Noticias

The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach closed Thursday evening because of a manpower shortage. As of this morning, April 7th, it appears the terminals are still closed as trucks attempting to deliver into the port complexes are being turned around. The situation at the port complex could change later today but from what … Continued

The new requirements for reporting the countries of smelt and cast for imports of aluminum and aluminum derivative products effective on April 10, 2023 have been delayed thirty days until May 10, 2023. This will allow additional time for the trade to update their software programming and systems to comply with these new reporting requirements. … Continued

On March 10, 2023, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced new requirements «for reporting the countries of smelt and cast for imports of aluminum and aluminum derivative products from all countries of origin.» “Effective with respect to goods entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight … Continued

As previously advised in September, rail workers at the Norfolk Southern, CSX, BNSF, Union Pacific, and KCS railroads had planned to strike on September 16th, which would impact the entire rail network in the United States. That strike had been averted after the current presidential administration stepped in to mediate a tentative agreement ahead of the … Continued

The United Kingdom is again being impacted with an additional strike action set at the Port of Felixstowe. The Ports of Liverpool and Felixstowe in the United Kingdom have been significantly impacted in recent weeks with earlier strike action. The latest strike action dates have been announced by union employees at the port of Felixstowe. … Continued