The New Jersey Motor Truck Association is working with New York-New Jersey container terminals to ease problems that cause congestion and delays that have angered drayage drivers  Association representatives met this week with officials of all port terminals to share drivers’ co

Container shipping lines operating from Asia to the U.S. intend to restore baseline freight rates for late holiday season shipments in December and the pre-Lunar New Year period in January. Member lines in the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement have plans to collectively adopt gener

Chinese VAT (Value Added Tax) on Prepaid Ocean Freight Effective August 1st For your information, the Chinese Government is expending 6% of Value-Added Tax (VAT) to logistics & freight forwarding services with effective on 1 Aug. Here is the information for your easy reference: Th

ISF Guidance For Foreign Exporters/Suppliers Simple Tips for ISF (Importer Security Filing) Compliance for Foreign Exporters As of July 9, 2013 U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is requiring Full Compliance with Importer Security Filing regulations, as part of the SAFE Port Act

CBP Enters Next Phase of Importer Security Filing Preparation for Liquidated Damages Phase Begins Washington- U. S. Customs and Border Protection is making preparations to enter into the liquidated damages phase of the Importer Security Filing (ISF) enforcement process, which takes ef

Light at Dock Strike The strike at Hongkong International Terminals enters its 14th day today. It may not be the longest industrial action in the SAR’s history, but is surely the most protracted one in recent years. It’s now a stress test for all sides concerned, and it wo

Strike Talks Fall at Status Fence   With just five weeks left on their current contract, the Talks aimed at ending the eight-day-old dockers strike failed to materialize yesterday as both sides were unable to agree on the status of workers in the negotiations. It was the first me

Tentative contract is reached by ILA, USMX to avert Feb. 7 strike at 14 U.S. ports Final deal contingent on ratification process, negotiation of local pacts. The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and waterfront management last Friday night reached a tentative agreem

Wednesday week [February 6] in theory marks the last day of the extended US east coast dock labour contract talks; it will coincide with one of the busiest periods for the 15 container ports from Boston to Huston ahead of the Chinese new year factory shutdowns. The port employers repr

Failure of the International Longshoremen’s Association and United States Maritime Alliance to extend their contract negotiations raises the likelihood of a Maine-to-Texas dock strike at year-end. “I think we’ll be on strike,” ILA President Harold Daggett saida