Tianjin Port Blasts - Thunderstorms complicate recovery From AP (via ABC News): Thunderstorms Tuesday complicated recovery efforts from last week's massive explosions at a warehouse in China's Tianjin port that killed at least 114 people, left 57 missing and exposed dangerous chemicals — including some that could become flammable on contact with … [Read more...]
Imports and the Automated Export System (AES) Filing Requirements
Imports and the Automated Export System (AES) Filing Requirements Is an AES filing required for goods that previously entered in the United States, Puerto Rico, or the U.S. Virgin Islands? From Global Reach: To answer that question it is important to know how the goods were imported. When goods come into the United States they are processed by U.S. Customs and Border … [Read more...]
Explosions at Chinese Container Port -Tianjin
Explosions at Chinese Container Port -Tianjin From Reuters: Two huge explosions tore through an industrial area where toxic chemicals and gas were stored in the northeast Chinese port city of Tianjin, killing at least 50 people, including at least a dozen fire fighters, officials and state media said on Thursday. At least 700 people were injured, more than 71 … [Read more...]
Iranian Company Pleads Guilty to U.S. Export Violation
Iranian Company Pleads Guilty to U.S. Export Violation An officer of Falcon Instrumentation & Machinery FZE, an Iranian corporation formerly known as FIMCO (Falcon/FIMCO) , entered a plea of guilty on behalf of the corporation to conspiracy to evade export licensing requirements. The conspiracy: An attempt to smuggle to Iran a machine with possible military as well … [Read more...]
West Coast Port News
West Coast Port News From JOC: LA-Long Beach looking beyond peak season to greater challenges ahead All seem to be confident that LA-Long Beach will be able to handle the spike in container volume this peak season. However, there are longer-term challenges: mega ships, carrier alliances, truck turn times, and rail performances. West Coast ports have lost 5% market … [Read more...]