Industry Insights

Cargo Delivery Delays Plague All Hemispheres in May Stevedore strikes worldwide gained headlines last year and caused serious delays in shipments, but cargo delivery delays can result from numerous problems—both natural and man-made. Thick ice on Lake Superior caused shipping delays in late April and early May 2014, with 60% of the lake covered with […]

Value of Cargo Thefts Spikes 38.5% in Q1 The first quarter of 2014 concluded with a decrease in the number of reported cargo theft incidents but a massive spike in the average loss value per incident, according to FreightWatch International’s Supply Chain Intelligence Center’s Q1-2014 Cargo Theft report. A total of 206 full-truckload thefts occurred […]

Effective Monday, June 2, 2014, our San Francisco office will have a new address: Roanoke Trade 533 Airport Boulevard Suite 434 Burlingame, CA 94010 The office phone number will remain the same at (415) 421-1381. Please also note that the above address will also be the new pick-up location for Carnets. We anticipate our move will […]

Bahrain Implements ATA Carnet System The Kingdom of Bahrain is joining the ATA Carnet system! A much anticipated trading partner of the U.S. will begin operating under the ATA Carnet system on June 1, 2014. This will simplify the temporary export process for U.S. businesses exhibiting at trade shows in Bahrain. Bahrain  is the 74th country […]

FMCSA’s Guidance Still Missing on Many MAP-21 Provisions It’s been nearly two years since the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (“MAP-21”) was signed into law. Yet, there is still a great deal of uncertainty as to how those new laws will be interpreted and applied to customs brokers, FMC (Federal Maritime […]