Yesterday, a tentative four-year agreement was reached between the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) and the Central Pacific Railway (CP Rail) ending the short strike. The agreement will be ratified…
Archives for May 2018
Section 301 Chinese Tariffs Renewed
On May 29th, the White House announced the renewal of plans to impose 25 percent tariffs on $50 billion worth of Chinese goods. Just last week, the Section 301 tariffs…
CP Rail Strike Update
The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) union issued the Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) a notice with their intent to strike. At this time, the union will strike as of Tuesday,…
Emergency Bunker Surcharges Implemented by Ocean Carriers
MSC and Maersk have implemented emergency bunker surcharges (EBS) this week, and other ocean carriers are expected to follow. The EBS comes as a result of 2018 bunker costs exceeding…
U.S.-China Tabled Proposed Tariffs
Following two days of meetings in Washington, D.C. last week, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announced the United States and China have put on hold the 25 percent tariffs that each…
Truck Strike Ends at India’s JNPT (Nhava Sheva)
A strike at India’s largest container port, Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT; Nhava Sheva), ended over the weekend. The strike began May 9, 2018, over a government-controlled transport solution that…
Truck Strike at India’s JNPT (Nhava Sheva)
Harbor truckers at Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT; Nhava Sheva), the largest container port in India, have declared an indefinite strike that began yesterday, May 9, 2018. The strike is…
Deringer’s Amy Magnus Appointed as President of NCBFAA
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ST. ALBANS, VT – Leading international logistics provider and Customs broker, A.N. Deringer, Inc. (Deringer) is pleased to share that Amy Magnus, Director of Customs Affairs and…
Trump Extends Tariff Exemptions of E.U., Canada, and Mexico
Yesterday, President Donald Trump announced a 30-day extension of the steel and aluminum tariff exemptions for the European Union, Canada, and Mexico until June 1st. Additional announcements related to steel &…