FAA Advises Assessment of Lithium Batteries Risk The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) yesterday issued a safety alert to US and foreign commercial passenger and cargo airlines, urging them to conduct a safety risk assessment to manage the risks associated with transporting lithium batteries as cargo. The FAA says it also is issuing guidance to its own inspectors to … [Read more...]
$13 Million Fine for Illegal Hardwood Imports-Largest Lacey Act Penalty Ever
$13 Million Fine for Illegal Hardwood Imports-Largest Lacey Act Penalty Ever Lumber Liquidators Inc. Sentenced for Illegal Importation of Hardwood and Related Environmental Crimes - Flooring Company to Pay $13 Million, Largest Lacey Act Penalty Ever. Lumber Liquidators Inc. was sentenced in federal court and will pay more than $13 million in criminal fines, community … [Read more...]
2016! January Newsletter
2016! January Newsletter IMPORTANT CHANGES FOR 2016: ⇒Mandatory ACE Transition: Are You Ready? →Feb 28, 2016 ⇒NEW CONTAINER WEIGHING REGULATIONS - SOLAS → 1 July 2016 ***stay tuned to our news page for updates about ACE and SOLAS. INFO - Good to know: Incoterms Denied Parties check To see the entire Newsletter … [Read more...]
Panama Canal Expansion To Be Completed in 2016
Panama Canal Expansion To Be Completed in 2016 The Panama Canal expansion project, also called the 'Third Set of Locks Project', is intended to double the capacity of the Panama Canal by 2016 by creating a new lane of traffic doubling the waterway capacity and allowing more and larger ships, the size, which are about one and a half times the current maximum width and length … [Read more...]
NEW CONTAINER WEIGHING REGULATIONS – Coming in 2016!
NEW CONTAINER WEIGHING REGULATIONS - Coming in 2016! There are new container weighing regulations due to take effect globally on 1 July 2016. The amendments to the SOLAS (Safety of Life at Sea) Convention require packed shipping containers to have a verified gross mass (VGM) before they can be loaded on a ship for export. The amendments were adopted by the IMO … [Read more...]