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Most freight forwarders have an insurance policy to facilitate cargo coverage for their clients. However, not all of them effec­tively utilize it to maximize the benefit to both their company and their clients. Many shippers do not understand the intricacies of cargo insurance and/or the risk associated with uninsured cargo. This lack of awareness provides […]

October 23, 2015

Cargo theft is a multibillion-dollar problem across the nation, including in big food-producing states such as California. According to the FBI, highly sophisticated thieves – who often act with some privileged knowledge – have stolen up to $30 billion worth of cargo each year, including highly valued nuts, fruits and vegetables, meat, soda pop, cookies, […]

October 21, 2015

Roanoke’s Amanda Barlow will be presenting on ATA Carnet at the upcoming ICPA DFW Fall Conference, taking place from October 25 – 27, 2015. Amanda’s presentation, titled “Fundamentals of Temporary Imports & Exports” is one that you won’t want to miss! ATA Carnets are international customs documents that provide duty-free customs clearance for temporary imports/exports into over 100 countries. ATA Carnet […]

October 21, 2015

Friday, October 16, 2015 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report A year after substantially revising a proposal to overhaul its regulations on ocean transportation intermediaries, the Federal Maritime Commission may be preparing to issue a final rule. The Commission is scheduled to hold a partially open meeting Oct. 21 at which this rulemaking will be […]

October 16, 2015

In an October 5 Cargo Systems Messaging Service transmittal, CBP issued an “important reminder” to all importers & brokers that the importer of record must deposit estimated ADD/CVD when certain Post-Summary Corrections or Post Entry Amendments are filed. Two situations are in view: When the PSC/PEA is filed to change the Entry Type Code from […]

October 09, 2015

  When the El Faro cargo ship and its 33 crewmembers left the port of Jacksonville, Florida last Tuesday, October 1, Joaquin was a tropical storm. Yet, as the ship approached the Bahamas, Joaquin turned into a Category 4 hurricane, and by Thursday, El Faro was trapped in the crush of 50-foot seas and winds […]

October 08, 2015