Supporting Sustainability Throughout Your Supply Chain From Inbound Logistics: Companies can support sustainability throughout their supply chains with many different approaches. Reducing paper by automating manual business processes, optimizing shipments and loads with end-to-end visibility, saving fuel and lowering emissions by avoiding supply chain disruptions, and … [Read more...]
Who is Ready for SOLAS VGM?
Who is Ready for SOLAS VGM? What is SOLAS VGM? SOLAS - Safety of Life at Sea. The SOLAS Convention’s Verified Gross Mass (SOLAS VGM) VGM - Verified Gross Mass of a container carrying cargo or also called container weight mandate - mandating the verification of container weight prior to shipping. Effective July 1, 2016, containers must have verified weight documents if … [Read more...]
$8 Million in Penalties for Evading AD Duties & False Claims Act Allegations
$8 Million in Penalties for Evading AD Duties & False Claims Act Allegations The Department of Justice announced that a U.S. defense contractor [Kilgore Flares Company] and one of its subcontractors [ESM Group, Inc] have agreed to pay $6 million and $2 million, respectively, to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by selling or conspiring to sell … [Read more...]
March Newsletter: Happy St. Patrick’s Day and more…
March Newsletter: Happy St. Patrick's Day and more... About St. Patrick's Day Logistics IMPORTING Reminder: Ace Mandatory Use Dates -->The next two mandatory use dates impact importers. Importers to Pay Over $3 Million Relating to Evaded Customs Duties EXPORTING Country Commercial Guides: Exporting A Starting Point BIS Guidance on License … [Read more...]
Importers to Pay Over $3 Million Relating to Evaded Customs Duties
Importers to Pay Over $3 Million Relating to Evaded Customs Duties From the DOJ: The Department of Justice announced that California-based C.R. Laurence Co. Inc., Florida-based Southeastern Aluminum Products Inc. and Texas-based Waterfall Group LLC have agreed to pay $2,300,000, $650,000 and $100,000, respectively, to resolve a lawsuit brought by the United States under … [Read more...]