APL has become an official partner of The Ocean Cleanup, a non-governmental and non-profit organization working to rid oceans of plastic pollution. According to APL, it will provide free shipping to The Ocean Cleanup for both plastic extraction and research…
READ MORE >At the World Cargo Symposium (WCS) held in Singapore this month, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) presented a paper outlining three main air cargo priorities for the coming years – modernization, global standards, and open trade borders.
READ MORE >Ocean carrier Maersk is set to begin testing vessels fueled by biofuel as part of its objective of cutting emissions and becoming carbon-neutral by 2050. The Mette Maersk, one of the company’s biggest vessels, will make a 25,000-nautical-miles round trip…
READ MORE >With a recent increase in enforcement of U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s importer security filing (ISF) rule, it’s a good time for importers to review the basic requirements of this rule and examine their compliance, according to Sandler, Travis &…
READ MORE >According to the Cargo Integrity campaign, all types of cargo can be mishandled; however, dangerous commodities that are wrongly classified, labeled, packed, or identified bring the greatest potential risk of disaster.
READ MORE >Capabilities from the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) deployment scheduled for March 16, 2019 include Automation of CBP Form 5106, Center Unique Identifier, and Updates to Reports Capabilities.
READ MORE >It’s trade show and event season for the cargo industry! EMO Trans is preparing to send a team to the Cargo Network Services (CNS) Conference in Miami this year for continued negotiations with the airlines. Hope to see you there!
READ MORE >Technology continues to change the forwarding business, as it has for decades, but according to the survey it has yet to replace old-fashioned human interaction, according to Brandon Fried of the Airforwarders Association.
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