The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is issuing a proposed rule to establish new required health warnings for cigarette packages and advertisements, which would apply to imports, the agency said. The proposed rule would implement a provision of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act requiring FDA to issue regulations requiring color graphics depicting […]
Golden Ocean could be a trendsetter, buying a stake in a marine-fuel operation to offset IMO 2020 price and availability risks.
Customs and Border Protection and the Treasury Department on August 15 issued a final rule to impose import restrictions on certain archaeological material from Algeria. Effective immediately, the rule amends CBP regulations to add Algeria to the list of countries that have a bilateral agreement with the U.S. to impose cultural property import restrictions. A […]
The CEO of Maersk says the impact from the U.S.-China tariffs and trade tensions on global trade has been quite manageable.”
West Coast sees slower import volumes as service changes and market downturn take toll.
Truck wait times on the Mexican side of the Otay Mesa port of entry have jumped as the inspection process lengthens, leaving trucks backed up for hours, said officials in Mexico. “Both Mexican and American customs are spending more time reviewing the trucks – with wait times between four and four and one-half hours,” said […]
Asia-U.S. container rates are still not showing peak-season strength, but optimism remains.
The interagency Trade Policy Staff Committee (TPSC) is accepting comments and will hold a hearing to help inform the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative’s (USTR) annual report to Congress on China’s compliance with its World Trade Organization (WTO) commitments, USTR announced in a Federal Register notice published August 14. The public hearing will be […]
The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is seeking public comment on the commercial impacts of the proposed addition of five chemical families to Schedule 1 of the “Annex on Chemicals” to the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), BIS said in a Federal Register notice published August 13. The CWC is an international arms control treaty […]
Evergreen Marine reports a second quarter profit and says it will add 23,000 TEU ultra-large containerships to its fleet.
Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are those of John McCown and not American Shipper or FreightWaves. The Cato Institute took issue with my recent commentary on the flaws in a 40-page study by a consultant concluding that container rates to Puerto Rico would decline 88.9% if there were no Jones Act. In […]
Transfix chief operating officer Lily Shen has added president to her title. The digital freight marketplace announced Shen’s promotion on August 14. Prior to joining New York City-based Transfix about two years ago, Shen spent nearly 20 years in Silicon Valley. She was the executive director of mobility and advanced technology for IDEO for a […]
Hyundai Merchant Marine, South Korea’s largest container carrier, said it had a smaller loss in the second quarter this year than in the same period in 2018.
Can listed shipping shares break out of their slump before the U.S.-China trade dispute is resolved?
Major U.S. drayage carrier sees Southeast ports as areas of growth in freight.
Customs and Border Protection is publishing a proposed rule to require customs brokers to collect certain information from importers to enable the brokers to verify the identity of importers, including nonresident importers, CBP said. Only a limited amount of information currently is required for customs brokers to receive power of attorney (POA), according to CBP. […]
The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to update standards for hydrochlorofluorocarbons, including import requirements. EPA announced that its proposed updates include requiring electronic reporting for importers and exporters; improving the process for petitioning to import used substances for reuse; creating a certification process for importing used and virgin — or newly produced — substances for […]
Yang Ming had an operating profit in the second quarter but notes U.S.-China trade conflict has weakened demand for container transportation.
Amazon nears U.S. release for Prime Air drone deliveries.
