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The commission will publish a final rule in the Federal Register on Aug. 27 requiring more information from petitioners.

Avocado supplies are expected to return to normal after a summer shortage sent prices skyrocketing in July. Prices spiked in mid-July due to imports of avocados from Peru and Mexico tightening. In addition, the summer avocado harvest from California growers was down this season because of a heatwave in 2018, industry professionals said. “Peru imports […]

The U.S. State Department’s Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation said it will move forward with the imposition of a second round of trade sanctions against Russia.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection said it will introduce “in the coming months” a new automated tool for importers and exporters to submit their electronic vessel manifest confidentiality requests to the agency.

Polaris New Energy is building a bunker barge to bring LNG to the growing number of cruise and cargo being powered with natural gas.

The Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) Rapid Response Subcommittee on Aug. 21 proposed that Customs and Border Protection (CBP) support a “Northern Triangle Trade and Job Promotion Act” to promote exports of apparel, agricultural products and other regional economic staples to the U.S. from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador. COAC is proposing the legislation, […]

John Fredriksen’s shipping companies are increasing their exposure to IMO 2020 market effects.

Container ship firm plans pledge to coincide with upcoming G7 summit in France.

China will impose additional tariffs on U.S. imports worth about $75 billion in response to a forthcoming fourth tranche of U.S. tariffs across about $262 billion worth of goods from China in annual import value, China’s State Council announced Aug. 23. Additional tariffs of 5% or 10% will be imposed in two batches on 5,078 […]

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Los Angeles and Long Beach seaport complex halted the illegal import of Chinese-made firearm parts valued at $378,225.

Due to recent pirate activity, the International Maritime Bureau has urged seafarers to remain vigilant and to report all suspicious activities to regional authorities and the IMB.

Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach plan further cooperation to ensure they are the “gateway of choice in North America.”

Fourth-largest ports operator sees tepid volume growth, but logistics provides offset.

An exclusive FreightWaves interview with Concordia Maritime CEO Kim Ullman on product-tanker fundamentals and IMO 2020 fallout.

The Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) on Aug. 21 approved a recommendation for Customs and Border Protection to allow carriers to assume liability for initial in-bond shipments, where the initial in-bond was applied in another mode. COAC also recommended to allow for confirmation of the appropriate arrival/export by the assuming carrier. Further, COAC recommended […]

Five container terminals in the Port of New York and New Jersey have increased rates in an update to their FMC agreement.

Using data from FreightWaves SONAR, economist Ibrahiim Bayaan writes about the state of the U.S. retail market and what is ahead for this key sector.

Truck wait times at ports of entry along the United States-Mexico border are up, from El Paso, Texas, to Otay Mesa, California. Industry professionals said the longer wait times are a combination of truckers spending more time waiting to load and unload freight at docks and intermodal facilities, as well as slower border inspection routines […]

Three Chinese businessmen and their companies involved in the manufacture and export of deadly fentanyl have been designated as violators of the Kingpin Act.

Sanguine outlook could flip, but retailers look well stocked ahead of peak season.