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Tariff talks between the US and China have stalled regarding the agriculture buy that China is expected to make in efforts to restart the negotiations. After a wild year of back and forth, some movement was expected after the...
Tariff talks between the US and China have stalled regarding the agriculture buy that China is expected to make in efforts to restart the negotiations. After a wild year of back and forth, some movement was expected after the...
We have written before about state of negotiations between the US and China regarding the ever escalating tariffs developing. While there was good news about a so-called “Phase 1” deal that would offer importers and exporters from both countries...
A new contract, signed last week with Weeks Marine, marks the start of the new dredging of the Port of Virginia to 56 feet. This will enable the port to service vessels up to 18,000 TEUs, making it the...
On Wednesday, the US and Japan signed a preliminary trade deal to go into effect in January 2020. The deal is welcomed by farmers who have been dealt a harsh blow by the breakdown of negotiations with China, as...
There is good news coming in as a de-escalation of tariffs for shippers from China whose merchandise was on one of the first three lists published by the US Trade Representative. As a gesture of goodwill to China for...
As we reported in the beginning of the month, when President Trump tweeted that a 4th tranche of 301 duties would be coming on the remaining $300 billion in Chinese imports, the USTR announced yesterday that only part of...
On August 2nd, President Trump told reporters waiting outside of the White House that he would be instituting tariffs on all imports from China that haven’t yet been covered by other sections or exclusions. The tariffs are set to...
In late June, the MSC Gayane was seized due to carrying almost twenty tons of cocaine on board when it docked at the Port of Philadelphia and their C-TPAT status was temporarily suspended. Thanks to the USCBP investigation, we’ve...
On Monday, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced in a Federal Register notice the establishment of a process for requesting exclusions from Section 301 duties for products on “List 3.” Interested parties can request that products be...
May of 2019 has officially become the busiest May on record at the Port of Virginia. Thanks to the expanded handling abilities, container throughput capacity and enhanced efficiencies 206,000 TEUs moved though the port in May. The month also...
