News & Insights

  General Average (GA) is an often overlooked and poorly understood risk with significant financial consequences for cargo owners. Navigating through a GA can be a difficult and frustrating experience for logistics providers and cargo owners, but it doesn’t have to be. Join us on Wednesday, February 24th at 12pm CT as our panelists delve […]

February 02, 2021

An important change written into CBSA Notice 20-28 went into effect as of January 4, 2021. Starting on this date only electronic house bills may be used for consolidated shipments, if not specifically exempted. This requirement directly impacts Freight Forwarders arranging shipments into Canadian ports. Freight forwarders are liable for the transmission of house bill data […]

January 22, 2021

Overview The transportation, trade and logistics sector, like any other industry vertical, has been hit by ransomware, social engineering and other cyber threats. These threats upend operations and increase the total cost of risk for companies.   In fact, transportation ranks among the top five industry sectors vulnerable to ransomware. There are several reasons why […]

January 12, 2021

Brexit and the ATA Carnet Brexit, the departure of the United Kingdom (UK) from the European Union (EU), has been in the news for years now, and finally in the new year, it has come to pass. For concerned logistics service providers and shippers, this change will not have a significant impact on US ATA […]

January 11, 2021

  ONE Apus via Twitter   On November 30th, the cargo ship, ONE Apus, sailing from Yantian, China to Long Beach, CA, encountered severe weather. Swells exceeding 20 feet struck the vessel. An estimated 1816 containers were lost overboard, and containers remaining onboard received significant damage. Current estimates are that over $200 million worth of cargo was […]

December 23, 2020

  Warmest greetings and best wishes for happiness in the new year from all of us at Roanoke! This year’s corporate donations have been made to American Logistics Aid Network and Americares.

December 18, 2020