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Commerce investigation finds Taiwan dumping rebar on U.S. market

No sense that Congress won’t renew GSP, but importers should plan just in case

Senators urge administration officials to get China access for U.S. poultry

Collapsing oil prices induced Ecuador to assess import charges, but the country is now looking toward free trade

U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Thursday released its newest schedule for delivering the remaining post-release capabilities in its new umbrella information technology system, the Automated Commercial Environment.

EC requires Belgium and France to end port tax exemptions The European Commission has required Belgium and France to abolish the corporate tax exemptions granted to their ports, so as to align their tax regime with EU state aid rules EC proposes better seafarer protection The proposal will improve seafarers’ protection in the event of […]

The European Union’s competition watchdog said Belgium and France have until the end of 2017 to take the necessary steps to remove the tax exemption.

The Athens, Greece-based containership lessor on July 26 said it would initiate a 1-for-6 reverse split “on or around” July 27, just a few weeks after another 1-to-7 reverse split went into effect July 5.

The World Trade Organization has, for the first time, amended the Trade Policy Review Mechanism while also calling for a joint “safeguarding of WTO-based multilateral trading system.”

Copenhagen-based consulting firm SeaIntel predicts that ultra-large vessels, in excess of 18,000 TEUs, will double their market share on east-west routes by the end of 2018.

The Atlanta-based parcel giant recorded a net income of $1.38 billion on revenues of $15.75 billion for the quarter, as its U.S. Domestic Segment thrived from growing demand for e-commerce deliveries.

Data show that between January and June of this year, the East Coast’s busiest seaport handled 3.2 million TEUs, compared to 3.0 million units during the same period in 2016.

Crowley Logistics has been awarded a multi-year, $2.3 billion contract to provide transportation and related services supporting U.S. Department of Defense activities in the U.S. and Canada.

The east lane of the Panama Canal’s Miraflores Locks will be closed from 10:00 p.m. on Monday, July 31 until 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 10, according to a statement from the Panama Canal Authority (ACP).

The Honolulu-based cargo carrier’s new biweekly service is scheduled to call at three Marshall Islands ports — Kwajalein, Ebeye and Majuro — beginning in the first quarter of 2018.

The Thomasville, N.C.-based less-than-truckload carrier reported a net income of $98.4 million for the second quarter of 2017, a 20.9 percent increase from the same three-month period a year ago.

Future supply chain companies will suffer from a poorly-developed workforce if companies do not adapt to digitalization and enable younger generations to fill supply chain roles, according to a recent survey from DHL.

The non-profit Yangtze River Economic Belt Shipping Alliance, which was established in Shanghai on July 20, is made up of nine port operators, while the Yangtze River Economic Belt Financial Leasing Alliance consists of five financial leasing companies.

The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners elects new board president, vice president, and secretary; MacroPoint hires chief financial officer; and Union Pacific appoints board member.

Manufacturing for defense The president has issued an executive order for a report and potential policy to ensure national security is upheld and protected through manufacturing and defense industrial supply chain readiness. Aluminum extrusions from PRC The International Trade Administration is circumventing the AD and CVD orders on aluminum extrusions from China. EC responds to […]