INDUSTRY COUNCIL FORMS E-COMMERCE COMMITTEE

INDUSTRY COUNCIL FORMS E-COMMERCE COMMITTEE    The National Council on International Trade Development has created an electronic commerce committee to address the emerging impact of the Internet on international trade.
   “We intend to bring together multiple industry logistics and compliance representatives with government regulators to provide a nucleus for identifying improvements in traditional logistics practices,” said Steven Belaus, international trade compliance manager for Air Products and Chemicals Inc., and chairman of the Washington-based council.
   “At the same time, we will address ways industry can protect itself from adverse regulatory consequences that need to be considered as part of any B2B model,” Belaus said.
   The council’s members include Oracle, General Electric, Citicorp, Alcoa, Eastman Kodak, Bechtel, Union Carbide, BDP International, Fritz Cos., Perkin-Elmer Corp. and Mitsui.
   The e-commerce committee will be co-chaired by Bill Rooney, vice president of ocean services for Tradiant Corp., based in Alameda, Calif.; and Lou Ventino, senior director of global trade compliance of Redwood Shores, Calif.-based Oracle.