Port of Houston to Hold Drawback Seminar

On March 6, 2015, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issues Cargo Systems Messaging Service (CSMS) #15-000148 announcing their holding of a Drawback

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Vancouver Port Fire Contained

On March 5, 2015, Port Metro Vancouver confirmed that most port operations on the South Shore of Burrard Inlet have resumed after a chemical fire erupted

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TTIP Discussions Continue

On March 9, 2015, President Obama and European Council President Donald Tusk will meet at the White House to discuss numerous issues including the

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CBP Postpones ACE Software Developer Session

On February 27, 2015, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued Cargo Systems Messaging Service (CSMS) 15-000136 postponing the March 3-4, 2015 ACE

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Congress Averts Department of Homeland Security Shutdown

On February 27, 2015, the House of Representatives passed a one-week funding measure for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) avoiding the agency’s

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Update- Possible Department of Homeland Security Shutdown

As a reminder, the current funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is scheduled to expire at midnight today, February 27, 2015.   While the

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CBP Boston to Hold Trade Day

On February 25, 2015, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued Cargo Systems Messaging Service (CSMS) #15-000127 announcing their holding of a

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Companies and Trade Organizations Demand Immediate Renewal of GSP

On February 23, 2015, a group of 628 companies and trade organizations submitted a letter to the U.S. House of Representative’s Committee on Ways and

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Department of Homeland Security Shutdown Possible

The current funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is scheduled to expire at midnight on February 27, 2015. While negotiations over the

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Canadian National Rail and Unifor Reach Agreement

Canadian National Rail (CN) has announced that a tentative labor agreement with Unifor was reached last night, February 23, 2015, and the lock out notice

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Canadian National Rail Update

On February 22, 2015, leaders from Canadian National (CN) and Unifor continued to negotiate terms of a new contract, but were unable to reach an

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ILWU and PMA Reach Tentative Agreement on West Coast Dockworkers

On February 20, 2015, after nine months of contract negotiations, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime

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Canadian National Rail Faces Potential Union Strike

After five months of negotiations between Canadian National (CN) Rail and its employees represented by Unifor, Unifor President Jerry Dias has announced

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U.S. and Canada Establish New International Trade Crossing

On February 18, 2015, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a press release announcing the creation of a New International Trade Crossing

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Department of State Clarifies Eligibility Requirements for Cuban Imports

On February 13, 2015, the Department of State issued a press release clarifying which goods and services are eligible for importation from Cuba. 

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