With coronavirus slowing down import volumes, the Port of Virginia has temporarily stopped container operations at the Portsmouth Marine Terminal as of May 4th. As this is an older facility,… read more →
Last night, the White House issued an Executive Order regarding the postponement of duties to alleviate some of the burden businesses are feeling from the COVID-19 pandemic. CBP followed up… read more →
Since the domestic and travel flights have dropped off due to shelter in place orders, airlines who specialize in passenger cargo have seen their customers decrease to almost nothing. In… read more →
To stop the spread of COVID-19, the US and Canada have agreed to close the border to non-essential crossings, freeing up time and space for cargo to move swiftly between… read more →
Last night the President’s announced that the United States, effective Friday March 13, 2020 will suspend and limit entry into the United States for immigrants or non-immigrants who were physically… read more →
The outbreak of Coronavirus in China has created an equipment shortage as blanked sailings, quarantines, labor shortages see equipment pile up in ports with no ships to board. Regardless of… read more →
More information comes in every day regarding the Coronavirus outbreak in China. Cases have found their way to various other cities around the world and the WHO has declared the… read more →
President Trump has announced new tariffs on steel and aluminum derivative products at 25% and 10% respectively. While the initial tariffs on the raw materials impose in March 2018, these… read more →
On January 15, 2020 President Trump and Vice Premier Liu He signed the preliminary “Phase One” agreement, culminating more than a year of negotiations, tariff increases and dead ends. The… read more →
After months of negotiations it looks like the USMCA trade agreement could be almost finished. Governments on both sides, including an initially reluctant democrat controlled house, have come together with… read more →