Hanjin's Financial Crisis: Widespread Fallout
There is no shortage of media coverage concerning Hanjin’s failed attempt at financial restructuring and their subsequent receivership...
The Panama Canal Expansion: A Closer Look At The Canal and Trade Lanes
On June 26th a 9000 TEU COSCO vessel was the first to pass through the expanded Panama Canal. The expansion cost $5.25 billion and began...
Brexit Spurs Domestic Legislation
Prior to Thursday, June 23rd, the average American was unfamiliar with the term “Brexit”. The clever mash up of “British” and “exit”...
Countdown to VGM: What We Still Don't Know
There are fewer than thirty (30) days before the Verified Gross Mass (VGM) amendment to the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) treaty goes...
Changes to HTSUS Subheading 9801.00.10
Thanks to a new provision under the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act (TFEA), importers and brokers will face a less tedious...
Keep Oregon Trade Moving
The Oregon Trade and Logistics Initiative (OTLI), like any good executive initiative, rode the wave of fear and uncertainty last spring...
Full Steam Ahead? What is the impact of the announced COSCOCS merger?
Ever watched the movie "Titanic?" Remember the scene when the First Mate gives Captain Smith the wireless warning from company...
Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)
The U.S. is currently negotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership with 11 other Asia-Pacific countries. This free trade agreement is highly...
A Teachable Moment- For All of Us
Adam Smith wrote in his 1776 publication entitled -“Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations”, “As by means of...
Call to Action: Oregon Trade and Logistics Initiative
The Oregon Trade and Logistics Initiative Engages State Agencies and Oregon Businesses to Facilitate Trade Solution. The last several...
