Customs & compliance
Customs & compliance on The Port Book: Customs clearance procedures by country, invoice, packing list, certificate of origin, bill of lading and Classification and valuation disputes.
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Customs & compliance
STB Member Criticizes Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern Merger
A Surface Transportation Board member called the Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger application 'shallow' and lacking detail, even as the board rejected
Customs & compliance
Mexican Vehicle Exports to US Rise in August Amid Flat
Mexico's light-vehicle exports increased 1.3% year-over-year in August 2026, with the US taking 76.3% of shipments, while overall production declined
Customs & compliance
VesselBot analysis reveals 31% emissions gap
A new analysis of over 86,000 container voyages in Q2 2026 shows fleet-wide emissions intensity rose 1.5%, masking efficiency gains in most vessel segments
Customs & compliance
Fruehauf Seeks to Add Parts Makers to Defective Trailer
Trailer manufacturer Fruehauf is asking a Kentucky court to add component suppliers SAF-Holland and Bendix as defendants in a lawsuit over trailers that
Customs & compliance
XPO August tonnage up 3.7%, on track for Q3
XPO reported a 3.7% year-over-year tonnage increase for August, keeping the LTL carrier on pace to meet its third-quarter guidance for a mid-single-digit
Customs & compliance
US Customs Scrutinizes Importer Records Years After Shipment
US Customs and Border Protection is reviewing import entries up to 314 days after cargo release, with importers responsible for records for five years.
Customs & compliance
Lusaka Airport Gains Freighter Services
Emirates and TAAG Angola Airlines start weekly freighter flights to Lusaka, Zambia, due to rising demand for time-sensitive imports and regional links.
Customs & compliance
DOT shuts 110 CDL schools in fraud crackdown
Federal officials removed over 110 commercial driver training schools from a federal registry and are targeting 160 more for removal, citing widespread fraud.
Customs & compliance
BLS Benchmark Revises Transportation &
The Bureau of Labor Statistics' preliminary benchmark revision shows 135,100 more workers in Transportation & Warehousing for March 2026 than previously
Customs & compliance
Air India, IndiGo Safety and Financial Woes
Safety incidents and financial losses at India's dominant airlines, Air India and IndiGo, highlight systemic challenges in the country's aviation sector
Customs & compliance
Logistics AI Returns Low, BCG Reports
A Boston Consulting Group report finds only 13% of logistics firms see real returns from AI, despite 97% calling it a strategic priority.
Customs & compliance
Containership Orderbook Nears 40% of Fleet
A global containership orderbook now holds 13.1 million TEUs, about 38.7 % of the 33.8 million-TEU operating fleet, signalling near-two-fifths of capacity on order.