News & Advisories

Liners announce emergency bunker surcharges (From American Shipper) Carriers announce charges because of rapid rise in fuel costs. In the wake of rising fuel costs, container carriers, including the three largest–Maersk Line, Mediterranean Shipping Company, […]

Metal duties to hit NAFTA partners, EU (From American Shipper) President Trump released two proclamations on Thursday announcing he will follow through on Section 232 duties on steel and aluminum imports from the EU, Mexico […]

White House moving forward with China tariffs (From American Shipper) The Trump administration plans to move forward in imposing 25 percent tariffs on approximately $50 billion worth of goods in yearly import value from China, […]

Iran Sanctions Affecting Foreign Subsidiaries, Financial Transactions to be Reinstated  (From Sandler Travis) President Trump announced May 8 his decision to cease the United States’ participation in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action and to […]

Section 301 Proposed Tariffs Announced (From Sandler Travis) The U.S. Trade Representative has just issued a press release announcing the proposed tariffs under Section 301. The proposed list covers 1,300 tariff lines at the 8-digit […]

Severe truck capacity shortage (Repeat from March) We are still experiencing severe shortages of truck availability for delivery from the port/airport to your facilities. Further, ocean carriers are levying emergency delivery fees, $300 in some […]

President Trump signs Omnibus bill into law While we have seen no hard-copy press reports, we know that President Trump signed this legislation earlier today from other media.  We are told by NCBFAA that the […]

NEWS FLASH: Trump officially signs off on China tariffs (From America Shipper) President Donald Trump signed off on tariffs covering $50 billion-$60 billion worth of products from China shortly before 1:00 p.m. today, and formally […]

White House Announces Process to Request Exclusions from Steel and Aluminum Tariffs (From Sandler Travis) The Bureau of Industry and Security has announced the process for individuals and organizations to request exclusions from the additional […]