Archive: August 2018
August 28, 2018
Peru’s Government Publishes Guide to Facilitate Food Trade with U.S.
The Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur) has published a guide that will facilitate the entry of Peruvian foods to the United States, if they contain various food ingredients.
READ MORE >August 24, 2018
Air Canada Cargo Receives Global Certification for Live Animal Transport
Air Canada Cargo has become the first airline to receive a new global certification for the safe transport of live animals. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) awarded Air Canada Cargo with the Center of Excellence for Independent Validators for…
READ MORE >August 22, 2018
Georgia Opens Inland Regional Port to Serve Four-State Region
Located in northwest Georgia, a new state-of-the-art inland port facility will provide logistics solutions for customers in a four-state region, particularly for shipments to and from the Port of Savannah.
READ MORE >August 20, 2018
Brussels Airlines and Lufthansa to Partner on Cargo
Last week, Brussels Airlines and its parent carrier, Lufthansa, said they will begin a cargo sharing agreement on September 1 that will allow Lufthansa to sell Brussels’ belly capacities, while offering Brussels Airlines access to Lufthansa’s portfolio of international destinations.
READ MORE >August 15, 2018
Upcoming EID Holidays
Our colleagues in the Middle East have advised us that businesses will be on holiday from August 21 to 25, 2018 because of local holidays in Qatar in observance of Eid Al Adha. Customers should plan shipments accordingly and check…
READ MORE >August 14, 2018
Registration Period for Food and Medical Device Facilities Approaching
U.S. and foreign food and medical device facilities that do not properly renew their registrations with the Food and Drug Administration can be locked out of the U.S. market. Renewals for both types of facilities are due this year starting…
READ MORE >August 9, 2018
Drewry Expects Container Throughput to Increase
According to Drewry’s latest five-year container port demand forecast, volumes are set to increase on average by just under 6% a year. This would add 240m teu to global container port throughput by 2022 – 45m teu a year – “broadly equivalent to the size…
READ MORE >August 7, 2018
September 6 is New Deadline for Input on Proposed 25 Percent Tariffs
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has set September 6 as the new deadline to submit written comments and post-hearing rebuttal comments in connection with a proposal to increase from 10 percent to 25 percent the additional tariff proposed…
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