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Customs systems back online after outage at airports nationwide
U.S. Customs and Border Protection systems at airports nationwide encountered an unexpected outage Friday afternoon, leaving passengers waiting in extremely long lines, according to multiple…
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CBP to start live testing blockchain in IPR arena
Customs and Border Protection late this month will start live testing for blockchain’s applicability to intellectual property rights (IPR) enforcement, according to a document posted…
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How time charters offer window on bulk shipping sentiment
Time-charter rates can offer a clearer view on future sentiment than headline-grabbing spot rates.
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US-China row takes place at WTO
As the U.S.-China trade war intensified with the Trump administration announcing more tariffs, the two countries clashed in two disputes this week at the World…
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Commerce piles on the Entity List
The Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security subjects 17 overseas entities to stricter U.S. export licensing controls by adding them to the Entity List.
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ATA happy 53-foot containers dumped from tariff list
American Trucking Associations (ATA) praised the fact that 53-foot intermodal containers won’t be subject to the next round of Section 301 tariffs on China. The…
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Cathay Pacific CEO and its Chief Commercial Officer both resign their jobs with effect as of Monday
Rupert Hogg, CEO, and Paul Loo, Chief Customer and Commercial Officer, have both quit their jobs at Cathay Pacific. The company has appointed two replacements.
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Vancouver’s record mid-year report can’t hide trade turbulence
Canada’s largest port saw increases in tonnage and containers during the first half of 2019, but individual cargo types painted a more complicated picture.
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Cass predicts economic contraction after eighth consecutive month of shipping declines
The July Cass Information Systems Inc. Freight Shipments Index sounded dire warnings for an economic contraction following the eighth consecutive month of negative year-over-year numbers.
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International competition and trade uncertainty weigh on U.S. rail volumes for grain
Competition from other grain-producing countries weigh on U.S. grain exports – and on U.S. rail volumes for grain.
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