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Ward County Courthouse in Monahans, December 2009. The Permian Basin, home to Monahans and Midland-Odessa combined statistical area, is 250 miles (400 km) wide and 300 miles (480 km) long; Monahans is "The Center of the Permian Basin".
In 2011, Free Shipping Day became a billion-dollar shopping holiday with $1.072 billion in sales, [5] followed by $1.01 billion during Free Shipping Day 2012. [ 6 ] In 2013, Knowles changed the format of Free Shipping Day to only include merchants that could waive all minimum order requirements and guarantee delivery by Christmas Eve. [ 7 ]
Minor league baseball began in Monahans, Texas in 1937. The "Trojans" became charter members of the six–team, Class D level West Texas-New Mexico League.The Hobbs Drillers, Midland Cardinals, Odessa Oilers, Roswell Sunshiners and Wink Spudders joined Monahans in beginning league play on May 4, 1937.
Drop shipping is a form of retail business in which the seller accepts customer orders without keeping stock on hand. Instead, in a form of supply chain management, the seller transfers the orders and their shipment details either to the manufacturer, a wholesaler, another retailer, or a fulfillment house, which then ships the goods directly to the customer.
A typical Dutch coaster from the 1950s. In Europe, the main hub of short-sea shipping is Rotterdam, which is the largest European port, with Antwerp as a second. [citation needed] The Netherlands plays an important role in this, having developed a hybrid vessel designed to navigate the sea as well as the Rhine into the Ruhrgebiet.
On January 14, 2010, the case of FWC v. Jenkins in Boston struck down limits on wine shipments to Massachusetts. [4] Despite that ruling, wine shipments to Massachusetts were largely impossible until January 1, 2015, when direct shipping from wineries to consumers in Massachusetts of up to 12 cases per year became allowed by law.
The first USS Argus, originally named USS Merrimack, was a brig in the United States Navy commissioned in 1803. She enforced the Embargo Act of 1807 and fought in the First Barbary War – taking part in the blockade of Tripoli and the capture of Derna – and the War of 1812.
Houthi rebels in Yemen have increased attacks on shipping vessels since mid-November 2023. The blocking of Israeli-linked ships was in response to Israel's war on Gaza . [ 55 ] In January 2024, it was reported that Red Sea shipping volumes have dropped to 30% of normal levels due to Houthi intervention. [ 61 ]