Under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) cotton, tomato products, and polysilicon are identified as high-risk sectors and have stronger enforcement for review. In a recent development, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has begun issuing detention notices against aluminum products. UFLPA ALUMINUM IMPORTS It is essential to stay [...]
Green Worldwide Shipping®, a leading provider of international freight forwarding and supply chain logistics, is proud to welcome Fred Ciaccio as the Branch Manager for the greater Seattle, Portland, and Tacoma region. Fred is a second-generation freight forwarder with over 25 years of industry experience. In previous roles, he’s served [...]
The 2023 Basic Edition of the HTS, which was released by the International Trade Commission (ITC), includes changes that went into effect on January 1, 2023. The Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) is a standardized system for classifying goods in international trade. It is used by Customs authorities around the world [...]
In February 2022, The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) passed regulations on detention and demurrage billing associated with the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (OSRA-22), in favor of U.S. shippers facing unfair billing practices. The National Retail Federation (NRF) submitted over 250 industry comments suggesting the FMC ruling will limit [...]
On December 9, 2022, The World Trade Organization (WTO) issued four rulings stating the violation of Articles I, II, XI and XXI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) in U.S. Section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs. The three person WTO panel stated the tariffs enforced in 2018 [...]
Service Employees International Union (SEIU) at over 15 U.S. airports went on strike to improve working conditions after safety claims were filed with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHRA). U.S. AIRPORTS ON STRIKE Formal strikes are planned for Chicago O’Hare International Airport, Newark Liberty International Airport and Boston Logan [...]
During the peak of the pandemic, free time extensions were granted within service contracts between ocean carriers and shippers. As demand and cargo volumes increase, these extensions are becoming less manageable from an ocean carrier standpoint. Free time extensions are expensive given the use of space, adding to delivery problems [...]
Import containers are stacking up across inland ramps, rail yards, and marine terminals as the wait for available chassis continues to grow. The cause of the chassis shortage is twofold; retaliatory tariffs on goods from China in 2020 temporarily stunted the primary source of chassis equipment to the U.S., [...]
ATLANTA, GA | On June 28th, for the third year in a row, Green Worldwide Shipping® was awarded one of Georgia’s fastest growing companies by the Atlanta National Chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth® (ACG). ACG ATLANTA FAST 40 AWARDS DINNER & GALA Green Worldwide was represented by Chief Commercial [...]
ABOUT NOFOLK SOUTHERN Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) is one of the nation’s premier transportation companies. The Norfolk Southern Railway Company subsidiary operates approximately 19,300 route miles in 22 states and the District of Columbia, serves every major container port in the eastern United States, and provides efficient connections [...]
