TSA missed Deadline to Screen International Cargo
Maybe it wasn’t such a big deal when Transportation Security Administration head John Pistole announced that his agency would miss a December 31 deadline to begin screening 100 percent of all cargo...
View ArticleCanada/European Trade Agreement A Threat to U.S. Businesses?
Talks between Canada and the European Union aimed at reaching a free trade agreement have reached a critical phase, with final sign-offs expected in the coming months. And while the expected net...
View ArticleTrucking Capacity Shortage May Finally Be Here
Carriers have been warning for the past two years that the trucking industry is facing a serious capacity shortage, and that it was only a matter of time before that shortage would start to affect...
View ArticleWhen It Comes to Supply Chain Data, Is Less More?
There is no disputing that today’s supply chains are data driven, faster and leaner than before, some industry experts are starting to question whether too much data can be counterproductive. Instead...
View ArticleGovernment Resources for US Businesses Looking to Export
Here’s a startling statistic: According to the International Trade Administration (ITA), of the more than 30 million small businesses in the United States, less than one percent export to another...
View ArticleDoing Business in Canada? Understand the Marketplace
When a U.S. retail giant opened its first Canadian stores in Fall 2012, questions were raised about the slow path the company took to its northern expansion. After all, dozens of U.S. businesses had...
View ArticleACE: Easing Cross Border Clearance Process
As anyone who regularly brings commercial goods into the U.S. knows, U.S. Customs Border Protection (CBP) has been involved in a years-long undertaking to enhance border security by automating and...
View ArticleWhen it comes to Exporting – Logistics is Local
According to data from the U.S. Commerce Department, less than one percent of U.S. companies’ export – and of those that do, 58 percent export to only one country, typically to Mexico or Canada. U.S....
View ArticleTrade Programs Expedite the US-Canada Border Process
A study of U.S./Canada border crossing delays found the average wait was 29 minutes. But for participants in the U.S./Canada “Free and Secure Trade Program” (FAST), the wait time was only eight...
View ArticleNew Opportunities via Cloud Services
Remember the children’s game Jenga? Players would place wooden blocks atop each other in a criss-cross pattern until inevitably, the tower would come crashing down, as the delicate balancing act...
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