New COVID restrictions are disrupting manufacturing and logistics throughout Southeast Asia. Malaysia is experiencing the highest number of cases, rising to over 10,000, and lockdowns remain throughout the country. This…
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APHIS Delays Implementation of Phase VI Lacey Act Reporting Requirements
On March 31, 2020, the Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced Phase Six of the Lacey Act enforcement schedule would begin on October 1, 2020.…
BC Wildfires Cause Disruption in Canada’s Freight Supply Chain
Recent wildfires in British Columbia damaged tracks and caused train shipments to stop, creating a bottleneck of exports and delaying imports. The tracks affected are operated by Canadian Pacific Railway…
BNSF Railway Company Taking Necessary Steps to Increase Capacity
BNSF has announced storage policy and flip changes at Logistics Park Chicago (LPC) and the Los Angeles intermodal facilities in response to the historically strong intermodal demand. The following changes…
The Traffic Mitigation Fee at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will increase by 2.2 later this year.
The West Coast MTO Agreement (WCMTOA) announced that the Traffic Mitigation Fee (TMF) at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will increase by 2.2 percent on August 1,…
Congestion in Asia’s Supply Chain Continues to Grow
There are continued shipping delays out of Southern China as recent coronavirus outbreaks in Yantian add to the ongoing congestion and shortage of empty containers. Yantian is one of the…
Department of Commerce Fully Implements Mandatory Aluminum Licensing Requirement
The import license reporting requirement under the United States Department of Commerce “Aluminum Import Monitoring and Analysis System” (AIM) will become mandatory on June 28, 2021. The AIM system requires…
Congestion and Coronavirus Outbreak Cause Yantian Port Closure
Shenzhen’s Yantian Port, one of the busiest ports in China, has closed its export operations due to congestion and a recent Coronavirus outbreak. The closure began on May 25th and…
Fish and Wildlife Service to Disclose Confidential Importer Information; Objection Deadline Approaching
Due to a recent Freedom of Information Act request, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) is set to publicly release information related to the imports and exports of wildlife…
Commerce Planning to Raise AD/CVD Duties on Canadian Lumber
The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) is preliminary set to increase antidumping (AD) and countervailing duties (CVD) on Canadian softwood lumber following AD and CVD administrative reviews. The increase could…
