Archive for December, 2007

Dec. 27 (Bloomberg) — U.K. airport workers began talks today in an attempt to avert strikes planned for January at London Heathrow, Europe’s busiest terminal, and other BAA Ltd. airfields.

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has completed its review of Customs and Border Protection’s proposed "10+2" rule, which will require importers to provide 10 types of information and ocean carriers 2 pieces of information about incoming cargo, 24

SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) issues this notice of the dates for the beginning of the initial enrollment for the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) for the

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Millions of shipping containers passing through the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach next year will be assessed a new fee designed to improve air quality and remove a political obstacle that has stymied expansion of the countr

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Trade Representative Susan C. Schwab announced today that a World Trade Organization (WTO) panel has once again found in favor of the United States in a case involving the “zeroing” method for calculating ani-dumping duties. This

United States Trade Representative Susan C. Schwab met in Washington today with Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Chairman of Vietnam’s Office of Government for the first ministerial meeting under the U.S.-Vietnam Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA).

OH Logistics recently added Derek Fain as SVP, Transportation Business Development. In this newly created role, Fain will oversee domestic transportation business development for the 3PL and coordinate with the Contract Logistics and International Services divisions of the company to develop global supply chain management solutions for the company’s clients.

Peru and the United States are strong partners and today we’re making that partnership even stronger. In a few moments I’ll have the honor of signing a bill that approves the vital Free Trade Agreement between Peru and the United States. The bill will hel

The United States and Singapore today arranged to cooperate on the Secure Freight Initiative, a joint effort of the Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Adminis

HAMBURG, Germany (Reuters) - Turning ocean winds into gold while cutting greenhouse emissions in the process might sound like some sort of alchemy for the 21st century. But unlike futile earlier efforts to convert ordinary metals to gold, two fast-growing