Archive for September, 2009
Governor Patterson and GE’s Aronson To Be Featured Speakers at New York’s Export Live! Event
Stuart D. Aronson, president and CEO of GE Capital – Sponsor Finance, and New York Governor David A. Paterson will address New York-area businesses about expanding their sales in foreign markets and creating U.S. jobs at a meeting Oct. 5 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York. Aronson occupied a wide variety of positions [...]
Panama Canal Welcomes Georgia Delegation
On September 24, the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) welcomed Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue and senior leaders from the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) and Georgia Department for Economic Development for a tour and presentation on the Panama Canal Expansion Program. During the visit, ACP Administrator/CEO Alberto Alemán Zubieta updated the governor and his delegation on the [...]
CBP Announces New Albuquerque Port Director
Albuquerque, N.M. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection is announcing the appointment of Tracy Thorpe as the new Port Director for the Port of Albuquerque, N.M. “I am looking forward to the many challenges and work opportunities Albuquerque has to offer, I will continue to strive to represent the El Paso Field Office and Albuquerque [...]
Exporting Basics Focus of Webinar Series
A series of seven Webinars on the basics of exporting kicks off on September 9, 2009, and will continue through December 2, 2009. The biweekly sessions are based on the Department of Commerce’s popular publication A Basic Guide to Exporting, which was recently revised and published in its 10th edition in 2008. (See the September–October [...]
Workshop Looks at Best Practices in Customs Procedures in South America
Customs procedures under the free trade agreements that have been signed with several South American countries were the focus of a two-day workshop conducted in Lima, Peru, this past July. It was one workshop in a series designed to facilitate trade throughout the region. A workshop in Lima, Peru, on July 14–15, 2009, brought together [...]
Trade Experts, Agencies Hold First Meeting to Address Semiconductor Counterfeiting
Jeju, Korea – Today staff from the Office of the United States Trade Representative, U.S. Commerce Department and U.S. Customs and Border Protection concluded the first-ever meeting with customs authorities from all six major semiconductor producing economies to discuss the problems posed by trade in counterfeit semiconductor products. Customs experts from China, Chinese Taipei, the [...]
TSA Lists Rapsican for Air Cargo Inspection
The Transportation and Security Administration’s candidate technology list for air cargo inspection includes four products made by Torrance, Calif.-based Rapsican Systems. TSA added two new products and two the security inspection systems provider previously introduced. “The Rapiscan 632DV and Rapiscan 638DV were developed and launched this year specifically for the emerging air cargo market,” said [...]
The relationship between Chile and Canada.
Canada and Chile have maintained unbroken diplomatic relations since 1941. Canada’s first Ambassador to Chile, Warwick Chipman, began his assignment in 1944. In Chile, Canada is represented by the Embassy of Canada in Santiago. Canada has honorary consuls in Concepción and Antofagasta. Chile is represented in Canada by the Embassy of Chile to Canada in [...]
Affiliates of Texas Company Settle Charges for Unlawful Exports and Reexports to Sanctioned Countries and Listed Entities
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced today that five foreign subsidiaries of Thermon Manufacturing Company, a San Marcos, Texas-based firm, have agreed to pay a total of $176,000 in combined civil penalties to settle allegations that they participated in unlicensed exports and reexports of heat tracing equipment to [...]
CBP Officers in Nogales Stop Nearly $40,000 in Undeclared Currency from Leaving the U.S. for Mexico
Nogales, Ariz. – While screening travelers entering and leaving the United States on Monday and Tuesday Customs and Border Protection officers in Nogales seized a total of $38,596 in U.S. currency in three separate incidents from four violators who failed to declare the money to officers when leaving the U.S. click for hi-res $11,166 in [...]
