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Providing trade show and exhibition services, freight forwarding, customs clearance, drayage, accommodations and special events.
Export Advocates Urge Congress to Reform Harbor Tax | Journal of Commerce
A Louisiana agriculture official urged Congress on Wednesday to direct the Army Corps of Engineers to fully tap the Harbor Maintenance Tax Fund, so the lower Mississippi River could be dredged to handle more agriculture exports.
Exporters Urge Congress to Lift Ex-Im Bank's Lending Cap | Journal of Commerce
U.S. exporters say they may have trouble financing projects unless Congress lifts the lending cap of the Export-Import Bank of the United States. Congress recently gave the bank a six-month extension but failed to increase the financial institution’s lending cap.
Exports Lead the Way | Journal of Commerce
Housing can’t do it. Technology is strong, but not strong enough to act as the economic driver. And, with consumer demand weak, don’t count on a big retail buying binge. So where is the U.S. economy to turn for the push it needs to pull out of the doldrums? The answer: overseas, where
Exports Propel Container Gains at Tacoma | Journal of Commerce
A 16.4 percent jump in exports spurred a 7.3 percent increase in loaded international container volume at the Port of Tacoma in August from a year earlier. The port’s loaded export volume increased to 26,505 20-foot equivalent units in the month from 22,774 in the same month last year. Loaded
Exporters Wary of New FTZ Rules | Journal of Commerce
The National Foreign Trade Zone Board soon will publish new rules streamlining government rules for establishing and operating in the zones, the first major overhaul of the regulations governing FTZs since 1991. A major change: Shippers no longer need board authorization to manufacture or export
Shippers Call for Asia Pacific Liner Conference Ban | Journal of Commerce
Shipper representatives called on Asia Pacific regulators to follow Europe’s lead in banning liner conferences. “The remaining immunities from antitrust rules hurt Europe’s competitors as much as they hurt us,” Nicolette van der Jagt, secretary general of the European
Conference in Yokohama to Focus on Radiation | Journal of Commerce
Japanese government officials and shipping industry representatives will meet Friday to fight what they call "harmful rumors" about radiation.
Conference Presses Japanese Government on Radiation | Journal of Commerce
Shippers, carriers and diplomats urged the Japanese government to take action to minimize effects on business of radiation fears.
Rates More Volatile Since Conferences Repealed, Analyst Says | Journal of Commerce
Ocean container freight rates on the Asia-Europe shipping lanes have become more volatile since the European Union outlawed liner conferences in October 2008, Alphaliner said.
