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TDG Regulations update on transporting lithium metal batteries
The Minister of Transport recently announced amendments to Canada’s Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations (TDGR) and is published… Read more
CBSA supporting fight against counterfeit products and pirated goods
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) holds a program to combat piracy and support the fight against counterfeit… Read more
ILWU joins PMA in requesting federal mediation
The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service announced late Monday that in response to a joint request from the… Read more
CITT initiates expiry review on refined sugar
On December 30, 2014, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) advised that they are conducting expiry proceedings concerning… Read more
Weekend gate hours help Oakland chip away at cargo backlog
The Port of Oakland and its terminal operators are chipping away at their cargo backlog by running Saturday… Read more
CBP and USDA: import restrictions on bird and poultry product due to bird flu in British Columbia
Due to a confirmed outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), commonly known as “bird flu”, the United… Read more
Free-trade agreement between Canada and South Korea goes into effect
On January 1, 2015, Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA) went into effect – Canada’s first free-trade agreement in the Asian-Pacific… Read more
Chassis maintenance and repair a main culprit of ILWU-PMA impasse
Contract negotiations resumed Monday between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the Pacific Maritime Association after the… Read more
PMA to begin calling out fewer night workers at LA-Long Beach
The International Longshore and Warehouse Union and Pacific Maritime Association entered the weekend engaged at a standoff at… Read more
2015 U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule posted
The International Trade Commission (ITC) has posted the 2015 Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) to their website. This includes… Read more