The nine-year construction project to deepen, widen, and essentially rebuild the Panama Canal finally concluded Sunday. Dignitaries from the central American country and around the world gathered to watch the first mountain-sized “Panamax” cargo container ships made their way through 50-mile long shortcut between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Supply Chain Changes A lot rests … Read more
Here is a special sneak preview of some of the stories you will find coming up on the Bahrns blog: After nine years and $5.4 billion, the Panama Canal upgrade is finally finished. We’ll tell you why it could change the way products, supplies and materials are moved in both the US and around the … Read more
RM2 International, a pallet manufacturer with offices in Luxembourg, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Canada, and Chatham, New Jersey in the United States, is offering a composite pallet that is stronger than customary polymer and wooden pallets. Called BLOCKPal™, the pallet is formed using a unique manufacturing process that includes a two-component polyurethane resin developed … Read more
The owner of a Brooklyn construction company is facing manslaughter and other criminal charges in connection with the death of one of his workers. A grand jury in New York returned the indictment against Salvatore Schirripa, 66, owner of the Bensonhurst-based J&M Metro General Contracting Corp. after one of his workers fell six stories to … Read more
Here is a special sneak preview of some of the stories you will find coming up on the Bahrns blog: Failing to provide essential safety equipment for your employees not can mean fines and penalties … it could also result in criminal prosecution. Just ask the owner of a Brooklyn construction company who is now … Read more
Online grocery shopping is one of those things that sounds like it would be a good business model. But it has yet to catch on among consumers in the US. Despite this, mega-companies like Amazon, Wal-Mart and others are doubling down on their efforts to convince US shoppers to surf for produce, canned goods, meats, … Read more
We have published a number of stories on the advantages and disadvantages of buying used equipment including forklifts and other warehouse products. One more category that you might want to consider buying used is container-handling equipment. Just like there are used car dealerships, there are companies that also offer used container equipment. These businesses have … Read more
Quick question: How do most of your products, supplies, and raw materials arrive at your warehouse, dock or business? If yours is like most businesses, pallets still provide the basis for many — if not most — of you incoming shipments. Despite the rise of robotic automated guided vehicles, inventory-taking drones, infrared radio frequency devices, … Read more
Here is a special sneak preview of some of the stories you will find coming up on the Bahrns blog: Now there’s a more affordable option to buying new container handling equipment: Used equipment is often cheaper, easier to use, and more convenient. We’ll tell you why … On paper, online grocery shopping sounds like … Read more
A Lansing, Illinois, commercial tank trailer company has been ordered to pay a former manager more than $190,000 in back wages and damages after he was demoted and eventually forced to resign for reporting dangerous safety violations. Polar Service Centers was the target of a US Occupational and Safety Administration investigation after a service manager … Read more
