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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 -…
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…
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…
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 the act that would add…
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 by…
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 stated, “This…
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) to ensure cargo…
Allyn composed and published a survey in December 2018 inquiring as to what the major logistics concerns were for companies going into 2019… to download the rest of this White Paper fill out the form below!
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…
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…