U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee will hold a public meeting on August 1 via webinar. Members of the public wishing to participate should register here by July 31. Topics to be discussed at the meeting include the…
READ MORE >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…
READ MORE >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.
READ MORE >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.
READ MORE >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…
READ MORE >Vietnam’s economy is reported to have grown more than 7% this year, the strongest rate in eight years.
READ MORE >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).
READ MORE >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…
READ MORE >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).
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