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Green Welcomes Niels Winckler to Los Angeles

Green Worldwide Shipping®, a leading provider of international supply chain logistics, is proud to welcome a highly knowledgeable freight forwarder and NVOCC expert, Niels Winckler, as the new Los Angeles Branch Manager. Winckler’s logistics career began over 30 years ago in Bremen, Germany where he completed his Apprenticeship in Freight [...]

December 11th, 2020|Categories: Uncategorized|

Supply Chain Challenges Persist Due to Extreme Shortages of Containers and Truck Drivers

High truck driver shortages, global container shortages and increased truck turn times are the most pressing issues causing major bottlenecks in the supply chain. TRUCKING ISSUES Compared to November of 2019, trucking companies are reporting a deficit of over 55,000 employees. The driver shortage is the primary concern with regards [...]

December 10th, 2020|Categories: Export, Freight Talk, Import|

Thank You to the University of Georgia

For the second consecutive year, Green Worldwide Shipping®, a leading provider of international freight forwarding and supply chain logistics, would like to thank the University of Georgia for including Green in their successful export training program, ExportGA 2020. About ExportGA ExportGA is an intensive four session, 16-hour training program which [...]

December 9th, 2020|Categories: Export, Uncategorized|

Importers Seeking Exclusion Refunds of Liquidated Entries on Section 301 Duties Must Have Filed a Protest, Says DOJ

In a recent lawsuit brought to the Court of International Trade (CIT), importers argued that they should still be able to apply for Section 301 exclusion refunds for liquidated entries, specifically, after the protest deadline has expired.  The plaintiffs challenged Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) failure to adjust the [...]

December 8th, 2020|Categories: Customs, Import, Industry Spotlight|

U.S. Targets French Handbags and Cosmetics with 25% Tariffs in Retaliation for 3% Digital Services Tax

As Green reported last year, on December 6, 2019, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced a determination that France’s 3% Digital Services Tax (DST) was unreasonable and discriminatory, creating restrictive burden on U.S. commerce. After intensive Section 301 review, the United States has decided to take action in the form [...]

December 1st, 2020|Categories: Customs, Import, Industry Spotlight|

Looking for New Green Academy Talent

In May of this year, Green Worldwide Shipping®, a top provider of international supply chain logistics, successfully launched Green Academy, the Company’s two-year development program offered at Green’s headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. The rotational program, designed to emulate a traditional European apprenticeship, focuses on development opportunities across Green Worldwide’s business [...]

November 19th, 2020|Categories: Export, Import, Uncategorized|

A Coalition Calls on FMC to Suspend Detention and Demurrage Charges

On Monday, November 16th, a coalition made up of more than 50 associations and groups of shippers, truckers and customs brokers have asked, in a letter to the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC), to suspend detention and demurrage charges immediately. The letter focused on problems and inefficiencies at both West [...]

November 18th, 2020|Categories: Export, Freight Talk, Import|

The Reasonableness of Detention and Demurrage Amid West Coast Port Congestion

The conversation regarding the fairness of detention and demurrage fees, which began over a year ago, continued in Los Angeles and Long Beach last week when ocean carriers were being asked by trucking operators to temporarily suspend these charges. Rules addressing the purpose of detention and demurrage were made final [...]

November 13th, 2020|Categories: Export, Freight Talk, Import|

GREEN WELCOMES PETER ROSATO TO NEW YORK

Green Worldwide Shipping®, a leading provider of international freight forwarding and supply chain logistics, is proud to welcome Peter Rosato, a true a-to-z freight expert, as the new Branch Manager for the New Jersey and New York market. Rosato comes to Green with a wide range of transport and logistics [...]

November 12th, 2020|Categories: Green News, Uncategorized|

Green Worldwide Shipping® Celebrates 140,000+ Trees Donated

Green Worldwide Shipping®, a leader in international freight forwarding and global trade solutions, is proud to announce that through the continuation of our Green Tree Initiative, Green has contributed an additional 24,714 trees to Trees for the Future, donating over 140,000+ trees since the start of the program in 2019. With each [...]

November 10th, 2020|Categories: Green News|

USTR Updates Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) Eligibility in 2020 Annual Review, Changes Effective Nov. 1

On October 30, 2020, the United States President, Donald Trump, signed a proclamation announcing changes to Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) eligibility for preferential treatment based on the U.S. Trade Representative 2020 program review findings. “Today’s announcement demonstrates the effective use of the GSP program to improve labor standards and [...]

November 3rd, 2020|Categories: Customs, Import, Industry Spotlight|

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