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GREEN WORLDWIDE SHIPPING ANNUAL SUSTAINABILITY REPORT REFLECTS STRENGTHENED COMMITMENT TO ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL LEADERSHIP

Green Worldwide Shipping® is proud to release our 2022 Sustainability Report. The report describes Green’s progress toward sustainability goals throughout 2022 and previews the ambitious action the company is taking in 2023 and the future. The publication marks a key milestone on Green’s journey to become one of the [...]

2024-03-11T15:49:41+00:00October 18th, 2023|Freight Talk, Green News, Sustainability|

GREEN BIZ ARTICLE: FEATURING GREEN WORLDWIDE’S GREG BOLLEFER

BIG NAMES JOIN ZERO EMISSIONS MARITIME BUYERS ALLIANCE Executive Vice President for Green Worldwide Shipping, Greg Bollefer was recently featured in an article by Green Biz that addresses the need for zero emissions maritime fuels. Visit Green Biz to read the complete article: www.greenbiz.com/article/amazon-ikea-and-patagonia-have-joined-group-buy-zero-emissions-maritime-shipping-fuel "What’s cool about (the science [...]

2024-03-11T15:58:46+00:00October 13th, 2023|Customs, Freight Talk, Green News, Import, Industry Spotlight|

CBP CLARIFIES TESTING SCOPE IN RECENT RULING

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) addressed the nuanced scope of the term "testing" concerning duty-free Temporary Importation under Bond (TIB) in a recent ruling. The ruling centered around a manufacturing company's imported finstock metal (described as a mix of stainless-steel products, copper plates, sheet or strip, and aluminum foil) [...]

2025-01-03T20:10:04+00:00October 12th, 2023|Freight Talk, News, Shipping News|

MERCHANDISE PROCESSING FEE UPDATE EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2023

Pursuant to the General Notice (88 FR 48900) published on July 28, 2023 various changes to user fees within the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) of 1985 took effect on October 1, 2023. MERCHANDISE PROCESSING FEE UPDATES The Merchandise Processing Fee (MPF) ad valorem rate of 0.3464% did NOT [...]

2024-03-11T16:26:52+00:00October 4th, 2023|Customs, Freight Talk, Import|

ILWU SEEKS CHAPTER 11 BANKRUPTCY RELIEF

Officers of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) recently filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection in a Northern District Court of California. The ILWU seeks relief after a lengthy legal dispute with terminal operator ICTSI. “We intend to use the chapter 11 process to implement a plan that will [...]

2024-03-11T16:27:45+00:00October 3rd, 2023|Freight Talk, News, Shipping News|

GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN: IMPACT ON U.S. SUPPLY CHAIN

As a U.S. government shutdown looms, both industry and government agencies are preparing for potential disruptions. At issue is 12 appropriations bills that have not been passed that dictate discretionary spending levels by Congress. With the new fiscal year starting in October, the deadline for lawmakers to pass legislation that [...]

2024-03-11T16:28:28+00:00September 29th, 2023|Customs, Import, News|

ANTIDUMPING DUTY ORDERS TARGET MATTRESS IMPORTS FROM MULTIPLE COUNTRIES

The Department of Commerce (DOC) and the International Trade Commission (ITC) recently made joint affirmative determinations, leading to the issuance of antidumping duty orders on mattresses from originating from Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Serbia, Thailand, Turkey, and Vietnam. Additionally, the DOC amended its final determination on mattresses from Cambodia. UNDERSTANDING THE [...]

2024-03-11T16:30:42+00:00September 28th, 2023|Customs, Import, Industry Spotlight|
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