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American Shipper
Maritime industry bands together to weather supply chain storm
Leader of container and chassis provider organizations heartened to see cooperation during the coronavirus crisis “to minimize the impact for the greater good.”
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Seafarers on ‘front line of this global calamity’
International Maritime Organization secretary-general stresses that world trade during the coronavirus pandemic depends on the mariners who move goods.
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COVID-19 exposing funding shortfalls at US ports — security expert
Congress urged to double Coast Guard budget over next decade.
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International
Amazon buys tech firm INLT to help online merchants with cross-border trade
Amazon.com recently acquired cloud-based startup INLT, a move designed to simplify importing goods into the United States for Amazon’s online merchants, according to Reuters. INLT,…
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CBP should update internal policies for inspections, GAO says
DHS concurred with the four recommendations made by the congressional watchdog agency.
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Economics
Texas border ports-of-entry continue to confront spillover from international migration crisis
A week after several international border bridges between the United States and Mexico had to be closed because of the migration crisis, U.S. officials announced…
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Maritime
Lawmakers oppose Puerto Rico’s Jones Act waiver request
LNG shipments to Puerto Rico caught in the middle of latest battle over the Jones Act maritime regulation.
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