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Roanoke is pleased to be a Gold Sponsor for the second annual Advanced Topics in Customs Compliance Conference! This event, taking place in Houston, Texas from September 20-22, 2017, brings together experienced import and export professionals, legal counsel, customs brokers and other international trade professionals in a highly productive environment where knowledge, experience and expertise can be shared among peers, and where meaningful relationships can develop and evolve for the mutual benefit of participants. It’s also important to note that this conference has been approved for 13.5CCS/10 CES credits through the NCBFAA Educational Institute (NEI). Conference speakers, including Roanoke’s own […]

  Beginning April 1, 2017, liner-wide consolidation has entered its third generation with three new alliances: the Ocean Alliance, THE Alliance, and 2M Alliance. The first vessel-sharing consolidation of ocean carrier vessels took place back in the 1980s and 1990s and then again in 2011. The goal of these alliances is for carriers to pool their resources together to address overcapacity and underutilization of their vessels and save money. The carrier runs under their name, with their name also on the Ocean Bill of Lading, however the vessel carrying the cargo is not theirs. They are in essence sharing vessel […]

Are you prepared to respond to a cyber security breach? Transportation-related businesses are increasingly being targeted and all too often, focus on prevention rather than how to respond to these disruptive and potentially costly events. Attend this webinar to start formulating your action plan so you’ll be ready when disaster strikes. Roanoke will host a complimentary Cyber Security Webinar together with Chubb on Wednesday, April 19th at 1pm CT.Topics covered in this webinar: The Exposure Loss Trends Claims Scenarios Gaps in Traditional Insurance Coverages Specialty Coverage Options

The May 31st renewal deadline for the new Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) Ocean Transportation Intermediary licensing program is fast approaching. As you probably know, on November 4, 2015, the FMC issued a Final Rule involving various aspects of its regulations affecting Ocean Transportation Intermediaries (OTIs). As a result, OTIs are now required to renew their license every three (3) years. Many of you have questions regarding this new policy, so we put together some answers to some commonly asked questions. Q: How do you complete the renewal? A: All license renewals must be completed online via the FMC’s portal. Q: […]

2017 has gotten off to quite a start celebrating an all-time ATA Carnet high of over 20,000 ATA Carnet documents issued in 2016. Roanoke Trade and its partners contributed to more than half of these ATA Carnets issued in the United States. This makes Roanoke Trade the largest ATA Carnet provider in the U.S., all thanks to our very loyal and supportive customers. Thank you for helping us achieve this goal and giving us the opportunity to partner with you as your ATA Carnet back office. “This has been a long standing goal for the ATA Carnet service,” commented USCIB’s President […]

Keeping the ATA Carnet momentum going in 2017, USCIB announced that Kazakhstan will start accepting ATA Carnets for professional equipment, commercial samples and exhibitions and fairs April 1, 2017. Kazakhstan has had a growing economy since its independence in 1991 and accepting ATA Carnets only furthers its position in the global economy. This makes Kazakhstan the 77th country to accept ATA Carnets. Kazakhstan is the 83rd largest importer of goods from the United States and the 69th largest exporter of goods to the United States, with a total of $2.4 billion in two-way trade in 2014 according to the US […]