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31Mar, 2016

SOLAS and VGM – Two important acronyms in ocean freight

Categories / Export, Freight Forwarding, Import By Jonathan Fung

Ocean freight shippers are coming to learn two new acronyms along with the alphabet soup of others in their vocabulary owing to a new requirement for containers for containers worldwide beginning July 1st. SOLAS SOLAS stands for Safety of Life At Sea Convention and it is a Committee of the International Maritime Organization charged with keeping… Read more »

21Mar, 2016

Everglory Logistics adds in-house Customs brokerage

Categories / Everglory News By Jonathan Fung

(Pictured above in order are Everglory’s VP Ray Mui and Managing Director Joe Phan and LITESHIP’s Jay Breda, Stacey Brown and Eric Breda) It gives us great pleasure to announce that Everglory has made an investment in the future of our customers’ supply chains by bringing Customs brokerage in-house through the acquisition of Customs broker,… Read more »

12Feb, 2016

Hover boards causing heartburn for importers, regulators worldwide

Categories / Customs Brokerage, Freight Forwarding, Import By Jonathan Fung

(Photo credit: Flickr user TechStage, CC By 2.0) The Consumer Product Safety Commission has intensified their investigation into the safety of so-called hover boards, or battery-powered devices that are steered by balance. Admittedly, they don’t really hover, and if you’re looking for a great way to describe them, think of them like a Segway without the manual controls…. Read more »

6Feb, 2016

Will 2016 be the year of rate restoration on the eastbound Transpacific?

Categories / Freight Forwarding, Import, International By Jonathan Fung

(Photo Credit Flickr User Frans Berkelaar, CC BY 2.0) 2015 is coming to a close with two notable consolidations in the ocean carrier business; COSCO is purchasing China Shipping and CMA-CGM is purchasing NOL and their liner subsidiary, APL, for $2.2 billion. COSCO has announced that China Shipping will exit the liner shipping business (read:… Read more »

3Feb, 2016

Welcome to the new Everglory website!

Categories / Everglory News By Jonathan Fung

It is with great pleasure that we introduce you to the new look website for Everglory Logistics. This will be the hub for our communication with clients, partners and those companies who are interested in working with us on their international supply chains. We’ve been in business in the USA since 2011 and have been… Read more »

CTPAT Statement of Support

As a proud member of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) CTPAT program since February 9th, 2012, supply chain security continues to be an integral part of the Everglory Logistics, Inc. culture and business processes.

Since its inception in 2001, CTPAT remains a voluntary public-private sector partnership program where members work with CBP to strengthen their international supply chains and ultimately improve border security, protecting the supply chain from criminal activities such as drug trafficking, terrorism, human smuggling, and illegal contraband.

Everglory Logistics, Inc. has developed, and maintains, a multi-layered security program that is consistent with the CTPAT minimum-security criteria (MSC), and remains committed to protecting our organization and supply chain from any illegal or illicit activities.

Security is everyone's responsibility. All employees and business partners, including contractors, service providers, and visitors are educated and must comply with the company's CTPAT policies and procedures that are in place at each facility.