Sobel Network Shipping is licensed by Customs and Border Protection to clear imported cargo. The Customs regulations require that the duty be tendered to CBP within ten days from the date of the release, excluding weekends and holidays. Years ago, payment was made with an individual check attached to the paperwork which was submitted […]
Cerca de 95% dos consumidores que detém mais de dois terços do poder de compra no mundo, estão fora dos Estados Unidos. É hora de expandir para outros mercados. Cerca de 95% dos consumidores que detêm dois terços do poder de compra no mundo, estão fora dos Estados Unidos. O potencial para o crescimento […]
The operational technology (OT) security has suffered decades of neglect but is now receiving attention from the Biden Administration. Many are struggling to improve cybersecurity and infrastructure, but they are encountering many roadblocks. OT Attacks Increasing In the U.S. essential services include water, power, and infrastructure. If a link in the chain breaks, then vital […]
Let’s examine an all-too-common scenario. You opt to ship high valued goods by volume less than truckload (VLTL). The most common assumption is that everything will not only arrive on time but safely. However, the truck makes numerous stops to add more shipments to the load which shifts, moves and repositions your goods. After […]
The Federal Maritime Commission has been at the center of activity involving investigating carriers, shipper complaints and stepped-up prominence for their role as the regulators of companies involved in domestic and international ocean commerce. At a hearing on July 28th, two FMC Commissioners presented findings and recommendations on the COVID-impacted ocean shipping environment. That same […]
The COVID19 pandemic has taken its toll on airline travel, but air cargo carriers have experienced a boom in business. Without a doubt, the demand for products such as PPE supplies has grown globally, and e-commerce has flourished due to remote working, stay-at-home orders, and lockdowns which forced the demand for supplies to a record […]
The year 2020 took a toll on the trucking industry, but it managed to weather the storm and is now emerging strongly as the first half of 2021 passes. With the promise of curbing the COVID19 virus through vaccination and the use of stimulus funding to push consumer spending, the truckload market is experiencing increased […]
For containers destined for Chicago from ports on North America’s west coast – the US and Canada – the situation the past several weeks has been a significant challenge for shippers. Let’s start with the Union Pacific who took the drastic step of embargoing all eastbound containers last week from four ports of arrival in […]
Auditorias serão realizadas nas nove maiores transportadoras de containers do País e têm como um dos objetivos proteger as empresas de shipping A Federal Maritime Comission (FMC) anunciou no dia 20 de julho o lançamento de uma operação para fiscalizar as nove maiores transportadoras marítimas de containers dos Estados Unidos. O FMC vai checar se […]
The Federal Maritime Commission announced that it has established a new audit program and dedicated audit team to assess carrier compliance with the agency’s rules on detention and demurrage, as first reported in the Journal of Commerce. The full release is available on the Commission’s site here, but the question to shippers is what this […]
