Insights

Don't Let This Tax Break Blow By

May 15, 2019.
Tax Publications

On May 3, the 2019 Florida House Bill 7123 passed, bringing several tax savings to families and businesses across the Sunshine State. The bill is expected to save taxpayers over $120 million in taxes paid for these qualifying items in 2019. While the renewed “Back to School” Sales Tax Holiday has been long...

Gas Spill Causes Port of Houston Delays

May 14, 2019.
Logistics Publications

A collision outside of the Port of Houston between a 755-foot commercial tanker and two barges caused delays and congestion in the port of Houston the weekend of May 11th. Parts of the Houston shipping channel remained closed through the weekend while the U.S Coast Guard and Galveston County...

Dangerous Goods

May 06, 2019.
Logistics Publications

Are you shipping dangerous goods and labeling your cargo correctly? Incorrect labeling and packaging can be deadly. March 10th marked the fourth container ship fire in four months. These fires have destroyed ships and cargo in addition to costing companies millions of dollars. This is a very serious situation...

Say Goodbye to your EX (Works) - Proposed changes in Incoterms 2020

May 02, 2019.
Trade Publications

Since 1919 the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), has been committed to the facilitation of international trade. With the different practices and legal interpretations between traders across the globe, it was vital to establish a set of guidelines; thus, the first set of incoterms came to be in 1936. Since the inception...

How Collision Avoidance Systems are Improving the Transportation Industry

May 01, 2019.
Logistics Publications

On February 4 the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released the Most Wanted List of Transportation Safety Improvements for 2019-20. This list identifies the biggest safety improvements that can be made across all modes of transportation, including highway, pipeline and hazardous materials. According to the NTSB, instillation of collision avoidance technologies...

2019 Toxic Substance and Chemical Act (TSCA) Changes

April 30, 2019.
Trade Publications

The Toxic Substance and Chemical Control Act of 1976 addresses the “production, importation, use, and disposal of specific chemicals including polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), asbestos, radon and lead-based paint.” In 2016, the Customs and Border Protection and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed changes to...

U.S. and China Tariff Hikes are Yikes

April 16, 2019.
Trade Publications

After months of speculation and debates, the negotiations between two powerhouse countries, the U.S. and China, seem to be heading towards a deal. The road to a deal has not been an easy one for either economies. At the beginning of 2018, the Trump administration initiated the tariff battle...

Keep On Truckin'... Please

April 09, 2019.
Logistics Publications

Everything we produce or consume is transported somewhere, and everything will at some point travel by truck. The issue however, according to Kevin Burch, president of Dayton Trucking, is that shipping tonnage is up, while the number of truck drivers is down. William Cassidy, senior editor of JOC.com...

What Can Go Wrong in Logistics?

April 05, 2019.
Logistics Publications

In the ever-evolving business world, supply chain management is one of the biggest contributors to a company’s success. Due to the diverse and fast-growing market, logistics can certainly be a challenge. A successful supply chain has different characteristics and mandatory steps (such as documentation, customs information, etc)...

Transportation and the Growth of Invasive Species

April 02, 2019.
Logistics Publications

Nowadays, everyone has heard of greenhouse gas emissions caused by transport. The world is aware of their impact on ecology and governments try their best to limit production of these emissions. Instead, not many people are aware of another, quite curious problem mainly caused by maritime cargo transportation specifically by...

U.S. China Trade Talks Makes Progress

April 01, 2019.
Trade Publications

New progress on trade and economic issues had made in the eighth round of high-level economic and trade consultations, headed by United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer on the US side, on March 28 in Beijing. The two sides discussed "relevant texts of agreement" during the two-day talks, co-chaired by Chinese...

The Time is Ticking, How Do Other Countries View the Brexit Vote?

March 25, 2019.
Trade Publications

The tensions of the Brexit deal are starting to escalate, and the ripples can be seen throughout the world. The Brexit final vote is reaching its ultimatum on March 29th. If no deal is struck, Britain will have full control of its borders and new trade deals will need to...