News & Insights

Originally published on August 6th on the TIA website by Grant E. Goldsmith. Earlier this year, General Motors introduced its latest self-driving car – a car with no steering wheel or foot pedals – that’s expected to hit the streets in 2019. GM’s car is meant to drive itself with no assistance (hence no steering wheel) from the driver. This is the future – driverless vehicles. We are now on the edge of a mobility revolution that will eventually impact many parts of the future supply chain. Let’s look at a few of the possibilities and future trends. Future unmanned vehicles, and […]

August 16, 2018

  Corporate crime and fraud may be the cause of both known and unknown monetary loss. Do you know where to look for evidence of crime & fraud and how to identify the most common sources of behavior? Join us on 8/21/18 at 1pm CT for our complimentary webinar – Corporate Crime and Fraud: The Risks, the Red Flags and Best Practices presented by Terry Cummings, Vice President, Sales at Roanoke Trade. The webinar will cover risks, statistics and real life examples as well as red flags displayed by perpetrators and best practices for reducing risks. This webinar has been approved […]

August 08, 2018

August 1st, is a big day in the ATA Carnet world! After much anticipation Qatar will officially be accepting ATA Carnets, and we know many of you are very happy with this latest ATA Carnet development. As of tomorrow U.S. exporters who ship to Qatar can begin sending their temporary import shipments to Qatar on the ATA Carnet, the “passport for cargo” and the gold standard for temporary entries. To best prepare your business for this change, here is a list of the special considerations that Qatar has for ATA Carnet entries: 1.) As Qatar is only initially accepting goods for exhibitions and […]

July 31, 2018

Join us for the NCBFAA 2018 Government Affairs Conference in Washington, DC, September 23-25! The annual NCBFAA Government Affairs Conference (GAC) provides attendees with the opportunity to learn about timely and critically important industry changes directly from the influential players involved as well as make their voices heard when explaining the industry’s pressing challenges to their Senators and Congressional Representatives. See you there!

July 25, 2018

Join Colleen Clarke and Grant E. Goldsmith at the Global Trade Educational Conference 2018 and attend one of their CCS/CES credited informational sessions. This event will give customs brokers, freight forwarders, NVOCCs, OTI, service providers, importers, exporters and all global logistics professionals an opportunity to update themselves on industry developments and connect with colleagues new and old. All trade professionals are strongly encouraged to consider joining us! This two-day event in sunny, Dallas, Texas is sponsored in part by Roanoke Trade.

July 16, 2018

General Average: A Little-Known but Costly Risk General Average (GA) is an overlooked and poorly understood risk that has significant consequences for cargo owners with shipments that move via ocean vessel. A General Average loss includes possible damage to a shipper’s cargo, delay to the shipment, and additional costs associated specifically with a GA incident. Complicating the matter further, the shipping line that declares the GA has the right to hold the shipper’s goods until acceptable security is posted on their behalf. Shipper’s interest cargo insurance can mitigate all of these expenses and complications. So what exactly does the term […]

July 09, 2018