News & Insights

Join us for the NCBFAA 2018 Government Affairs Conference in Washington, DC, September 23-25! The annual NCBFAA Government Affairs Conference (GAC) provides attendees with the opportunity to learn about timely and critically important industry changes directly from the influential players involved as well as make their voices heard when explaining the industry’s pressing challenges to their Senators and Congressional […]

July 25, 2018

Join Colleen Clarke and Grant E. Goldsmith at the Global Trade Educational Conference 2018 and attend one of their CCS/CES credited informational sessions. This event will give customs brokers, freight forwarders, NVOCCs, OTI, service providers, importers, exporters and all global logistics professionals an opportunity to update themselves on industry developments and connect with colleagues new and old. All […]

July 16, 2018

General Average: A Little-Known but Costly Risk General Average (GA) is an overlooked and poorly understood risk that has significant consequences for cargo owners with shipments that move via ocean vessel. A General Average loss includes possible damage to a shipper’s cargo, delay to the shipment, and additional costs associated specifically with a GA incident. […]

July 09, 2018

By: Matthew L. Zehner – Vice President, Surety Information & Analysis For some time ACE was not properly matching the entry filed by the customs broker to the eSTB. It was only matching on 4 of the 5 data elements (not matching entry type). The entry should match exactly to the information filed on the […]

July 02, 2018

By: Matthew L. Zehner – Vice President, Surety Information & Analysis In the June 12, 2018 Federal Register, CBP’s ACAS Interim Final Rule sets forth CBP’s new regulations requiring certain information about air cargo shipments that arrive in or transit the United States. Air Cargo Advance Screening (ACAS) regulations formalize a pilot program initiated over 7 […]

June 26, 2018

It probably comes as no surprise that Shipper’s Interest Cargo Insurance benefits cargo owners. This policy is an effective risk management solution that transfers the risk of loss or damage to goods from the cargo owner to the insurance company. What may not be so well known is that Shipper’s Interest Cargo Insurance can benefit […]

June 22, 2018