The addition of Detroit as its 13th office gave the customs brokerage company a physical presence on the Northern U.S.-Canada border.
Counterfeit goods seizures skyrocket in Puerto Rico
U.S. Customs and Border Protection said the number of counterfeit merchandise seizures in Puerto Rico for the first two quarters of federal fiscal year 2017 increased by over 300 percent year-over-year.
APL Logistics opens office in Oman
The opening signaled the official start of the APL Logistics Oman SAOC joint venture to develop Oman as a regional logistics hub.
Commentary: Disruption in liner shipping
The liner shipping industry will see “profound change” in the next two decades, as macro-economic & demographic shifts are altering trade patterns, industry consultant Lars Jensen said in his book, Liner Shipping 2025 – How to survive and thrive.
TOTE reaches settlement with El Faro crew families
The wife of a seafarer who perished when the cargo ship El Faro sank in October 2015 near the Bahamas is asking Congress to establish new regulations aimed at preventing similar tragedies.
OOIDA asks Supreme Court to review ELD mandate case
The international trade association has asked the Supreme Court to review its case on the electronic logging mandate, and to determine whether the rule violated the Fourth Amendment.
UPS expands dangerous goods services
The parcel giant and third-party logistics provider has expanded dangerous goods shipping program with the addition of 400 new commodities to the list of accepted products for its global air network and 300 products for its European ground services.
Musk: Tesla to unveil all-electric semi in September
After taking the consumer market by storm, the famed electric automaker will attempt to break into the commercial truck market later this year with an all-electric semi truck, founder and CEO Elon Musk said in a tweet yesterday.
NEWS FLASH: FMC’s Cordero to become POLB executive director
Federal Maritime Commissioner Mario Cordero will be appointed executive director of the Port of Long Beach, where he served as a harbor commissioner from 2003 to 2011.
Port of L.A. ups box volumes in March
The Southern California port saw a surge of cargo following Asian Lunar New Year celebrations and because U.S. retailers shipped merchandise ahead of the new vessel alliance deployments that began this month.