December 1, 2017/
Your friends are encouraging you to go ahead and do it. The product is selling well here, why not expand your business and sell overseas. You have the extra inventory. You think to yourself, “What do I have to lose?” There...
Your friends are encouraging you to go ahead and do it. The product is selling well here, why not expand your business and sell overseas. You have the extra inventory. You think to yourself, “What do I have to lose?” There...
According to an article in the Wall Street Journal, the US Justice Department raid on the Box Club meeting in late March was due to suspected collusion against tug boat operators by global shipping alliances. The increased attention on...
Cosco Shipping became the first neo-panamax vessel to traverse the newly expanded Panama Canal when Cosco Shipping Panama was pulled by tugboats through the new locks at Agua Clara. They’ve also received the dubious honor of having the first...
In order to prepare for the Olympic Games, more than 6,000 containers, holding almost 30 million items needed to arrive in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Among the three categories of cargo bound for the games (event equipment, technology, and...
As SOLAS took effect on July 1st, ports around the country are moving together with shippers and exporters to create a steady and efficient process to alleviate any growing pains from the rules. According to the JOC, “U.S. maritime...
In a bit of a shocking twist, the Virginia Port Authority changed position this week and advised they will provide VGM weights to exporters to comply with the SOLAS rules. The Virginia Port Authority revised their approach to the...
This past week a group of 19 container lines stated that ocean export customers will not be held legally liable for any inaccuracies regarding the container tare weights in a VGM. Under the SOLAS laws, in effect July 1st,...
In many cases, as a forwarder, agent, or NVOCC, the shipper of record on an FCL shipment is not the loading party of the container. Containers are loaded, braced, and sealed away from the location of the forwarder, who...
The US Coast Guard has been asked to re-clarify its position on the SOLAS weight mandate for containers after Rear Admiral Paul Thomas said the rule was a commercial matter and not a regulatory decision. Considering the rule takes...
In our previous post, I introduced you to the Lacey Act, the history of the Act and what importers and Customs brokers are presently doing to be in compliance with the law. The Act was implemented in phases, each...
