U.S. EXTENDS SECTION 301 COVID-RELATED AND MEDICAL PRODUCT TARIFF EXCLUSIONS The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced today that the Biden Administration is extending Section 301 Tariff exclusions on 81 medical and COVID-related products. The exclusions were set to expire on November 30, 2022, but now extend through February [...]
CBP FORCED LABOR BENEFITS ADDED TO CTPAT TRADE COMPLIANCE PROGRAM Effective November 18, the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT) offers new forced labor benefits to its CTPAT Trade Compliance partners (Partners). "[We are] excited to announce the addition of three benefits for its Partners," said Manuel Garza, Jr., Director [...]
WEEKLY FREIGHT MARKET UPDATE Green Worldwide Shipping's Freight Market Update covers port information, import and export news, vessel wait time and cargo vessels at major ports & more. For continuous updates, make sure to check out our website at greenworldwide.com. As [...]
ISO AND UN RELEASE NET ZERO GUIDELINES The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the United Nations (UN) released guidelines at COP27 last week to support governments and organizations in creating standardized, meaningful net zero greenhouse gas emission plans. “A growing number of governments and non-state actors are pledging to be carbon-free..." said [...]
GREEN WORLDWIDE AND UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA SBDC PARTNER FOR EXPORTGA 2022 Green Worldwide Shipping® is honored to continue its partnership with the University of Georgia's Small Business Development Center (SBDC) to present ExportGA 2022. Green Worldwide is an innovative logistics company and international freight forwarder that promotes sustainable supply [...]
WEEKLY FREIGHT MARKET UPDATE Green Worldwide Shipping's Freight Market Update covers port information, import and export news, vessel wait time and cargo vessels at major ports & more. For continuous updates, make sure to check out our website at greenworldwide.com. As Green [...]
WTO ASSERTS INTERNATIONAL TRADE KEY TO FIGHTING CLIMATE CHANGE The World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Director-General addressed the need for international trade policies and global cooperation during a speech at the COP27 climate summit attended by world leaders last week. Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala asserted that climate goals cannot be met [...]
GREEN WORLDWIDE RELEASES Q3 TREES DONATIONS IMPACT Green Worldwide has planted over 432,500 trees since establishing its Green Tree Initiative in 2019. Partnering with Trees for the Future, Green Worlwide plants a tree for every customer, every shipment, and every new employee hired. Green donated 17,500 trees in Q3. [...]
CTPAT TRADE COMPLIANCE HANDBOOK UPDATED WITH FORCED LABOR REQUIREMENTS U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) released updates to its Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT) Trade Compliance Handbook on November 1. The new version revises language on disclosure benefit and contains new sections of program requirements including those related to [...]
PORT HOUSTON IMPOSES SUSTAINED IMPORT DWELL FEES Effective December 1, 2022, Port Houston will begin charging sustained import dwell fees on containers to ease port congestion. Loaded import containers on the terminal beginning December 1, 2022, and thereafter are subject to the sustained import dwell fee. Beneficial Cargo Owners (BCO) [...]
