Is This the Year of the Trucker?
…situation. The recession and the turning point Full truckload carriers were hit hard during the recession. Companies were forced to lean out their fleets, eventually selling or scrapping older equipment…
Keep Labor Strikes in Mind When Planning East Coast Moves This Fall
Client Alert As you plan your fall shipping schedule, we encourage you to keep current with news on labor negotiations between East Coast port union workers and their employers. The…
LA/Long Beach Increase PierPass-Related Fee
…fee levels to $61.50 (20′ containers) and $123 (40′ containers). Last August, marine terminal operators announced that they would begin increasing the Traffic Mitigation Fee (TMF) annually, to offset labor…
US-Colombia FTA Starter Kit
…Other benefits of the Agreement: • Increased protection of intellectual property rights • Greater commitments to protect labor rights • Commitments to enforce domestic environmental laws • Opening of Colombia’s…
7 Ways to Harness the Power of Foreign Trade Zones
…generally exempt from state and local ad valorem taxes. 5. No Duty on Value Added. There are no duties on labor, overhead, or profit to operations performed within an FTZ….
Visit Export.gov for Extravaganza of Free Exporter Resources
…to small business exporters loans to cover the initial costs of entering an export market* loans for preexport labor and material costs* loans to finance foreign receivables loans to upgrade…
Mohawk Announces New Vice President, Chuck Miller
…strategic sourcing projects across a broad range of commodity categories with suppliers in China, Russia, Europe, Latin America, and the U.S. Mohawk Global Trade Advisors is a division of Mohawk…