Major Air Carriers Add Restrictions to IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations Following Risk Assessments
At the beginning of this year, new regulations governing the air shipping of lithium batteries went into effect. These regulations have affected any shippers of ... Read More
Are You Ready for Upcoming Major Changes in Container Weight Verification Requirements?
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) will start enforcing the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) convention requirements regarding the verification of the gross mass of ... Read More
Aftershock of the Tianjin Port Explosion Is Altering Asian Shipments and Having Global Effects
Operations have gradually resumed at Tianjin port after last week's deadly chemical explosions that left more than one-hundred people dead. Reports indicate goods are flowing ... Read More
New Census AES Data Elements
Just when you think the Census Bureau has finalized the data elements for AES submissions, up comes a proposal to add two new AES data ... Read More
Tianjin Port Activities Resume after Huge Explosions
Early today, Chinese officials halted operations at world’s tenth-largest container port for six hours over concerns about the spread of hazardous materials resulting from the ... Read More
Suez and Panama Expansions Hope to Provide Smoother Passage for the Shipping Industry
As the new era in global trade continues to increase business in U.S. Ports, across the globe, two routes through which a majority of world’s ... Read More
China State Media: At Least 300 Injured in Port Explosion
BEIJING (AP) — Huge explosions at a container port in the northeastern Chinese city of Tianjin have injured at least 300 people, state media outlets ... Read More
West Coast MTO Agreement Increase Rates to Support PierPASS Operations
On August 1, 2015, the West Coast MTO Agreement (WCMTOA) to increase the Traffic Mitigation Fee (TMF) at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long ... Read More
Egypt’s Gift to the World Ready to be Unveiled on August 6
The Suez Canal has always been a symbol of Egyptian national pride and prosperity. Built 146 years ago, the Suez Canal is a crucial artery ... Read More
