5 Steps to Effective Communication with Chinese Suppliers Global business can be tricky, especially when you are not familiar with your business partner’s culture. A normally friendly gesture used in American business can offend someone from another country while...
An Importer’s Guide to Chinese New Year It’s mid-February, nearing your shipment deadline, and your supplier in Shanghai hasn’t responded since your last email a week ago. While an entire country is celebrating, you’re in full panic-mode. Maybe you forgot or maybe you...
Explosions Rock Tianjin Port -The first of a series of explosions rocked the China’s Tianjin port late Wednesday. Early reports indicate that the explosions originated at a warehouse facility specialized in handling explosives and other hazardous material. The first...
Analysts See Chinese Yuan Joining Elite Currency Group – Analysts at Bank of America Merrill Lynch believe that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will vote to include China’s yuan (CNY) as one of the currencies in their Special Drawing Right (SDR) group. ...
West Coast Talks Breaking Down PMA Publicizes Offer – Rumors began surfacing this week of a pending port shutdown. On Wednesday, Pacifica Maritime Association (PMA) CEO James McKenna held a press conference to outline their offer to the ILWU. The purposed 5 year...
Port of Los Angeles Terminals Overwhelmed – The Port of Los Angeles is reporting that 95-97% of available terminal space is being used. Utilization should be less than 80% to avoid delays due to container storage problems. Read more from the JOC McCain Pushes...
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