News & Insights

For the past 23 years, Roanoke Trade and the National Customs Brokers & Forwarder’s Association of America (NCBFAA) have together presented a $5,000 scholarship to a high school senior or undergraduate at an accredited college or university who is focusing on obtaining a degree in customs brokerage, freight forwarding or a related field, such as […]

May 24, 2016

Roanoke will be attending the AirCargo 2016 Conference, taking place in Phoenix, AZ from June 8 – 10, 2016. This conference brings together all actors in the air cargo supply chain in one location to discuss trends, challenges, opportunities and the future of the air cargo industry. Airlines, airport authorities, freight forwarders and expediting companies […]

May 23, 2016

Increasingly more employees across all industry sectors are filing lawsuits against their employers claiming they should be classified as employees instead of independent contractors and entitled to back wages, overtime, and other benefits. This is especially more so in the wake of ride-sharing companies like Uber Technologies, which agreed to pay as much as $100 […]

May 20, 2016

The newly widened Panama Canal is set to re-open later this year, and just as it did 102 years ago the Canal will again be transformative for the shipping industry. How prepared are our seaports to accommodate the new generation of larger cargo ships that will be making their way through the Panama Canal? The […]

May 13, 2016

We invite you to join us for an ATA Carnet Outreach Luncheon, hosted by the North Texas Customs Brokers & Freight Forwarders Association (NTCBFFA). The event, presented by Amanda Barlow, Vice President, ATA Carnet, will take place on June 29, 2016 from 11:00AM to 1:30PM at Las Colinas Country Club in Irving, Texas. The event costs $55 […]

May 10, 2016

Roanoke is delighted to be an Emerald Sponsor for the International Freight Forwarders & Customs Brokers Association of New Orleans (IFFCBANO) Annual International Trade Symposium! The event will be taking place at the Grand Hotel Marriott Resort in Point Clear, Alabama from May 19 – 21, 2016. Sheila Skipper will be moderating the panel “Is […]

May 09, 2016