Increased Duties in 2018: This year has been a year of unpredictable changes in the trade industry: Section 232: The Presidential Proclamation initiating Section 232 duties on steel and aluminum imports, at 25-percent and 10-percent respectively, was the beginning of these hefty duties that impacted importers. Section 301: The President then invoked Section 301 and…
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Syracuse, New York, December 14, 2018—Mohawk Global Logistics, a Great Place to Work® certified company, is pleased to announce a recent investment in technology that further expands our supply chain solution offerings to our clients while meeting new airfreight industry standards. Mohawk developed an IT solution that enables us to move from the legacy paper-based…
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December 15th GRI information: Trans-Pacific carriers have announced a General Rate Increase (GRI) effective December 15, 2018. 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…
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12/4 UPDATE: The White House has confirmed the 90-day suspension of the increase on Section 301 duties began December 1. The scheduled increase deadline is now March 1, 2019. This has been a busy weekend for trade news. The two major issues that have provoked the most interest are: 1- The signing of the…
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November 15th GRI information: Trans-Pacific carriers have announced a General Rate Increase (GRI) effective November 15, 2018. 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…
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On November 19, 2018, the OffPeak program that provides extended gate hours at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, commonly known as PierPASS 2.0, will take effect. PierPASS 2.0 includes a new appointment-based system that uses a single flat fee on both daytime and nighttime container moves. This system replaces the current congestion-pricing…
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It has been a challenging peak season this year with spiking freight rates and space shortages in trans-Pacific trade. We may still have a way to go before we see much of a downturn. Major drivers are: Heavy rationalization of ocean carriers yields fewer owner representatives in trans-Pacific trade (roughly 3 owners per alliance now)…
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The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has released the official list of about $200 billion worth of Chinese imports subject to additional tariffs. This list contains 5,745 full or partial lines of the original 6,031 tariff lines that were announced back in July. Starting September 24, 2018 these items will be subject to…
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a hurricane warning for the Carolinas, Virginia and Maryland. In preparation of Hurricane Florence, port authorities along the Southeast coast have ordered their marine terminals to close for both truck and vessel traffic for Thursday, Friday and possibly Monday. Ports already closed include Wilmington and Morehead City in North…
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Trans-Pacific carriers have announced the third quarter Bunker Adjustment Factor (BAF) and Low Sulphur Surcharge (LSS) for 2018, effective October 1, 2018. The BAF and LSS will affect all Canadian and U.S. destinations. The following amounts are in USD and apply to all freight moving on Trans-Pacific lanes. Bunker Adjustment Factor (BAF) Applies to all…
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