Archive: Dezember 2018

Dezember 28, 2018


CBP Announces 21st Century Customs Framework Initiative

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…

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Dezember 20, 2018


FMC Addresses Demurrage and Detention Charges

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…

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Dezember 20, 2018


Port of Baltimore to Expand

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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Dezember 14, 2018


China to Double Number of Airports

The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) expects that by 2035, China will have 450 airports – nearly doubling its current number, according to Air Cargo World.

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Dezember 11, 2018


Will LNG Help Meet Sulfur Caps?

In anticipation of the enforcement of the International Maritime Organization’s global fuel sulfur cap, liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering services are considered a ‘clean’ option to meet the 2020 global 0.5% sulfur cap.

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