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Dec
Section 301 List 3 Tariff Increase Postponed!
Source: White House Press Release Statements & Releases Statement from the Press Secretary Regarding the President’s Working Dinner with China Foreign Policy Issued on: December 1, 2018 The President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, and President Xi Jinping of China,…
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30
Oct
Pier Pass 2.0 What’s New and What’s the Same
PierPass 2.0: What’s New and What’s the Same OffPeak Program 1.0 2.0 Effective date July 23, 2005 Nov. 19, 2018 subject to the conclusion of applicable Federal Maritime Commission procedures The TMF is applicable 3:00 a.m. to 5:59 p.m. Monday…
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18
Sep
Vessel Delays Expected from Southern China Ports
Hong Kong port closed as southern China battles super typhoon Mangkhut Credit: Getty Images Port operations in Hong Kong, the world’s sixth-largest container port, were suspended on 15 September ahead of the arrival of Super Typhoon Mangkhut, which is set…
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18
Sep
US ports embrace ‘smart equipment’ to boost efficiency
US ports embrace ‘smart equipment’ to cut cost, boost efficiency “The technologies are here. They’re being used, so get on it now,” Mike Saxton, chief commercial officer at Orange EV, told the Intermodal Association of North America Expo Monday in…
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18
Sep
3rd List of Tariff to Take Effect On Sep 24th 2018 at 10%
List 3: Finalized Tariff list to Take Effect On Sep 24th 2018 at 10% Starting January 1, 2019, the level of the additional tariffs will increase to 25 percent USTR Finalizes Tariffs on $200 Billion of Chinese Imports in…
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18
Sep
2nd List of Tariffs on Chinese Products in Response to China’s Unfair Trade Practices
USTR Finalizes Second Tranche of Tariffs on Chinese Products in Response to China’s Unfair Trade Practices Second Tranche HTS Subheading Product Description 2710.19.30 Lubricating oils, w/or w/o additives, fr. petro oils and bitumin minerals (o/than crude) or preps. 70%+ by…
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02
Apr
US ports, freight network get federal funding boost
<News Source: JOC.com> Amid a renewed focus from the Trump administration to pass an infrastructure bill, there are encouraging signs elsewhere that Congress will increase spending on the nation’s freight network. Congress tripled the amount going to a popular grant…
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30
Mar
New tariffs on aluminum and steel
Aluminum Commodity Classification unwrought aluminum 7601 aluminum bars, rods, and profiles 7604 aluminum wire 7605 aluminum plate, sheet, strip, and foil (flat rolled products) 7606 and 7607 aluminum tubes and pipes and tube and pipe fitting 7608 and 7609…
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22
Mar
Japanese shipper K Line, MOL, NYK to merged as ONE
News Source: American Shipper Japan’s “Big 3” ocean carriers are scheduled to set sail as a single joint venture shipping company in April, dubbed the Ocean Network Express. The container shipping landscape, which has seen its share of changes in…
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22
Mar
March 2018 Trump Tariff on Imports from China
Solar panels, 4 years of quota limit, started from 2/7/2018: Annual quota sets: an annual aggregate quantity of 2.5 gigawatts, Additional duty applied after quota is met: In addition to those applicable under subheading 8541.40.60: If entered during the period…
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