News & Insights

The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) has walked off the job at all of the terminals at the Port of NY/NJ due to a labor dispute.  All of the terminals are shut down as of now. The walkout began about 10 a.m. on Friday, and reportedly affected all port terminals. Trucking company dispatchers advised drivers to […]

January 29, 2016

Roanoke Trade, a leader in providing custom insurance solutions for transportation and logistics providers, is honored to be sponsoring the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America, Inc.’s (NCBFAA) annual $5,000 scholarship. The scholarship is available to a high school seniors or undergraduates at an accredited college or university. This is the 23rd year […]

January 27, 2016

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) last September issued a pair of warnings concerning fraud schemes that involve email, wire transfers, checks, and international businesses. The targets of these schemes are typically firms that work with foreign suppliers and those that perform wire transfer payments, including those in the transportation and global logistics services industry. […]

January 21, 2016

On January 15, 2016, CBP’s Los Angeles Office of Field Operations published Public Bulletin #LA15-020 reminding the trade that, effective February 28, 2016, ACS will no longer be available for electronic filing of entries/entry summaries. Filers will be required to use ACE only for electronic filings. Non-ACE filings must be via paper submission, which (CBP warns) will […]

January 19, 2016

Calculating the cost of insurance is now available right at your fingertips and made easy with the simple press of a button! Roanoke is pleased to introduce an online premium calculator that simplifies the task of adding the costs of insurance to your logistics solutions quote. Simply add basic shipment details as well as your […]

January 14, 2016

The U.S. Foreign-Trade Zones Board in its Annual Report to Congress released its 2014 export figures earlier this year, indicating a record-high $99.2 billion in merchandise exported. This represents an increase of 24.8% in the value of exports from America’s Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZs). The 2014 figure also represents a threefold growth of FTZ exports in […]

December 30, 2015