GLOBAL MARKET INSIGHTS

Keeping you updated on the latest industry news.

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

East Coast Ports Face Warehouse Crunch

The Port of Newark is among the East Coast ports seeing container traffic surge. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG NEWS Robbie Whelan | The Wall Street Journal East ... Read More

Time to Obtain Refunds of Duty on Past GSP Eligible Entries

Wednesday, July 29, 2015 | From the Tuttle Law Offices The Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 signed into law on June 29, 2015, renewed ... Read More

EAR Amended to Implement Cuba’s Removal from List of State Sponsors of Terrorism

Wednesday, July 22, 2015 | Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report The Bureau of Industry and Security has issued a final rule amending the Export ... Read More

Importers Move Their Business from West to East Coast Ports

By: AJOT Zepol found that a hefty chunk of businesses have switched from using Pacific to Atlantic and Gulf ports this year. Total imports along ... Read More

Are you claiming SPI’s?

By: Bill Connolly | Director of Compliance at OCEANAIR With all the Free Trade Programs and legislation in the news it's probably a good time ... Read More

How Shipping Containers and Their Monster Cranes Changed the World

Over the last 40 years, something else has been subtlety revolutionizing the global economy through a different kind of network of interrelated bits and pieces. Shipping ... Read More

Boston Globe: Stricter Export Rules Await Some Mass.Tech Firms

By Megan Woolhouse | Boston Globe NORTH READING — New federal rules will make it easier for many Massachusetts technology companies to sell products overseas, but ... Read More