Grace Period - 2016 Schedule B and HTS updated in AES On January 5th, the Schedule B and Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) tables in the AES have been updated to accept the changes to the 2016 codes. AES will accept shipments with outdated 2015 codes during a grace period for 30 days beyond the expiration date of December 31, 2015, and reporting an outdated 2015 code after … [Read more...]
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! ~ December 2015
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! ~ December 2015 Check out our monthly Newsletter: December 2015 Includes NEWS - coming in 2016 ⇒NEW CONTAINER WEIGHING REGULATIONS – Coming in 2016! → A must read! ⇒ARE YOU READY FOR ACE? - Feb 28, 2016 → Delayed – Mandatory Use of ACE for Entry/Entry Summary Filing ⇒Panama Canal Expansion To Be Completed in … [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...]
Trans-Pacific Trade and the Era of Mega-ships
Trans-Pacific Trade and the Era of Mega-ships The new CMA CGM ship the Benjamin Franklin will be the largest vessel to arrive at the Port of Los Angeles on December 26th. It has 17,859 20-foot-equivalent unit capacity. The Benjamin Franklin will be handled at APM Terminals Pier 400 in Los Angeles. This port (as well as the Ports America Outer Harbour Terminal in Oakland) … [Read more...]