Are You Ready for ACE? The first deadline is fast approaching - May 1st! What is Ace? See our blog post Here are the deadlines as posted by the CBP: May 1, 2015: The deadline for mandatory use of ACE for all electronic manifest filing. Nov. 1, 2015: The deadline for mandatory use of ACE for all electronic cargo release and related entry summary filing. Oct. 1, … [Read more...]
West Coast Ports News
West Coast Ports News ILWU Caucus meets this week The International Longshore and Warehouse Union's caucus will meet this week in San Francisco, starting on Monday, to review the tentative agreement reached with the Pacific Maritime Association last month. If the Coast Longshore Committee recommends ratification, the tentative contract will be mailed to all ILWU members … [Read more...]
LA, LB ports – Status
LA, LB ports - Status Though Los Angeles-Long Beach terminal operators are moving vessels into and out of the ports a bit faster [3-4 days versus 5-6 days last week], there is still congestion since trans-Pacific liner services run weekly. As a result, 20 more vessels will arrive and will be added to 48 container ships already in port. They anticipate that the vessel backlog … [Read more...]
China – Europe Cargo Rail Services
China - Europe Cargo Rail Services From the Guardian: The longest rail link in the world and the first direct link between China and Spain is up and running after a train from Yiwu in coastal China completed its maiden journey of 8,111 miles to Madrid. The railway has been dubbed the “21st-century Silk Road” by Li Qiang, the governor of Zhejiang province, where Yiwu is … [Read more...]
CBP and EPA Seize Over 730 Illegal Vehicles, Engines at LA/Long Beach
CBP and EPA Seize Over 730 Illegal Vehicles, Engines at LA/Long Beach The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Customs and Border Protection shared the results of a joint operation targeting foreign-made vehicles and equipment imported without proper emission controls in violation of the federal Clean Air Act. More than 730 items, including ATVs, motorcycles and … [Read more...]