NEW YORK -- Asia’s peak shipping season kicked off with pilot strikes, rate
increases and reports of tight space conditions in some areas, particularly in
regions that route cargo through transit hubs.
A strike by Polar Air Cargo pilots is expected to last through the peak season
and cut freighter capacity out of Shanghai, Hong Kong, Japan
and Korea,
said Trans Global Logistics USA, a major freight forwarder. Japan
Airlines and Asiana immediately imposed rate increases after the strike was announced Sept. 16. The full impact of the strike is expected
to hit toward the end of the month, TGL said.
Carriers are also hiking fuel surcharges by as much as 67 cents per kilogram.
ST. PETERSBURG, FL -- Jabil Circuit Inc. yesterday reported
net earnings rose 59% on a 25% jump in sales for its fiscal fourth
quarter. Jabil, a top-tier electronics manufacturing services provider,
said net income was $70.5
million, in the August quarter, and revenue was $2.04 billion.
Proprietary technology from Interface Sciences Corp. uses
dense molecular arrangement on the nanoscale in addition to the use of
unconventional molecules.
Dr. Damon Brink, ISC's chief science and
technology officer said, the concept "leads to a
stronger, more reliable product at a fraction of the cost, while
enabling low-cost resin and material systems to be used in
high-performance boards assembled with lead-free solder."
The firm said the solution mediates problems stemming from the use of lead-free solders.
Interface Sciences is an
early-stage nanotechnology commercialization company holding platform
technologies that were developed by a major government laboratory. The
company's emphasis is on materials and surface innovation at the
nanoscale.
WASHINGTON -- The head of the electronics industry's leading trade group, Dave McCurdy, this month asked Congress for consistent regulatory definitions of key recycling terms and a strict definition of the scope of covered products.
In remarks to the House subcommittee on environment and hazardous materials, McCurdy said it is "critical" that the primary driver is the marketplace, and "not broad mandates and increased regulation."
WASHINGTON– The U.S. tech sector added nearly 190,000 jobs over the past 18 months, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Between January 2004 and June 2005, employment in the tech sector reached 5.72 million, up 3.4% during that time.
BERG, SWITZERLAND -- Alphasem Co. Ltd. has relocated its die-attach operations in China from Shenzhen to a larger premises in Suzhou.
The company,
also makes die sort systems for semiconductor production, generates
about 75% of its sales in Asia.
The company founded the subsidiary three years ago, in Shenzhen.
The Suzhou plant will employ 30 workers, a number which the company said will increase significantly in the future.
STRATHAM, NH – Vitronics Soltec has named Erik Tobiason president, replacing Jeroen Schmits, who was named head of Universal Instruments last month.
Vitronics and Universal are subsidiaries of Dover Technologies. Tobiason was president of Graphics Microsystems Inc., also a Dover Corp. subsidiary.