Trade Alerts

Following the devastating August 12, 2015, blast at the Port of Tianjin, in Northern China, port operations are slowly returning to normal. The explosion, which was suspected to be caused by dangerous materials, closed a portion of the EuroAsia Terminal;

Ocean carriers are proposing a General Rate Increase (GRI) and Peak Season Surcharge (PSS) on US/Canada bound cargo from Far East and Indian origins. In the US/Canada, a previous GRI took effect as scheduled on August 1, 2015. The next anticipated GRI is

Terminal traffic around India’s largest port, Nhava Sheva, is experiencing extensive delays due to recent strike activity

Pac 9 truck drivers at the nation’s busiest port complex walked off their jobs on Tuesday, July 21. The call to action is the misclassification of drayage truck drivers as independent contractors instead of employees

CBP recently made significant changes to its C-TPAT program portal, which will require all security profiles to be updated.

Ocean carriers are imposing a General Rate Increase (GRI) and Peak Season Surcharge (PSS) on cargo bound to all points in the US and Canada from Far East and Indian origins.

On June 29, 2015, President Obama signed the Trade Preferences Act of 2015, renewing the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) trade program, the African Growth and Opportunity Act

CBP announced June 1, 2015, as the revised date to launch the C-TPAT for exporters program. The program

After nearly a year of negotiations, the ILWU ratified a labor contract with West Coast port employers, the PMA

CBP announces the delay of the C-TPAT launch for exporters. CBP stated enhancements that were indicated during the pre-release messaging,