With no agreement to diffuse the long-running trade battle between the United States and Canada over softwood lumber, the U.S. Commerce Department said it will proceed with imposing antidumping and countervailing duties on these imports.
In addition to smog reduction measures, the ports’ Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP) update aims to help California meet aggressive greenhouse gas reduction goals and achieve zero emissions for trucks and terminal equipment over the next two decades.
According to Liz Schmelzinger, U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) director of the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT), it’s on her team to deliver benefits and educate participants about the important trade program.
Carrier consolidation and the deployment of larger containerships, coupled with lagging infrastructure has created significant issues for North American terminals, according to a new report from consulting firm AlixPartners.
Spot container rates increased on trades from Shanghai to the United States, Europe and the Mediterranean since last week, according to the Shanghai Shipping Exchange’s Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI).
The port and City of Oakland say they anticipate issuing the so-called “West Oakland Truck Management Plan,” which aims to address truck traffic problems in the area, by the fall of 2018.
The PortMiami Perishables Committee, which represents the region’s bustling fruits and vegetable import industry, has asked the nation’s top agricultural official to intervene in turning back significant federal treatment fee increases.
The third-party logistics provider saw its net profits drop despite revenues increasing 12.8 percent as it absorbed debt and expenses from recent acquisitions.
Given a shift in focus to include growing partner government agency (PGA) controls, perhaps the term “customs broker” has become a misnomer in terms of the realities of the job, according to Megan Montgomery, executive vice president of the NCBFAA.
The Florida-based shipping and logistics company will launch its new Northern Service for cargoes between the Port of Wilmington, Guatemala and Honduras this month.
Under the deal, Jacksonville, Fla.-based ocean carrier Crowley will purchase two tankers with a capacity of 800,000 barrels each and one tanker with a capacity of 342,000 barrels, the company confirmed Wednesday.
Less-than-truckload (LTL) holding company YRC Worldwide Inc.’s net income tumbled 78 percent from the third quarter of 2016, although the company did manage to boost revenues and lower its outstanding debt.
Non-vessel operating common carriers (NVOCC) CaroTrans and Craft Group now offer joint direct container services to the West Coast of South America in addition to their established service offerings to the East Coast of South America.
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has set up a new page on its website to provide the public with updates on its regulatory reform initiative.
The U.S. International Trade Commission is preparing to submit to President Trump its trade remedy recommendations in the form of tariff rate quotas, and even import licenses, from its global safeguard investigation on imports of solar cells.
Sens. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., and Pat Roberts, R-Kans., introduced legislation this week that would add certain footwear from eligible developing countries to the U.S. Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), allowing them to enter the country duty-free.
Hoping to prevent U.S. aluminum foil producers from being wrapped up by cheap Chinese imports, the Commerce Department announced that the United States will begin collecting preliminary antidumping duties on these imports from China.
World Trade Organization Director-General Roberto Azevêdo said helping small enterprises enter global markets “will go a long way to making the trading system more inclusive and improving the lives of individuals and communities around the world.”
Maersk Container Industry selects new chief executive officer; Glander International Bunkering appoints managing director of its Norway office; and Gebrüder Weiss names country manager, air and sea Germany.
Despite public bluster, technical negotiations surrounding a revised North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) are 60 percent complete, according to Edmundo Elias-Fernandez, a Guadalajara-based trade attorney with the firm Cacheaux, Cavazos & Newton.
