09 Apr
We talked two weeks ago about forced labor as a priority trade issue for Customs and how the agency is stepping up enforcement and issuance of Withhold Release Orders. While most attention has
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31 Mar
A week ago Monday, nobody outside of cargo owners and logistics professionals who knew the name "Ever Given" had the slightest clue that TEU means "Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit" and likely
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25 Mar
In 2015, the passage of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act (TFTEA) brought a renewed interest and focused by Customs and other government agencies on many issues. Forced labor was a key area
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22 Mar
The shipping and supply of food and beverage is a complicated process that involves a lot of moving pieces and changing variables. Companies that are looking to improve the shipping
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19 Mar
For logistics managers and supply chain officers responsible for their company's overall transportation spend, 2020 and 2021 have proven to be difficult to highly impossible. Whether port congestion, astronomical rates,
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17 Mar
Implementing sustainable production and shipping practices for your organization may seem like a massive undertaking, but it’s an incredible opportunity to conserve resources and save money. Many footwear and apparel
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11 Mar
The escalating game of tit-for-tat over the issue of subsidies to Boeing and, Airbus which was adjudicated before the World Trade Organization, has seen a significant decrease in temperature than
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03 Mar
At the beginning of March, fifty or so days into the Biden Administration as of publishing, the President's Cabinet, Ambassadors, and other Executive Office personnel continue to move through the
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25 Feb
Since the end of November, a spate of incidents at sea has led to the loss at sea of thousands of containers. Most were filled with cargo in transit between
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