United States
April 12, 2023
Operations at Los Angeles/Long Beach Ports Resume Amid Uncertainty
Container terminals at the port complex of Los Angeles and Long Beach reopened on Friday evening after a 24-hour work stoppage, but there is still no contract negotiation breakthrough. Hopes of a resolution to the impasse in talks between the…
READ MORE >March 21, 2023
CBP Deploys Regional Alert Enhancement to ACE System
On March 18, 2023, CBP deployed the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Region Alert enhancement to the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE). A set of FAQs is available to importers and their representatives.
READ MORE >March 20, 2023
DHS Says Sanctions on Forced Labor a Priority
One of the top priorities for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security this year is to add more companies to a sanctions list for using forced labor, a senior DHS official said March 17 (Reuters).
READ MORE >February 22, 2023
Rail Workers Reach Paid Leave Deal with Union Pacific
The Union Pacific Corporation has reached an agreement with two of its unions that represent 2,100 hundred rail workers to provide them with multiple days of paid sick leave, a key goal in recent rail labor talks (The Hill).
READ MORE >February 8, 2023
Truckers Expect an Inventory-Driven Rebound Later This Year
Freight executives say their customers have told them they plan bigger orders closer to the fall shopping season (source: Wall Street Journal).
READ MORE >January 25, 2023
Bipartisan Bill Seeks to Overhaul US Trucking System
The Safer Highways and Increased Performance for Interstate Trucking (SHIP IT) Act would offer truck drivers up to $10,000 in tax credits and training incentives as part of new bipartisan legislation aimed at retaining and recruiting drivers. The SHIP IT…
READ MORE >January 25, 2023
US Firms Renew Plea to End China Tariffs
US businesses big and small made a fresh push for the Biden administration to remove Trump-era tariffs on Chinese goods as the government considers a formal extension on the hundreds of billions of dollars in levies (source: AJOT).
READ MORE >January 18, 2023
Chicago O’Hare Avoids Labor and Cargo Disruption
A final ground handling agent at Chicago O’Hare International Airport has reached a required labor agreement and will continue cargo operations, sparing several cargo airlines from potential service interruptions. The Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) on Tuesday notified freighter operators…
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