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Senator and once-Presidential candidate John McCain has introduced the Open America’s Waters Act of 2017, which would repeal the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, known as the Jones Act. The Jones Act requires that all goods shipped between ports in the United States be transported on American-built ships that are owned and operated by Americans. Nearly 100 years ago, it was intended to strengthen national security and commerce. However, now these regulations are limiting the number of vessels available for shipping, and contributing to the growing cost of maritime transportation for the United States. For example, according to a report […]
Customs brokers and freight forwarders that engage in the movement of goods across borders need regulatory defense services and Errors and Omissions insurance. Doing business across oceans and borders, while very rewarding, is significantly more challenging today. The government has a renewed focus on enforcing U.S. trade and customs regulations over imports and exports, and it is impacting businesses in every sector. Regulatory defense gives you peace of mind as you conduct business across national borders on behalf of your clients. Increased Enforcement Requires Greater Regulatory Defense Recent shifts in government trade policy have increased the […]
Roanoke is gearing up for the 45th Annual NAFTZ Conference and Exposition at the Westin San Diego! Be sure to stop by booth 19 to talk with Terry Cummings and Patrice Lafayette about Roanoke’s distinctive FTZ insurance products and our preferred NAFTZ member pricing. See you on October 22nd!
Roanoke and Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of Northern California (CBFANC) invite you to an ATA Carnet seminar that shouldn’t be missed! Roanoke’s Amanda Barlow, Anna-Marie Porter and Terry Cummings will be presenting “Carnets – The Evolving World of the Global Customs Passport for your Goods”. This educational seminar will cover: ATA Carnets – History on the present and potential future of ATA Carnets Why an ATA Carnet may be the easiest and least expensive way for your goods to travel Participating countries and specific ATA Carnet conventions Do’s and don’ts of creating the General List Online ATA Carnet application process Using […]
NCBFAA’s Educational Institute (NEI) is hosting an ATA Carnet webinar where all your questions will be answered. Join us July 13, 2017 from 1:00pm to 2:00pm ET. Does your company take advantage of ATA Carnets to ship exhibits to international trade shows? Or service projects in foreign countries? Or simply travel with samples and prototypes? Join this webinar, presented by Amanda Barlow, Vice President of ATA Carnet for Roanoke Insurance Group, to have all your questions on ATA Carnets answered. Highlights include, ATA Carnet Best Practices, proper customs clearance procedures, managing inevitable breaches and extensions on ATA Carnet entries.
In May, the WannaCry global ransomware attack targeted computers worldwide running Microsoft’s Window operating system by encrypting data and demanding ransom payments. WannaCry brought computer systems from Russia to China to the U.K. and the U.S. to their knees, locking people out of their data and demanding they pay a ransom or lose everything. More than 200,000 computers in 150 countries were affected. Now ransomware virus Petya has hit companies worldwide, including shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk, which handles one out of seven containers shipped globally. The Petya cyber attack caused outages at Maersk’s computer systems across the world, including at […]
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