The 484(f) Committee has released the Fall 2024 list of changes to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) and Schedule B, which will become effective January 1, 2025. The Committee is an interagency committee made up of representatives from the U.S.…
READ MORE >Employers at most of British Columbia's ports have locked out their workers in a dispute involving about 700 unionized foremen (source: CTV).
READ MORE >The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) union began bargaining earlier this month with rail operators Canadian National Railway (CN) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) after the parties’ collective agreement expired last December. The union has vowed to strike at…
READ MORE >With container spot rates below ocean carrier unit operating costs on some routes, shipping lines are increasingly focusing on billing customers with a myriad of surcharges to boost revenue in what is predicted to be a tough period (source: The…
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