BRICS Discuss Customs Cooperation – Heads of the BRICS member countries – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – met to discuss common customs issues and ways to extend cooperation. Representatives have agreed to unify their software in order to speed up...
EU Signs Customs Agreement with Canada – The European Union (EU) has signed an agreement with Canada to help improve the security of their supply chains. The agreement builds on an existing customs cooperation agreement and will allow closer cooperation between the...
New Trucking Initiative at Port Metro Vancouver – Port Metro Vancouver has announced a new trucking initiative meant to improve the efficiency and reliability of the container truck sector. The new Smart Fleet’s key initiative is to maximize existing capacity and...
Colombia Signs FTA with South Korea – On Thursday, Colombia signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with South Korea in order to boost bilateral trade and investment. Once approved, the FTA will eliminate tariffs on about 96% of imports and exports between the two...
Importing Flowers on Valentine’s Day – Most of the flowers received in the U.S. on Valentine’s Day are from Colombia and Ecuador. It takes 5-7 days to transport the flowers from the time they are cut to customer delivery and about 87% of those flowers come in via the...
ILA Strike Averted – The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) have tentatively agreed on a 6-year master contract. An agreement was reached prior to the contract’s February 6th expiration date; therefore, the...
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