The Belgian port authority selected seven projects from a Call to Proposals earlier this year aiming to reduce truck traffic and congestion.
The Boca Raton, Fla.-based pharmaceutical logistics provider established a physical presence in the northeastern United States by signing a lease for a 64,500-square-foot space in South Brunswick, N.J.
AAL appoints commercial manager of its Canada operations; and the Baltic and International Maritime Council’s secretary general and chief executive officer extends his contract to the end of 2022.
The raging wildfires in Ventura and Los Angeles counties have resulted in road closures, tens of thousands of evacuations, and hundreds of thousands of burned acreage and buildings as the state calls for emergency action.
While U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s basic responsibilities remain unchanged, agency leadership says CBP will focus on secure trade lanes, next-generation facilitation, intelligent enforcement and resource optimization in the coming years.
Electronic filing of the Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) admission (e214) transactions and the creation of manufacturer identifications within the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) system will become mandatory on Dec. 9.
While some U.S. states have relaxed their marijuana laws, the drug remains a prohibited substance under federal law and proposed legalization in Canada could make things much more complicated for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
The National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America (NCBFAA) has filed a petition with the Federal Communication Commission asking it to reconsider the import responsibilities of customs brokers when handling radio frequency (RF) devices.
Officials from the U.S. and Egyptian governments this week agreed to address outstanding trade issues between the two countries, including market access, standards, labor, and intellectual property protection.
Progress on a potential China-Canada trade agreement appears to slowly be inching forward, with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau saying a deal with China is a “big thing” and that Canadians understand how vital it is to “get it right.”
U.S. customs brokers are concerned that the industry will need more than the next four weeks to comply with new entry data requirements for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP).
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, which participated in the G20’s second meeting of the Global Forum on Steel Excess Capacity in Berlin this week, expressed overall disappointment at the international effort to curb excess steel capacity.
Newly appointed Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen announced the formation of new office within the Department of Homeland Security that will focus on keeping weapons of mass destruction and their components out of the hand of terrorists.
As a result of the affirmative preliminary determination, Commerce has instructed U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to begin collecting cash deposits on imports of both CORE and cold-rolled steel produced in Vietnam using Chinese-origin substrate.
The Senate Finance Committee on Thursday afternoon unanimously approved Kevin McAleenan’s confirmation to serve as commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, moving the vote to the full Senate for final approval.
EC, China meet on strengthening maritime ties The first EU-China Blue Industry Cooperation Forum in Shenzhen City, China will discuss ways to reinforce cooperation beyond 2017, in particular their intention to upgrade bilateral maritime cooperation to an EU-China Ocean Partnership. Amendment to LTFV investigation of wire rod The Department is amending its preliminary determination of the […]
The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) President Harold Daggett accused employers of seeking to use automation to eliminate dockworker jobs, according to a report from the Journal of Commerce.
The average composite of the World Container Index (WCI) so far this year stands at $1,473 USD per 40 ft. container (FEU), $124 lower than the five-year average of $1,597 per FEU, according to London-based Drewry Shipping Consultants.
Port Canaveral commissioners voted 5-0 not to move forward with a proposal that would have connected the port to the mainland via rail, saying other projects like bulkheads were more feasible.
Apex Logistics Group, an enterprise shipping and logistics company based in American Fork, Utah, is freight management solutions provider GlobalTranz Enterprises, Inc.’s fourth acquisition so far in 2017.
