News & Insights

Freight Contracts Modified to Meet Ebola Exposure Trade associations within the shipping industry are changing their freight contracts to lower loss exposure for companies transporting cargo or traveling to countries affected by Ebola. The new contracts are designed to protect crews from contracting the virus and can lead to rerouting, delays and quarantines in port. […]

January 09, 2015

CBP has confirmed that emailing of bond images will not be necessary for any ISF single transaction bond (“Appendix D Bond”) filed as an eBond. That means that for any ISF STB that you create in FastBond™, the process has just become easier for you. Because the ISF number must still be included on an […]

January 09, 2015

On Sunday, Roanoke was one of the first sureties to submit an eBond through FastBond™! We now welcome you to use FastBond™ to process your first-ever eBond! Key points for getting started: Read the latest CBP Policies and Procedures for eBond. These are the procedures of record until further notice by CBP. Continue to use FastBond™ to issue your bonds and contact […]

January 07, 2015

Self-Driving Trucks Shift Cargo Strategy If you plan to be in business in 15 years, you need to start planning for the impact of self-driving trucks. The goal of this high-tech industry is to reduce fuel consumption and emissions while increasing highway safety. As the technology evolves, more driverless functions, or driver-assist add-ons, will be […]

December 31, 2014

Limiting cross-border friction is increasingly vital to smooth the flow of trade and boost competitive­ness for all business, especially for small and medium sized businesses and emerging industry sectors. This conference brings business, govern­ment, international organizations and operational customs and trade experts together from the world over for an important dialogue on the most effec­tive […]

December 22, 2014

In observance of the upcoming Christmas holiday, our offices will close at 1:00PM on Wednesday, December 24th and remain closed through Friday, December 26th. We will resume normal office hours on Monday, December 29th. We will also close at 3:00PM on Wednesday, December 31st and remain closed through Friday, January 2nd for New Year’s. We will re-open […]

December 22, 2014