Trade and Compliance

Decentralized technology could change some of the fundamental ways that the trade community keeps in line with government regulations.

Increased duties will take effect when the International Trade Commission publishes its final injury determination.

Surett is promoted to CFO; Cornede is named executive director; Matthews is tapped as association president.

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration revises exemptions on personal conveyance to include laden trucks.

Two legal battles on the West Coast involving proposed bulk marine terminals will test the limits of state and local government regulations over these projects.

Truck transportation and warehousing and storage had the biggest gains of the 18,700 added jobs.

Full operations resumed Thursday morning after railroad, Teamsters reached agreement Wednesday ending short strike.

The total value of cross-border trade between the United States and its partners in the North American Free Trade Agreement rose 5.5 percent year-over-year in March following an 8.7 percent […]

Global demand for air freight climbed 4.1 percent for the month after a 1.7 percent uptick in March.

Schwichtenberg named safety chief; Malin will head operations.

The Commerce Department has laid the groundwork for the assessment of countervailing duties on U.S. imports of certain plastic decorative ribbon from China.

The Commerce Department has finalized antidumping duty amounts for imports of citric acid and certain citrate salts from Belgium, Colombia and Thailand.

Full operations are expected to resume Thursday at 0600 local time across Canada after conductors and locomotive engineers went on strike Tuesday night.

Shippers express concern about the effects a strike by Canada’s second-largest Class I railway may have.

Three whistle-blowers will receive about $4.4 million as part of the False Claims Act.

The Florida-based TMS provider is the Australian company’s seventh acquisition so far this year.

The annual growth rate of 2.2 percent in the first quarter of 2018 is down from 2.3 percent in its initial projection and 2.9 percent the previous quarter.

After both lost ground the previous week, one measure of spot rates ticked up 1.4 percent sequentially last week, while another slipped 1.1 percent.

U.S. exporters risk downplaying the Commerce Department’s Unverified List in their compliance checks.

UPS names former Xerox exec as marketing chief; Railinc promotes IT leader.

Most Kingpin Act designations during the Trump administration have been associated with Mexican drug cartels, according to a Treasury official who testified to a House Foreign Affairs subcommittee on Wednesday.

Maersk contributed to the development of Insurwave as a pilot client and is continuing on the platform with its marine hull portfolio.

The project will promote streamlined customs processes and sound implementation of the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement.

The Port Authority reports 551,117 TEUs were handled during April, the fourth consecutive monthly high.

The agencies will accept comments on the export control reform-related proposed rules to move several firearms and related items from the U.S. Munitions List to the Commerce Control List through […]

The Commerce Department has finalized its determinations for fine denier polyester staple fiber imports from China, India, South Korea and Taiwan.

The Israeli ocean carrier managed to increase its revenues and volumes during the quarter from a year prior despite a larger net loss.

The American Trucking Associations’ seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index ticked up 2.2 percent following two consecutive sequential losses.

Terminals at the Port of Savannah handled 356,700 TEUs in April, a year-over-year increase of 7.1 percent and a record for the month.

Crowley promotes attorney; new VP driving Xeneta sales in North America

The move comes amid reports that President Donald Trump has offered to lift restrictions on the Chinese telecom giant in exchange for trade concessions from Beijing.

Commissioner Kevin McAleenan said officials are looking to balance trade enforcement and trade facilitation by incentivizing private-sector partnerships.

The National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America board chairman congratulates CBP for finishing the Automated Commercial Environment core.

Congressman Shuster says the legislation will help “prevent future project backlogs.”

Short line railroads across the United States offer affordable and flexible options for shippers, yet they are still struggling to overcome track quality, technology and reliability.

Chamber of Marine Commerce president outlines Canadian government’s plans to modernize pilotage rules.

Nearly one-third of the U.S. Senate sign a letter in a drive for greater flexibility within rules for commercial vehicle drivers.

Bailey and Brittin leading Transportation Institute at the University of Denver; Gonçalves joining Institute of International Container Lessors; and O’Brien and Bordelon serving Shipbuilders Council.

Bipartisan-proposed law would require a share of LNG and crude oil exports to be carried on U.S.-built ships registered in the United States.

Agency will decide later this week whether to allow revision, seek more information or block changes.

Growth in domestic truckload rates accelerated to 8.2 percent compared to April 2017, according to the latest Cass Truckload Linehaul Index.

North American intermodal rates in April climbed another 6.6 percent, the 19th consecutive monthly year-over-year increase.

Lifshatz is appointed CFO; Thrasher and Pay get new roles.

Evidence shows products from Vietnam are made from substrate originating in China and circumventing U.S. antidumping and countervailing duties.

The Shanghai Containerized Freight Index fell 3.2 percent last week, while Drewry’s World Container Index slipped 1.1 percent from a week prior.

Throughput at terminals operated by the Northwest Seaport Alliance slipped another 1.1 percent for the month following a 9.6 percent year-over-year decrease in March.

Germany’s largest port saw a 18.2 percent year-over-year decline in bulk cargo volumes.

The International Maritime Organization aims to reduce ship emissions by 2020 and 2050, causing shipping companies to weigh antipollution technologies.

Loaded export container traffic drove the 3.8 percent year-over-year increase in overall container volumes.

The hype behind applications in cargo movement might be well-founded, but blockchain’s early-stage evolution makes it impossible to predict where the technology will go from here.

Second-largest container carrier Mediterranean Shipping Co. will continue to transport “certain legally acceptable cargoes” like food during the wind-down period.

Edward R. Hamberger, president and CEO of the Association of American Railroads for more than 20 years, will be retiring in early 2019.

The city vows to fight the ruling that its decision was based on information “riddled with inaccuracies, major evidentiary gaps, erroneous assumptions and faulty analysis.”

The logistics technology startup snags $7 million from Wavemarker Partners to finance global expansion.

The Northern California port handled 75,369 TEUs of loaded imports for the month, surpassing the previous high-water mark of 75,243 TEUs set in April 2006.

Commission sets roadmap for evaluation of whether “block exemption” that expires in 2020 should be extended.

The asset-light third-party logistics company benefits from volumes growth and new business wins and prepares for “new chapter” with CMA CGM.

Throughput of containerized cargo at the Southern California port rose another 10.8 percent year-over-year for the month to 618,438 TEUs.

The International Chamber of Shipping supports low-sulfur fuel but worries about price, availability and operational challenges.

The Greek containership owner and leasing company benefited from fleet utilization improvements and higher time charter rates.

Imports at ports tracked by the National Retail Federation’s Global Port Tracker slipped just 0.7 percent year-over-year to 1.54 million TEUs.

Senger-Weiss will succeed Niessner as Gebrüder Weiss CEO; Destriau has been named CFO of ZIM; and Team Worldwide makes appointments.

Nitta Kisen Kaisha admits deliberately discharging oily bilge into the waters off North Carolina last year.

The Taiwanese ocean carrier did say its year-on-year growth in revenues and volumes was better than expected.

Drivers are required to reconstruct hours of service on paper if their electronic logging devices stop working.

The four-day program, announced during a Rise of the Rest seed fund stop in Chattanooga on Thursday, is free to company founders “building revolutionary businesses across the supply chain and […]

The number of cars handled during Q1 increased 20 percent, largely driven by growth at the Volvo Cars production facilities.

The U.S. Justice Department is stepping up its efforts to penalize companies that engage in bribery with foreign government officials.

The first-of-its-kind notification filed under the World Trade Organization’s Committee on Agriculture claims India “substantially underreported” its market price support.

The company continues to focus on organic growth and expanding its footprint in the refrigerated market.

The global logistics company thrived from a lower effective tax rate and higher ocean and airfreight volumes.

A contract is extended, a chairman is elected and industry leaders are promoted in Europe, Asia and the United States.

The Virginia Port Authority plans to launch the Navis N4 terminal operating system this weekend at Virginia International Gateway, which also will see new container stacks coming online this month […]

After the race to consolidate, the world’s container shipping industry must resist injecting too much new capacity into an already volatile market.

The mail and logistics company’s revenues for the quarter were driven down by negative currency effects and the sale of Williams Lea Tag.

The Class I railway reported a net income of $1.1 billion on revenues of $5.6 billion.

A delegation in Beijing last week worked on “improving China’s protection of intellectual property and identifying policies that unfairly enforce technology transfers.”

North American intermodal volumes grew 7.2 percent for the quarter thanks to a strong economy, higher fuel prices and an ever-tightening truck market.

The global logistics provider reported revenues rose 16 percent year-over-year.

Safety, project controls and workforce and business development are the focus of new roles.

FMC commissioner addresses changing container-shipping landscape and ongoing investigations.

After moving in different directions the previous week, both the SCFI and Drewry WCI gained ground last week.

Customs commissioner tells NCBFAA a lot of work remains to be done.

Multiple accidents have put automated cars and trucks in the hot seat.

A two-page proposal that will be considered in June could postpone the release of a final World Customs Organization framework for another year.

The bureau received 53 formal comments in response to an advance notice of proposed rulemaking for transactions in which a foreign buyer contracts with a U.S. agent to facilitate exports […]

According to the latest Cass Freight Index Report, the continued growth of shipments “is yet another data point confirming that the strength in the U.S. economy continues to accelerate.”

Shipping lines need to reach agreements with GE Transportation in order for the PierPass 2.0 program to move ahead.

The LTL holding company recorded a net loss of $14.6 million, compared to $25.3 million last year.

Total U.S. freight rail shipments climbed another 5.1 percent for the month following year-over-year gains of 5 percent in March and 3.3 percent in February.

New Jersey governor sets up task force; California Supreme Court revises test for determining if a worker is an independent contractor.

Commissioner asks for documentation as the FMC considers restricting ocean carriers’ ability to assess detention, demurrage and per diem fees.

Conclusion of pilot Customs program has been pushed back from July to December.

The multimodal transportation services provider is adding about 800 trucks and 4,000 containers.

Global demand for air cargo ticked up 1.7 percent for the month, the slowest pace in 22 months, according to the latest data from the International Air Transport Association.

Deringer’s director of customs affairs and compliance vows to focus on protecting the industry.

The ocean shipping booking platform provider is piloting an automated container freight rate management system as part of a greater effort to drive data digitization and communication across the industry.

Several firms filed substitution drawback for distilled spirits after the new process debuted in ACE, but Treasury has not decided whether such products will qualify.

A mechanism for continuous, supplemental bonding for importers subject to AD/CV duties will go before a committee in June; a Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism test likely will wrap up […]

The short-line and regional railroad operator is actively evaluating acquisition and investment opportunities after drastically increasing its net income and revenue.