Transportation

Does anyone have a notice from US Customs stating that the hours of US Customs operation on Canadian Border for entry of textiles and apparel is now officially 8:30am – 4:30pm, Monday thru Friday?

We have had a problem in the past months (mainly July through October) with containers coming in with ‘heavy’ condensation inside them. You can visually see beads of water inside the walls of the container. The boxes are damp. The wood products inside the boxes are covered in mold. We have checked the containers for […]

Know that there are many going by Sea from KL Malaysia to Rotterdam could they provide some input as to what they see as transit time and if they are encountering any delays going thru the Panama Canal. If there are delays what are they attributed to. We are looking at shipping this lane and […]

In addition to compliance, my department is responsible for all international logistics. Our international shipping has recently increased and we will end the year with more than 700 TEUs in annual volume. Mostly from China, Taiwan, and India. The overwhelming majority of our freight is booked with a freight forwarder at this time. I am […]

QUESTION ON BILL HR-1 OF THE 911 COMMISSION: Has anyone in the group heard how the implementation of this bill, specifically Title V- Strengthening the Security of Cargo Containers, is going to be put in place? Is anyone aware of any articles that have been published discussing this new bill?

Can a consolidator in China list himself as the “shipper” for a container he loads with four or five shipments for on Importer in the states? I am thinking that this would be a problem for AMS filings. Am I correct? One masterbill, no housebill, just multiple commercial invoices and mid codes.

Can anyone share their experience taking the freight forwarding function in-house? I don’t see too many hurdles on the ocean side, but on the air side in dealings with airlines, CASS payments etc, are there barriers to entry that cause the membership to see 3PLs as value added?

Has anyone heard about increases being proposed on fuel surcharges from carriers?

Question: For goods trans-shipping the USA in bond to another country do FCC’s & FDA’s for electronics need to be provided if the ultimate consignee is shown on the documentation to be other than the USA?

Does anyone know where I could find the following? A few years ago I went to a DOT training for HazMat and the like. The Coast Guard did a presentation for ocean freight and had a short video clip in their presentation that showed an example of what can happen on the water. The video […]

Didn’t see this covered in San Antonio, and I am wondering how the group is planning on complying with the TSA standards for domestic and international cargo inspection for those goods that might move on a passenger aircraft. Our TM recently attended an outreach meeting from the TSA. They are talking about penalties, and extreme […]

Didn’t see this covered in San Antonio, and I am wondering how the group is planning on complying with the TSA standards for domestic and international cargo inspection for those goods that might move on a passenger aircraft. Our TM recently attended an outreach meeting from the TSA. They are talking about penalties, and extreme […]