This article was originally published in Global Trade Magazine on Aug. 22, 2018. By Mike Meierkort, President, International Freight & Transportation Solutions The ongoing trade dispute between the US and China (and more recently with Turkey) has understandably pushed the... Read more >
The Montreal Gateway Terminals Partnership (MGT) recently issued a notice to industry partners, notifying them of extended truck gate operating hours and an associated flat fee of $35 per laden container, which will take effect September 17, 2018. This charge... Read more >
Incoterms are a series of pre-defined commercial terms used in International commercial transactions. They allow you to define how much (or how little) control you want to have over your supply chain. Incoterms will be changing in 2020. Are you... Read more >
On November 27, 2017, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency published a final rule containing proposed amendments to CBP regulations regarding the in-bond process. These amendments are going into effect soon, and they'll have a considerable impact on the... Read more >
The Canadian National Railway has changed its storage tariff rates, effective May 15, 2018. On April 13, Canadian National Railway (CN) published its Optional Services Catalogue - Intermodal (CN T 9100-V (3) (En)), which lays out updated intermodal tariffs. The... Read more >
The unions representing workers at Canadian Pacific (CP), one of Canada’s largest railway network, have served CP with a strike notice set to commence at 22:00, Tuesday, May 29, 2018. Should the parties fail to resolve the current impasse in... Read more >
It’s not just about responding to what a business wants, but knowing it well enough to identify what it needs. When you’re a Canadian pulp and paper manufacturer with critical customers in Asia, transport delays mean missed deadlines – and... Read more >
Great rates only go so far – winning means going above and beyond. As the service provider responsible for the customer’s northern border customs brokerage and export freight business, Livingston leverages this company’s contracted freight rates and manages their air... Read more >
International freight and transportation: How Livingston helped a trade software and hardware developer enter the South American market. When this Chicago-based technology company approached Livingston, they were facing a sizeable challenge: The Brazilian import/export market. Dealing mostly in the development of... Read more >
How Livingston's high-touch approach simplified a global scents distributor's complex supply chain. Imagine importing essential oils, aromatic chemicals, fragrances, spices and hard-to-find items – as well as buying raw ingredients in bulk and reselling them – to more than 70... Read more >