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The congressional delegation trip caps off an active week on Capitol Hill regarding consideration of the new NAFTA.

Second executive of Casey’s Seafood in Newport News, Va., faces five years in jail and a fine for his role in falsely representing foreign crabmeat as U.S. product.

Eric Hirschhorn, BIS chief during the Obama administration, said interactions with industry when reforming export control regulations are vital and warned the agency needs more resources to carry out its […]

Critics of the proposed location for an Oakland Athletics baseball stadium point to a study that says the Howard Terminal site will be needed for cargo.

A multilateral steel group mandate was not renewed in Japan, says the deputy director of the National Economic Council during a think tank discussion Wednesday.

“Rest assured our commitment to achieving our financial targets is unwavering and has never been stronger,” says CFO Rob Knight.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has proposed delaying two provisions in its entry-level driver training rule until February 2022.

Sherrod Brown and Ron Wyden urge Customs and Border Protection to issue a withhold release order to prevent such imports from entering U.S. commerce.

Tiny landlocked kingdom on the eastern edge of the Himalayas moves aggregate via the Brahmaputra River.

Hapag-Lloyd, Yang Ming, Ocean Network Express, COSCO and OOCL will begin service in October.

Calls for the Trump administration to impose trade sanctions against Turkey for its recent purchase of a Russian-made surface-to-air missile system are becoming louder from Capitol Hill.

The Federal Maritime Commission will monitor the transparency of bunker-adjustment factor formulas as the IMO low-sulfur fuel mandate looms, Chairman Michael Khouri said.

A record number of Mexican-made vehicles cross the borders to be sold in North American and Asian markets.

A House subcommittee told Tuesday CBP fentanyl seizures thus far in FY19 equal all of FY18.

Second-quarter net profit totaled CA$724 million compared with CA$436 million in the second quarter of 2018.

The World Trade Organization Appellate Body finds against prior U.S. CV duties on China.

Plastic waste originated in the U.S. and Canada, says the Ministry of Environment.

“The present economic backdrop is one of the most puzzling I have experienced in my career,” says CEO James M. Foote.

The tunnel “enables vehicles traveling on one side of a one-way frontage road to make a U-turn onto the opposite frontage road without stopping at a traffic signal.”

The $1.2 billion expansion could nearly double capacity at the country’s busiest seaport.

A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers introduced legislation that would require congressional approval to remove Huawei from the Commerce Department’s Entity List.

An attempt to illegally ship a U.S.-made drill to Iran nets a $300,000 civil penalty and an export denial from the Bureau of Industry and Security.

The president’s executive order sets the stage for higher domestic content requirements for federal procurements and a threshold for iron and steel products.

How to read the Class I railroads’ second-quarter earnings reports and what questions to ask.

Laredo Mayor Pete Saenz highlights improvements being made to the World Trade Bridge at the Texas-Mexico border.

Ship arrested after record cocaine bust is released after $10 million in cash and $40 million surety bond are posted.

“The certainty that comes from having USMCA in place will allow us to continue to invest in manufacturing in the United States with confidence,” says General Motors CEO Mary Barra.

After 38% growth in 2018, the company says it is optimistic about continued expansion.

Canada’s freight forwarders are working with the Canada Border Services Agency to test the processes for the country’s new paperless export reporting system, which is scheduled to become the only […]

German logistics company Dachser says Ireland-based Johnston will be fully integrated into its network by September.

The president opted instead to direct the establishment of a working group to examine the U.S. nuclear fuel supply.

Shipping lines and ports operators have committed to help establish the Global Shipping Business Network.

The port is cautious about the outlook for trade as peak season for containerized cargo approaches.

The Port of New Orleans has reopened, although the remnants of Hurricane Barry are producing drenching rains.

Middle East-India-Africa Express (MIAX) is scheduled to start operations in October.

Louisiana Rep. Clay Higgins introduced legislation to reauthorize and enhance the functionality of the CBP’s Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism Program.

During the first half of 2019, the International Maritime Bureau said 62 seafarers were taken hostage by pirates in the Gulf of Guinea.

June 2018 was the busiest month in the port’s 108-year history.

Trade experts tackled the bilateral trade war, which has lasted for more than a year, during a panel discussion Wednesday.

Issues for carriers involved in U.S. drug trafficking or other criminal investigations outlined.

The fake Edison Professional speakers, with a manufacturer’s suggested retail value of $253,572, originated in China and will be destroyed.

Kari-Pekka Laaksonen formerly led Containerships.

Largest marine terminal in North America gets another vote of approval for new cargo-handling equipment at Pier 400.

Transatlantic carrier will make Southampton its U.K. call instead of Liverpool.

The American Logistics Aid Network is rallying its freight logistics and transportation service provider members to assist with the potential devastating aftermath of Tropical Storm Barry.

The port handled a record 2.4 million TEUs of containerized cargo in the 12 months ending June 30, an 8.8% increase over the prior fiscal year.

The nation’s largest container port handled 764,777 TEUs in June and 9.7 million TEUs in the last fiscal year.

The Waterways Council wants lawmakers to legislate a cost-share split for inland waterways infrastructure projects that’s 25% nonfederal funds and 75% federal monies.

Latest incident comes after U.K. arrests ship carrying Iranian crude oil.

The action could result in trade remedies, including tariffs, if the U.S. finds that France is engaging in unfair commercial practices.

Planned for this fall, submission of the report will follow an April presidential memorandum requiring the departments of Commerce and Homeland Security to send a report focusing on the extent […]

Chris Lytle will step down as executive director of the Port of Oakland on July 19, ending a 53-year career in trade and transportation.

Several stakeholders, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, had called for a vote before the August recess.

Nanette DeRenzi is appointed to board, Paul Tessy is hired, Tom Clark is named regional vice president and Michael Bubica is promoted.

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said China’s pursuit of U.S. military-grade technologies “cannot be tolerated and we are updating our export control policies to account for this very real threat.”

The freight forwarder joins a list of ocean carriers implementing surcharges that includes Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd, MSC, CMA CGM and APL.

Mediterranean Shipping Co. said with the exception of a small number of containers involved in the illegal drug shipment investigation in Philadelphia, the rest of the MSC Gayane’s containers were […]

The German shipping company’s fleet of reefer containers will exceed 100,000 units.

USTR has called for South Korea to improve its procedures for competition hearings held by the Korea Fair Trade Commission.

The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control took PB Tankers and its six tankers off the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List after three months.

The Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said it’s become increasingly concerned that South Korea’s export controls are insufficient for certain “sensitive items.”

A $1,000 increase is announced for 40-foot containers moving from Asia to the U.S.

The Senate Commerce Committee is scheduled on Wednesday to mark up a bill that would establish a blockchain working group aimed at determining potential applications for blockchain, including in federal […]

The agency called the seizure of the 10,776-TEU MSC Gayane the largest in its 230-year history.

The service will offer connections to APL services to and from Asia.

The Justice Department said Yi-Chi Shih illegally exported military-grade semiconductor technology to China.

Conversion to hybrid yard cranes will result in a 96% drop in emissions.

As more bulk and oversize cargo gets transported in containers, some shippers are abusing equipment, says the Institute of International Container Lessors.

Container carriers implement charges on ships sailing through the Gulf of Oman and Persian Gulf.

The California Retailers Association opposes a bill to have the State Lands Commission approve port automation.

Sanctions, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. and Section 232 will be among the topics covered.

Mark Morgan, formerly acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, succeeds John Sanders.

The Florida East Coast Railroad’s ships ran a regular and profitable service from 1915 to 1940.

Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists in Port Manatee, Fla., discovered the potentially destructive pest in a shipment of malangas from Mexico.

It’s taken more than 20 years, but the mandatory automated submission of in-bond information to CBP via the Automated Commercial Environment starts July 29.

Maersk and MSC add a second service between Asia and U.S. Gulf ports, and ZIM will take space on both.

The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida approved the $2.3 million sale of IPS Worldwide’s remaining assets to Europe Management SPRL.

The agreement provides for information exchange and better enforcement of customs laws in both countries.

U.S. companies eager to rekindle their exports with the beleaguered Chinese telecom Huawei should expect the unexpected, 40-year export control consultant says.

Global container port throughput is forecast to grow 3% in 2019 instead of 3.9% because of tariffs and other headwinds.

The West African country will join a list of countries eligible to trade in rough diamonds under the Clean Diamond Trade Act.

Customs and Border Protection will refund all cash deposits of estimated countervailing duties collected on those shipments.

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Treasury’s Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau published separate notices of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register on Monday.

GAO says a study of freight trains as long as three miles should include a strategy for both the FRA and railroads to ease impacts of delays at crossings.

The fourth-largest container terminal operator is expanding its fleet of vessels supporting the oil and gas industry.

Cloud-based supply chain solutions provider E2open has completed its acquisition of Amber Road by purchasing outstanding shares.

The Justice Department said a California man will face trial in a Los Angeles federal court for his alleged role in the illegal export of cesium atomic clocks to Hong […]

The imposition of any tariffs depends on whether a WTO arbitrator determines the U.S. may take countermeasures.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has started taking applications this week to fill new agriculture specialist positions in ports of entry throughout the country.

CMA CGM and X-Press feeders have implemented surcharges, and other carriers are evaluating the situation.

The Bureau of Industry and Security removed the Chinese entities from the Unverified List after verifying their bona fides during end-use checks.

Shippers now will have access to container carriers in all three major east-west space-sharing alliances through the digital shipping platform.

The Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners will reconsider a coastal development permit it approved earlier this month for the APM Terminal at Pier 400.

The current port director will be offered a five-contract to serve as chief executive officer and executive director.

Customs is using the pilots to get more information on nontraditional supply chain actors, a senior CBP official said during a conference last week.