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July 12, 2018

UPDATE: New List of China Origin Products Subject to Additional Section 301 Tariffs Under Review

July 11, 2018

Hong Kong and Japan Experiencing Operational Delays

Customers with cargo movement in Asia, particularly Hong Kong and Japan, should be aware that we are currently seeing delays due to several factors: 1) Nippon Cargo Airlines’ suspended flight operations since June 17, which are just now slowly starting…

July 10, 2018

Will LNG Serve as Substitute for High Sulfur Fuels?

With new global emissions standards looming, the marine shipping industry is increasingly looking at liquefied natural gas as alternative to high-sulfur bunker fuel, shipping and energy executives said at a recent global gas summit.

July 10, 2018

Antwerp Explores Blockchain for Transferring Documents

Belgium’s Antwerp Port Authority and software startup T-Mining have developed a solution to transfer documents with blockchain technology and automate the document flows. The tool they developed is said to make document flows safer and more efficient.

July 10, 2018

Section 301 Exclusion Process Released

July 6, 2018

Court of International Trade May Force TFTEA Drawback Regulations

The Court of International Trade has ruled that if U.S. Customs and Border Protection does not issue regulations implementing the changes to drawback law made by the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act by July 5, it will create its…

July 6, 2018

Vietnam’s Economy Posts Strong Growth

Vietnam’s economy is reported to have grown more than 7% this year, the strongest rate in eight years.

July 5, 2018

Ocean Carriers Announce Plans to Enhance Asia-Australia Service

The size of container vessels calling at the port of Melbourne looks set to dramatically increase after Cosco, OOCL and ANL revealed plans to enhance their joint Asia-Australia service (the Loadstar).

July 5, 2018

Antwerp Port Expected to Double Volume Through Rail Services

Railport Antwerp, a joint initiative between Antwerp Port Authority and industry associations, is set to expand its activities. The company will actively serve rail transport in the port, including intermodal container transport, with the aim of doubling the proportion of…

July 3, 2018

New China Manifest Rules in Effect

China Customs has released Order No.56 [2017] to adjust their advanced manifest rule, which went into effect June 1, 2018. There are new mandatory elements to be included on shipping instructions (AJOT).