Industry Insights

CBP Reminds Trade of ADD/CVD Deposit Requirements

In an October 5 Cargo Systems Messaging Service transmittal, CBP issued an “important reminder” to all importers & brokers that the importer of record must deposit estimated ADD/CVD when certain Post-Summary Corrections or Post Entry Amendments are filed. Two situations are in view: When the PSC/PEA is filed to change the Entry Type Code from […]

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El Faro Among Worst Commercial Shipping Losses off U.S. in Decades

  When the El Faro cargo ship and its 33 crewmembers left the port of Jacksonville, Florida last Tuesday, October 1, Joaquin was a tropical storm. Yet, as the ship approached the Bahamas, Joaquin turned into a Category 4 hurricane, and by Thursday, El Faro was trapped in the crush of 50-foot seas and winds […]

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Roanoke Claims Team Ready As Hurricane Joaquin Heads Up the East Coast

East Coast towns and cities already dealing with heavy rain are bracing for newly formed Category 3 Hurricane Joaquin, which could pound the region with flooding and strong winds by the weekend.  While forecasters say they have yet to determine whether the storm will hit the Eastern Seaboard, many states are bracing for its fallout. […]

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‘Tis the Season for Cargo Theft

The months of September through December are traditionally peak season for motor truck cargo shipments. It’s also, unfortunately, a high season for cargo theft. According to data released by security firm FreightWatch International, in 2014, the “concentration” of cargo theft activity between September and December totaled 245 incidents, with the greatest number – almost one-third […]

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Criminal Use of 3D Printing Involved in Stolen Cargo

Additive manufacturing, better known as 3D Printing, involves a process of making three-dimensional solid objects from a digital file. The creation of a 3D-printed object is achieved by laying down successive layers of material until the entire object is created. Each of these layers can be seen as a thinly sliced horizontal cross-section of the […]

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2014 A Boon Year for Supply Chain Industry

In the annual State of Logistics Report, produced by the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) and presented by Penske Logistics, the freight and logistics industry experienced a banner year in 2014 with record levels reached in certain sectors. In fact, according to Rosalyn Wilson, a transportation consultant who researches and writes the report, […]

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