Repairing bridges, filling pot holes, paving highways. These are the activities that typically come to mind when we think about national transportation spending. There's a new spending bill making its way through congress that may toss another element into the mix: moving freight. The bill, known as MAP-21, introduces the concept of a national freight…
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Now that the US-Korea Free Trade Agreement has gone into effect, companies across the U.S. want to know if their goods qualify for reduced duty rates. Under the agreement, duty reductions are assigned through "staging” categories. Commodities are split into categories A-K, with category A items being immediately free duty free and B-K items being…
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Client Alert Trans-Pacific ocean carriers have announced a General Rate Increase (GRI), effective April 15, for containers moving from East Asia to all U.S. and Canada destinations. We've listed the increases below. All amounts are in USD. To all U.S. and Canada destinations $320 per 20ft $400 per 40ft $450 per 40ft HC $506 per…
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Client Alert Trans-Pacific ocean carriers have announced a fuel increase, effective April 1, for Asia to U.S. and Canada trade lanes. We've listed the increases below. All amounts are in USD. West Coast $23 per 20ft $28 per 40ft $32 per HC $36 per 45ft $1 per cbm of LCL East Coast $24 per 20ft…
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Like a bodybuilder preparing for competition, the U.S. trucking industry is getting stronger by the day, with companies making bold moves to meet growing demand. Trucking companies are citing a drop in cancellations and an uptick in trailer backlogs as signs of growth in demand for their services. Motor carriers are planning to buy more…
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Your cargo rides on paper. Check with your customer to find out what forms are required and use a freight forwarder to help you prepare the forms. The following are commonly used export documents that may be required depending on the rules of the U.S. government or importing country. Bill of Lading A receipt and…
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Creating a tamper-proof container seal is a lot harder than it looks. U.S. Customs is delaying implementation of new ISO 17712-2010 high security seal standards because laboratories cannot meet the tamper evidence requirement. The ISO is working on revising the standards. Until this recent announcement, U.S. Customs had been encouraging all C-TPAT members to use…
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Client Alert Ocean carriers of the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA) and the Canada Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (CTSA) have announced a rate increase for containers sailing from Asia to the U.S. and Canada. The following amounts will be effective March 15, 2012. For Asia to U.S. ports $240 per 20ft $300 per 40ft $340 per 40ft…
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Client Alert Import rail shipments into Montreal and Toronto may be delayed for the next several days due to backlog at terminals in Vancouver and Prince Rupert. Severe weather and a recent derailment in Alberta are being blamed for the backlog. Mohawk is working with carriers to minimize these delays. If you have an questions…
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Is your small business interested in moving production back to the U.S.? Need help with financing? Then you may want to take advantage of a program offered by the Small Business Administration (SBA). Designed to encourage businesses to bring jobs back to the U.S. and promote export growth, the SBA’s International Trade Loan program provides…
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