The Chinese Lunar New Year holiday is around the corner, and all Chinese offices will have a long holiday from February 4-10. Our offices in China have advised that, due to China customs operations, customers should not plan to ship cargo…
READ MORE >At his swearing in to lead Congress's Transportation Panel, Peter DeFazio (D-Oregon) stated, “We need significant, real proposals that’ll move us toward a more efficient, 21st-century transportation network in all modes: in rail, in maritime, and, obviously, in freight movement…
READ MORE >The Ports of New York and New Jersey have announced the opening of a major new expansion of the rail network serving the Port Authority, allowing the agency to advance its five-year strategic goal to expand rail capacity for cargo…
READ MORE >Carriers are working to improve safety and reliability in the Containerized Maritime Supply Chain by verifying that cargo descriptions match the actual contents of the container and that the contents of the container are correctly stuffed, lashed and secured. As…
READ MORE >In order to continue to effectively fulfill its mission and stay modern in an evolving trade landscape, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is pursuing an initiative titled “The 21st Century Customs Framework” (21CCF). The 21CCF will seek to address and…
READ MORE >The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) will assemble teams of private sector experts early in 2019 to evaluate how to bring clarity and uniformity to when and how shippers pay demurrage (charges for exceeding allotted free time at a terminal) and…
READ MORE >The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded more than $6.5 million in federal funding for the Maryland Port Authority to create a second 50-foot-deep berth at Seagirt Marine Terminal. The plan is part of the terminal’s modernization project, which…
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