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Jul 15, 2024
NCBFAA provided comments on July 10 to the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) concerning the final rulemaking regarding vessel-operating common carriers’ refusal to deal with shippers, including NVOCCs.
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Jul 15, 2024
Brandon Lord, Executive Director of Trade Policy and Programs in the Office of Trade of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will deliver a timely and insightful luncheon keynote on Sept. 23 during the NCBFAA’s 2024 Government Affairs Conference (GAC) in Washington, D.C.
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Jul 15, 2024
A group of 45 trade associations, including NCBFAA, sent a letter to the White House’s National Security Council Director Jacob Sullivan and National Economic Council Director Lael Brainard on July 11 requesting a meeting to discuss partnership opportunities with the Biden administration on how to advance the nation’s economy and security in ways that promote U.S. trade policy.
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Jul 15, 2024
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on July 15 will nationally implement cargo messaging to communicate with the entry filer on shipments that have invalid consignee names.
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Jul 15, 2024
The White House on July 11 re-nominated Commissioners Carl Bentzel and L.E. Sola to serve another five-year term at the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC).
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Jul 15, 2024
The Port Houston and Houston Airports authorities continued to ask the shipping industry for patience through the weekend as operations slowly resume in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl, especially with many residents across the Houston metropolitan area without power and involved with cleanup operations.
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Jul 15, 2024
NCBFAA joined four other organizations in a July 12 letter to Congress expressing concern about the new Centers for Disease Control (CDC) rule for imported dogs – due to take effect on Aug. 1.
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Jul 15, 2024
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), as chair of the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (FLETF), on July 9 released an updated Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Strategy to Prevent the Importation of Goods Mined, Produced, or Manufactured with Forced Labor in China.
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Jul 15, 2024
A summary of the latest customs and cross-border trade regulatory updates brought to you by our NCBFAA Customs Counsel firm Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg.
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Jul 15, 2024
The Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) on Sunday, July 7, held a case management conference to hear complaints between the BCMEA (British Columbia Maritime Association) and ILWU (International Longshore and Warehouse Union) Local 514.
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