Archive for January, 2008

Washington — The Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism and its focus on strengthening supply chain security is an important layer in U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s cargo enforcement strategy. Through this initiative, CBP is asking businesses

The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) is seeking input for a newly initiated investigation concerning possible modifications to the Generalized System of Preferences. The investigation, Advice Concerning Possible Modifications to the U.S. Generali

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 Ports of
Louisville, KY; Ashtabula, OH; Everett, WA; Lorain,

The Port of Seattle has adopted a plan to reduce air pollution in the Pacific Northwest. The ports of Seattle, Tacoma and Vancouver B.C. Worked together to draft the so–called ‘Northwest Ports clean air strategy.’ The impact corridor stretches from Olym

In a notice from today’s Federal Register, Customs and Border Protection is announcing a proposed change in the interpretation of the expression “Sold for Exportation to the United States”. This change in interpretation could have a severe negative

Responding to a near doubling of cotton sock imports from Honduras in 2007, the Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) has notified Honduras it is planning to invoke a safeguard mechanism that could result in new tariffs for the rem

The environmental movement has hit the worldwide transportation and logistics sector in a major way, and industry leaders are feeling the pressure to make their operations environmentally “sustainable,” reports The Journal of Commerce in its 16th Annual Review & Outlook, published this month.

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Trade Representative Susan C. Schwab today announced the results of USTR’s Out-of-Cycle Review of intellectual property rights (IPR) protection and enforcement in the Czech Republic under the “Special 301” provisions of U.S. tr

Piraeus and Thessaloniki port workers decided to abstain from every overtime work and work on weekends throughout February and the holding of a 24-hour strike on January 30.

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 th