The action could result in trade remedies, including tariffs, if the U.S. finds that France is engaging in unfair commercial practices.
Planned for this fall, submission of the report will follow an April presidential memorandum requiring the departments of Commerce and Homeland Security to send a report focusing on the extent to which third parties facilitate or work to combat trafficking in counterfeits.
Chris Lytle will step down as executive director of the Port of Oakland on July 19, ending a 53-year career in trade and transportation.
Several stakeholders, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, had called for a vote before the August recess.
Nanette DeRenzi is appointed to board, Paul Tessy is hired, Tom Clark is named regional vice president and Michael Bubica is promoted.
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said China’s pursuit of U.S. military-grade technologies “cannot be tolerated and we are updating our export control policies to account for this very real threat.”
The freight forwarder joins a list of ocean carriers implementing surcharges that includes Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd, MSC, CMA CGM and APL.
Mediterranean Shipping Co. said with the exception of a small number of containers involved in the illegal drug shipment investigation in Philadelphia, the rest of the MSC Gayane’s containers were transferred to other MSC ships.
The German shipping company’s fleet of reefer containers will exceed 100,000 units.
USTR has called for South Korea to improve its procedures for competition hearings held by the Korea Fair Trade Commission.
The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control took PB Tankers and its six tankers off the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List after three months.
The Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said it’s become increasingly concerned that South Korea’s export controls are insufficient for certain “sensitive items.”
A $1,000 increase is announced for 40-foot containers moving from Asia to the U.S.
The Senate Commerce Committee is scheduled on Wednesday to mark up a bill that would establish a blockchain working group aimed at determining potential applications for blockchain, including in federal agencies. The working group would include representatives from various federal agencies, private sector firms, academic institutions and blockchain-focused advocacy groups, among other members, according to […]
The agency called the seizure of the 10,776-TEU MSC Gayane the largest in its 230-year history.
The service will offer connections to APL services to and from Asia.
