Unique Logistics International - Atl

08/05/2016

ULI employees enjoy National Watermelon Day

07/26/2016

A great week with Chris Sun from ULI - Shanghai

07/20/2016

11/04/2015

It’s National Candy Day! Humans have been eating candies and sweet confections for thousands of years. The ancient Egyptians preserved nuts and fruits in honey, and the Aztecs and Mayans consumed chocolate during religious rituals as early as 300 AD.

Today, there are thousands of different types of candy, all with their own unique history. For example, did you know that Tootsie Rolls were created by Leo Hirshfield of New York in 1896? He named them after his daughter, who was nicknamed "Tootsie." The average American eats twenty-five pounds of candy each year. That may seem like a lot, but the average person in Denmark eats thirty-six pounds each year!

Whether you like chocolate, caramels, hard candy, or marzipan, treat yourself to something delicious to celebrate National Candy Day!

10/30/2015

Happy Halloween from ULI

08/24/2015

Happy National Waffle Day

What's your favorite??

08/13/2015

Amazon's latest plans for delivery drones
Amazon discussed in further detail its plans to create and deploy delivery drones at a NASA conference in Mountain View, Calif. last week. The online retailer laid out a blueprint outlining its plans to implement drones, which include a variety of safety measures and precautions the company said it will incorporate. The drones must be traceable, and operate in a narrow, low-altitude band, Amazon Vice President Guy Kimchi, who heads the company’s drone-delivery division said. Drones would remain within 400 feet of the ground and high speed drones would stay between 200 and 400 feet from the ground, while slower drones would fly below them. In addition, drones would have sensors to detect birds and other objects, and vehicles would have to be able to communicate while in flight to avoid collisions. Kimchi also said the drones' locations would be filed in a centralized computer system and a database would be developed for drone users to be made aware of flight hazards. NASA is launching its own drone testing next month over unpopulated areas, but is far from testing anything close to Amazon's vision of flying drones over urban areas, according to a report from the MIT Technology Review. The FAA proposed new rules in February for unmanned aircraft systems. A few of the regulations included unmanned aircraft systems must be less than 55 pounds, operate during daylight hours only, maintain a visual line of site, and operate at a maximum altitude of 500 feet with a maximum speed of 100 miles per hour.

05/14/2015

Unique Rib Cook-Off

05/04/2015

Congratulations Chris Self - Employee of the Quarter!!

05/01/2015

Cargo hand in hold could have kept job, averted probe had if he not panicked
HAD sleeping cargo worker Willa Junior had not panicked when he woke in pitch darkness with engines roaring inflight in the cargo hold of a Boeing 737-900 operated by Alaska Airlines and completed the journey to Los Angeles (LAX) one could argue that the carrier could have mitigated intense government and media scrutiny.
Continuing to LAX, the cargo worker could have continued use of his lie flat "bed," relaxed and used his phone for light or even to tap into flight 448's Wi-Fi program, reported Minnesota Connected. Instead, his frantic pounding on the ceiling caught the attention of first class passengers as well as two air marshals, and forced the aircraft to turn around and make an emergency landing at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, just 14 minutes into its journey.
The flight was met by scores of Seattle Transport Security Administration (TSA) and local law enforcement personnel and cost the airline thousands of dollars in wasted fuel. Alaska Airlines responded by banning the employee Willa for life from working on any of its cargo operations. According to airline cargo experts travelling in the cargo bin of a passenger aircraft is not nearly as daunting as one might think. Consider that a major airline such as United ships 130,000 pets a year using that same cargo bin, with a failure rate that is infinitesimal. Moreover, Boeing aircraft are designed to provide a steady, heated air flow to the front cargo bin, generated from the same system serving the passenger cabin. It will be a bit colder, with factory specification calling for a temperature range of 45-65 degrees Fahrenheit.
The bin is also pressurized to an 8,000 foot altitude which would be dry, and safe. The cargo bin entrance is only 35 inches high by 48 inches wide, but more than 20 feet in length. Pets in crates and cargo packages would likely be scattered about. Had the employee kept his wits about him and completed the flight when the door opened at LAX, the employee would have startled baggage handlers but they would have quickly noticed his uniform and visible airline identification. It's likely the incident would have missed the national spotlight and begun as an internal company investigation. Instead, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), TSA and airport officials have begun a full-scale investigation.

11/11/2014

Thank you to all our veterans, past and preset, who have served our country and kept us safe.

10/24/2014

Unique Sales Team at AMA Ports and Flag Event