REMINDER: C-TPAT New Portal 2.0 Deployment on December 8th From C-TPAT: C-TPAT Portal 2.0 is scheduled to deploy on December 8, 2014, and is now 3 calendar days from launch. If you have an active C-TPAT partner account, please be advised the new system will be very different from Portal 1.0. A complete user manual and other information for Phase 1 is available … [Read more...]
CBP: Valid vs. Invalid vs. Defective NAFTA Certificate of Origin
CBP: Valid vs. Invalid vs. Defective NAFTA Certificate of Origin This week, the CBP [U. S. Customs and Border Protection] announced in posting CSMS #14-000598 to clarify the terms: Valid NAFTA Certificate of Origin Lists the good in question Covers the period in question Includes the exporter’s or his agent’s signature in block 11a “Authorized Signature” Was … [Read more...]
$35.8M Fine for Japanese Auto Parts Company – Violation of Sherman Act
$35.8M Fine for Japanese Auto Parts Company - Violation of Sherman Act The Department of Justice advised that an automotive parts manufacturer [Aisin] based in Japan has agreed to plead guilty and pay a $35.8 million criminal fine for allocating customers of variable valve timing [VVT] devices sold to automobile manufacturers in the United States and elsewhere. Aisin’s … [Read more...]
IATA: Air Cargo Growth Continues
IATA: Air Cargo Growth Continues Air Cargo volumes rose 5.2% [measured in in FTK's - freight tonne kilometers] for September compared to last year; capacity increased by 3.8%. There is overall growth: for some airlines increases of 5 to 17% for Asia- Pacific, North America, Middle East and Africa but some areas are seeing a decline [European carriers] or flat [Latin … [Read more...]
West Coast Ports – This Week’s Latest
West Coast Ports - This Week's Latest The congestion stress continues at the West Coast ports Trucks wait in long lines and shortage of experienced labor persists at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Seattle / Tacoma: The union is accused of work slowdowns resulting in BNSF Railway cutting of intermodal service from some interior locations to the Port of … [Read more...]