GLOBAL MARKET INSIGHTS
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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

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