Mohawk Global is excited to announce their collaboration with worldwide leaders in the freight forwarding industry to start a new sister company, MGL Europe. The first MGL Europe office opened in Stuttgart, Germany in April 2023. Gar Grannell, Mohawk Global CEO says, “This partnership in Germany is the result of trusting relationships built over the…
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It can be daunting to submit forced labor allegations in the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) system. To ease the pressure on filers CBP has released two useful documents—a Recommended Guidelines for Submissions of Forced Labor Supporting Documents and a Forced Labor Allegation Submission Checklist. These resources will help clarify details of what information…
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The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has announced new Russia-related export controls, including actions that increase its Russian and Belarusian Industry Sector Sanctions, extend its foreign direct product rule restrictions, and add 71 new entities to the Entity List. Reason for the Updates Some of the changes in the final rule—effective May 19—“better align”…
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The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has announced that it is extending 77 of 81 Section 301 exclusions of COVID-19 related products through September 30. The other four will expire at the end of May. Previously, all the exclusions had been scheduled to end May 15. The products that will not be extended…
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On May 18, 2023, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will allow the option for CBP Officers to notify the Electronic Export Information (EEI) filer of Hold and Release messages. New codes have been added to the AESTIR Appendix A— 97H: The shipment has been put on HOLD in AES. 97R: The shipment on hold has…
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It has been reported by the Journal of Commerce (JOC) that a deal between Local 13 of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) has been reached on manning requirements for non-automated terminals. This deal is the first of many major hurdles that could accelerate an agreement on a…
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UPDATE: 5/8/2023— The World Shipping Council (WSC) has a contrary position to that of the shippers group. While the WSC may believe jurisdiction over rail storage charges should fall under the Surface Transportation Board (STB), it was apparent in our recent meetings with STB that they currently do not have that authority, nor do they…
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Trans-Pacific carriers have announced a General Rate Increase (GRI) effective June 1, 2023. This GRI will affect all Canadian and USA destinations. The following amounts are in USD and apply to all freight originating in Asia and the Indian Sub-Continent. General Rate Increase Applies to all U.S. and Canadian ports Effective June 1, 2023 Equip.USD20…
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Together with several industry bodies the global carrier, Cargo Incident Notification and System Networks (CINS) have compiled and published The Lithium-ion Batteries in Containers Guidelines in an effort to prevent the increasing risks that the transport of lithium-ion batteries by sea creates, providing suggestions for identifying such risks. In recent years, serious, and sometimes catastrophic…
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