April 6, 2023
2023 Retail Sales Expected Growth NRF Expects Sales to Grow Between 4 Percent and 6 Percent This Year While U.S. major seaports experienced a downturn in […]
March 22, 2023
Avoiding Demurrage and Detention Charges Most shippers using containers to import goods and merchandise have been surprised with unexpected, unnecessary, and unwanted detention or demurrage fees. […]
March 14, 2023
NOAA Fisheries Proposes Changes to SIMP Rule, Requests Public Comment On December 28, 2022 NOAA Fisheries announced proposed changes to the Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP). […]
March 9, 2023
CBP Targets March 2023 for Chinese Postal Code Import Requirement The U.S. Customs Border Protection (CBP) announced a new requirement within CBP’s Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) […]
December 8, 2022
The U.S. Economy Won – Rail Strike Averted All parties in the supply chain, including shippers, importers, suppliers and carriers can rest easy knowing that the […]
December 5, 2022
New Procedures for Alcohol Imports Under the Craft Beverage Modernization Act (CBMA) in 2023 The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) continues to provide […]
November 30, 2022
Union Negotiations Continue in Both Rail and West Coast Seaports Rail Carrier Negotiations Update as of November 28, 2022. President Biden, during a late press conference […]
November 21, 2022
Is It Time For Caution? LA/LB Twin Ports – Cargo Volumes Continue to Soften The twin ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach both report the […]