U.S. May Remove Tariffs for Least Developed Countries – The U.S. International Trade Commission is evaluating the impact of eliminating tariffs and quotas on products from the world’s poorest countries. Although World Trade Organization (WTO) members agreed in 2005...
Collapsible Cargo Container Being Tested – A new collapsible container design is being developed by the Dutch company Cargoshell. The new container is made of lightweight composite materials and, according to the manufacturer, can be broken down by one person in 30...
Carriers Push for “No-Show” Fees – Maersk and APL are moving toward a system of penalties to be charged to shippers whose containers fail to meet cutoffs for their intended vessel. According to Maersk, 30% of booked containers never show up for their planned...
FDA Seeks to Improve Import Safety – The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a report that outlines ways to improve the safety and security of the imported products that it regulates. In the past ten years, the FDA went from policing six million shipments to...
Hybrid Powered Cargo Ship – The Auriga Leader, a cargo ship operated by NYK Line, is undergoing testing of a battery system designed to store the power of its massive solar cells. The project has been in development since 2009 when solar panels were installed...
PierPass – Beginning July 4, 2011, terminal operators at the LA/Long Beach ports will raise the PierPass fee from the current $50 per TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit) to $60. The PierPass program began in 2005 as a way to support off-peak gate operations at...
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