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 […]
About 95 percent of consumers who have two-thirds of the world’s purchasing power are located outside the United States. The potential for international growth is substantial. This is true for agriculture and food suppliers. Many have not tapped the global markets to their full potentials. Within the United States, there is a great deal of […]
Saiba como funciona a importação de itens de vestuário nos EUA Para importar itens de vestuário para os Estados Unidos, você precisa saber de algumas regras básicas para que seu produto seja admitido sem problemas. Você deve contratar um despachante aduaneiro experiente para ajudá-lo com todo o processo. Perguntas frequentes sobre a importação de […]
Following the COVID-19 pandemic, many seafood businesses are starting to seek new employees to meet their export business needs. This article will look at seven free to low-cost resources that can help score a helpful staff of needed employees that you can depend on. Export Essentials Online Are you new to exporting? Check out the […]
O presidente dos Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, assinou no dia 9 de julho, uma ordem executiva abrangente, que tem o objetivo de reduzir o monopólio e aumentar a competitividade entre as indústrias americanas. As medidas pretendem reduzir preços e melhorar os serviços ao consumidor, aumentar salários de trabalhadores e incentivar a inovação e o crescimento […]
At the White House on Friday, President Biden signed an Executive Order focused on reducing monopolistic behavior and increasing competition across a wide variety of industries impacting American consumers and businesses. For shippers, two industries which were included in the E.O. were liner shipping and railroads – both of which have seen a significant consolidation […]
Your Top Questions Answered Importation of clothing takes a basic understanding of the apparel customs clearance process. You might want to consider utilizing the skills of a Licensed Customs Broker who will have the answers to all of the questions that you might have. In this blog post, we will look at the most common […]
