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30Jun, 2016

Container ship and truck with container in harbor

Importers: CBP local ports authorized to issue ISF penalties

Categories / Customs Brokerage, Import, International By Jonathan Fung

Customs and Border Protection on June 17th announced a change to how they are handling ISF penalties and it gives individual ports the authority to take action directly for violation of the agency’s Importer Security Filing (ISF) requirements. The ISF (or ’10 + 2′) filing requirements mandates that an importer provide Customs with ten data… Read more »

20Jun, 2016

Vietnam and the Transpacific Partnership: What we all need to know.

Categories / Export, Freight Forwarding, Import, International By Jonathan Fung

(Pictured above: the skyline of Hanoi, Vietnam) Vietnam is poised to become one of the stand-out success stories of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, with exports growing 11 percent, or $36 billion dollars over the first decade. With very low labor costs, the removal of import tariffs from the US and Japan, Vietnam also expects a 50%… Read more »

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 »

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 »

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.