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CBSA update on eManifest Requirements for Freight Forwarders
On November 7, 2016, eManifest requirements for freight forwarders to electronically transmit advance house bill data become mandatory.… Read more
E-Manifest mandatory electronic house bills implementation timeframes
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) are providing a specific implementation timeline which require freight forwarders to electronically transmit… Read more
CBP Importer Security Filing (ISF) enforcement to tighten June 30th
On June 17th, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued Cargo Systems Messaging Service (CSMS) 16-000499, advising tighter… Read more
CBP Offers New Online Payment Option for Commercial Truck User Fee
Earlier in June U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced a pilot program allowing commercial trucks to prepay the… Read more
Transport Canada publishes SOLAS Requirements of VGM of Packed Containers
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has amended the Safety of Life at Sea Convention (SOLAS) to require, as… Read more
CBSA Free and Secure Trade (FAST) program expansion
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced that it is expanding Free and Secure Trade (FAST) benefits for members… Read more
Women and immigrants can save trucking operators
The trucking industry needs a solution to its labor shortage. It may not have one though, because there's… Read more
Infrastructure issues hinder already weakened trucking industry
The U.S. trucking industry is already teetering on the edge of crisis mode - if it hasn't entered… Read more
What can TPP do for California?
A former member of the California State Assembly believes that the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) will be a… Read more
Ports need changes to improve performance
In order to thrive in the contemporary trade environment, ports will have to make adjustments.