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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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22
Mar
YMM, OOCL and ONE to launch joint intra-Asia loop
The new loop will link South China and Japan with Southeast Asia, utilizing four vessels averaging 4,754 TEUs. News Source: American Shipper Yang Ming, OOCL and ONE in April will launch a new joint intra-Asia service connecting South China and…
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31
Aug
Hanjin shipping talks bankruptcy
Source: www.joc.com The bankruptcy and apparent unraveling of Hanjin Shipping on Wednesday — the world’s seventh-largest container line — following the withdrawal of support from its creditors after a lengthy period of financial distress, will cause an immediate upward adjustment in US import rates and…
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