News & Insights

As the trade adjusts to the new features of CBP’s Automated Commercial Environment (ACE), Roanoke Trade continues to work closely with CBP and the trade to offer guidance on processing bonds in an electronic environment (eBond). As of January 3, 2015, all continuous bonds and Importer Security Filing (ISF) single transaction bonds must be filed […]

March 13, 2015

As terminal operators and truckers try to process the weeks or months of backlogged cargo at West Coast ports, thieves are looking to grab low-hanging fruit. From 2013 to 2014, 25% of all recorded cargo theft in the United States occurred within 200 miles of the ports of Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle, according […]

March 11, 2015

Smaller logistics companies are having trouble keeping up with the boom in online commerce. While Asia looks at logistics as a prime opportunity for growth, developed nations, in particular the U.K., have seen a disruption in the traditional logistics sector that has led to the collapse of a record number of couriers and haulers. Even […]

February 27, 2015

  The Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) have struck a tentative agreement on a five-year contract that will cover workers at all U.S. West Coast ports. The details of the deal are being held in confidence while the agreement awaits ratification by both organizations, but they acknowledge that […]

February 23, 2015

Join us for a complimentary webinar on March 3, 2015 from 1-2pm CT Cyber attacks are on the rise and threaten the business operations of customs brokers, freight forwarders and other logistics service providers. Cargo theft, third party data loss and damage to your reputation are just a few of the ways these crimes can impact […]

February 20, 2015

Please be advised that we are currently working on two claims involving fraudulent shipments of copper scrap imported from China. The containers in question were loaded with bricks instead of copper scrap. These are not isolated incidents as we have been advised by a Lloyd’s surveyor in China that there is a current scam operation […]

February 18, 2015