American Shipper

   The U.S. and Mexican governments recently announced a mutual recognition arrangement that will strengthen collaboration between U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) and Mexico’s Tax Administration Service’s New Certified Companies Scheme (NEEC).    CBP spent more than two years reviewing Mexico’s trusted trader program to make sure it measures up […]

   U.S. Customs and Border Protection has apparently shelved its latest attempt to undermine the First Sale privilege, to the relief of importers.    The First Sale rule, which has been upheld by federal courts, allows a company to base the value of an imported finished good for duty determination on the cost of the […]

   “Hey you, get off of my cloud,” Mick Jagger admonishes in the Rolling Stones’ 1967 hit song.    The tone of the song was clear: Mick and the boys were tired of people’s expectations of them. How apropos that most supply chain managers these days are sick of hearing about the cloud itself.   […]

   In February and April 2011 Kentucky Fuel Corp. entered into contracts with Celtic Marine for the transport of coal by barge from terminals in Kentucky and West Virginia to New Orleans and Darrow, La. James C. Justice Cos. guaranteed obligations KFC owed to Celtic Marine.    There were agreements for additional freight and stevedoring, […]

   First State Depository provides shipping and other services for coins and special metals. It shipped product with UPS. Its insurers alleged 27 of First State’s shipments worth $150,000 were lost or stolen by UPS or its employees during an eight-week period in 2012.    When the insurers brought state law claims against UPS in […]

On Second Thought with Tom Nightingale    This is not another piece on the impending capacity shortage. We have read a lot about that already. What this article is about, however, is transportation procurement events, and the most direct and effective way to deal with them. Procurement events are not new; neither are the professionals […]

  Well, it’s another peak shipping season and wouldn’t you know it, we’ve got labor strife again at U.S. ports putting the business community on edge leading up to the most crucial sales period of the year for retailers.    Two years ago, stalled dock labor negotiations on the East Coast appeared to be destined […]

As FedEx, UPS switch to dimensional pricing, are shippers’ transportation management systems ready?

Frustration builds among shippers as SoCal ports struggle to get cargo off docks by truck, rail.

International traders that don’t get onboard new U.S. Customs system risk being left at the station.

Changes in Lumber Liquidators’ product portfolio brings supply chain challenges.

Canaveral officials hope to connect cargo dock with the FEC Railway.

Economic group hires classification society to study natural gas applications for vessels.

Teamsters pull unionization petition one day before scheduled vote.

Rising costs force integrator to raise fees by as much as 5%.

The carrier saw a volume rise of 12 percent compared to Q3 2013.

FAS has initiated a new fee structure to be charged for coverage under the CCC’s Export Credit Guarantee Program.

APL says it will realign network to facilitate smooth cargo flow through the U.S. West Coast.

MOL: Cargo volumes to Asia showed weak growth; north-south trades see “substantial downswing”

Compared to September 2013, average pricing is up by $0.12.