12/22/2015

Chinese President Xi Jinping presided over a high-level meeting that ended earlier Monday.

China’s leadership has mapped out an economic blueprint for next year that focuses on reducing industrial overcapacity, slashing costs for businesses, cutting unsold property inventory and fending off financial risks, a senior Chinese official said.

Truckload pricing grew 1.6 percent for the month compared to November 2014, the ninth consecutive monthly increase, acco...
12/18/2015

Truckload pricing grew 1.6 percent for the month compared to November 2014, the ninth consecutive monthly increase, according the latest Cass Truckload Linehaul Index.

Transportation intelligence analyst Cass Information Systems Inc. has previously attributed the continued the steady growth in rates, which have now increased in each of the last nine months, to higher contract rates, which have been steadily integra

The Cass Freight Index showed freight volumes held steady in November from a month earlier, while dropping from the same...
12/16/2015

The Cass Freight Index showed freight volumes held steady in November from a month earlier, while dropping from the same time a year ago.

The freight market showed signs of bottoming out in November, with volumes holding steady from a month earlier in a survey from Cass Information Systems Inc.

Shipping groups remain divided over how to reduce carbon emissions after being left out of the climate-change pact reach...
12/15/2015

Shipping groups remain divided over how to reduce carbon emissions after being left out of the climate-change pact reached over the weekend in Paris.

International shipping companies, left out of the Paris climate agreement, have yet to agree on a target to reduce the industry’s carbon emissions

Container cargo volume growth through U.S. ports will slow in 2016 as demand for American exports remains weak and U.S. ...
12/10/2015

Container cargo volume growth through U.S. ports will slow in 2016 as demand for American exports remains weak and U.S. retailers work through high inventories, according to a report by Moody’s Investors Service.

Container traffic will continue to grow, but at a slower rate, underpinning a stable outlook for U.S. ports, Moody’s Investors Service says in a report

Online shipping portal INTTRA said a survey of its customers found two-thirds expect disruption in the container shippin...
12/08/2015

Online shipping portal INTTRA said a survey of its customers found two-thirds expect disruption in the container shipping industry from a new requirement requiring containers have their weight verified and certified before being loaded onto ships.

The new verified gross mass regulations under the International Maritime Organization's Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) treaty go into effect July 1 of next year.

Logistics companies are under pressure from their customers to reduce emissions, said Stephen Flowers, president of Glob...
12/07/2015

Logistics companies are under pressure from their customers to reduce emissions, said Stephen Flowers, president of Global Freight Forwarding for UPS Supply Chain Solutions, speaking at the Cargo Logistics America conference Wednesday.

As the Paris climate talks spur corporations to pledge to reduce CO2 emissions, they’re putting pressure on the firms that transport their cargo to do the same.

Food banks are increasingly taking cues from the world of e-commerce on how to handle the surge in donations around the ...
12/03/2015

Food banks are increasingly taking cues from the world of e-commerce on how to handle the surge in donations around the holidays.

Until recently, many not-for-profit organizations didn’t have the resources or expertise to do the same, leaving large amounts of food wasted, officials with these groups say.

The bill caps a fierce lobbying battle over recent weeks by an array of groups, including port operators, trucking compa...
12/02/2015

The bill caps a fierce lobbying battle over recent weeks by an array of groups, including port operators, trucking companies, road builders and others that see the bill as their best chance to shift the regulatory and spending landscape.

A pilot program to lower the driving age for interstate truckers, along with railroad safety measures and grant spending on freight projects are among the add-ons to the $305 billion highway bill

The US has submitted new proposals on agricultural exporting state trading enterprises and on food aid, in the wake of a...
12/01/2015

The US has submitted new proposals on agricultural exporting state trading enterprises and on food aid, in the wake of a submission ten days ago by the EU, Brazil, and five other countries.

A slate of new agriculture proposals has revealed that WTO members have significantly different priorities for the organisation’s ministerial conference in Nairobi, Kenya, which is scheduled to begin in just under three weeks.

Trucking companies carried more freight in October than the month before, but freight volumes remained below where they ...
11/30/2015

Trucking companies carried more freight in October than the month before, but freight volumes remained below where they started in 2015, as retailers continue to deal higher-than-usual inventory levels.

The American Trucking Associations’ freight index inched upward in October, but growth slowed from previous months as high inventories cut into demand.

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