by Alyson Berliner | Jan 31, 2024 | News & Events, Uncategorized
Gatún Lake, crucial for the Panama Canal, is experiencing its lowest water level ever at the beginning of the dry season, affecting shipping traffic. An ongoing El Niño worsens the extreme drought, expected to last until May. The Panama Canal Authority has reduced...
by Alyson Berliner | Jan 26, 2024 | News & Events
Denmark’s shipping giant Maersk has redirected four out of five container vessels initially stuck in the Red Sea back toward the Suez Canal, opting to take the longer journey around Africa to mitigate the risk of attacks by Yemen-based Houthi militants. The...
by Will Harwell | Nov 25, 2022 | Uncategorized
Active CTPAT importers will receive 3 additional benefits outlined in the Forced Labor: Trade Compliance Benefits November 2022 document. Front of the Line Admissibility Review: If Customs holds a shipment due to forced labor, the Center of Excellence (CEE) will...
by Will Harwell | Nov 7, 2022 | News & Events
To more accurately identify cargo potentially being manufactured by forced labor within the Uyghur region of China, CBP has issued a draft implementation guide for a new postal code requirement for all Chinese manufacturers, as part of the U.S. customs entry process...
by Will Harwell | Sep 27, 2022 | Uncategorized
The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Food Facility Registration Renewal is about to begin—starting Oct. 1 and continuing through Dec. 31, 2022. All food facilities in your clients’ supply chains must submit a timely renewal. Failure to do so will cause product to...
by Will Harwell | Jul 26, 2022 | News & Events
Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a joint alert on potential Russian and Belarusian attempts to evade US export controls. The alert directed to financial institutions outlines export...
by Will Harwell | Jul 12, 2022 | News & Events
While addressing the attendees at the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) Update Conference on June 30, Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement Matthew S. Axelrod announced four enforcement policy changes that take effect immediately. The changes “are designed to...
by Will Harwell | Jun 17, 2022 | News & Events
Yesterday, the president officially signed OSRA into law. As reported Wednesday, the House of Representatives passed the Senate version (S.3580) by a vote of 369-42. This bill revises requirements governing ocean shipping to increase the authority of the Federal...
by Will Harwell | Jun 8, 2022 | News & Events
In light of the continuing efforts to combat COVID–19, the U.S. Trade Representative has determined that a 6-month extension of the 81 COVID-19-related product exclusions is warranted. DATES: The extensions announced in this notice will extend the product exclusions...
by Will Harwell | Apr 13, 2022 | News & Events
Effective March 28, 2022, The U.S. Trade Representative determined to extend 89 exclusions exclusions on List 2, 187 exclusions on List 3, and 42 exclusions on List 4. With the exception of separately addressed extensions of the COVID-19 exclusions, the exclusions...
