All Entries in the "IMPORT/EXPORT" Category
DOC Supports Increased Exports for Minority Businesses
WASHINGTON – / N2N / – Officials from the Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration (ITA) addressed minority businesses last week at the National Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week Conference in Washington, D.C., and explained how exporting can help them improve their competitiveness in the global marketplace. “Through President Obama’s National Export Initiative (NEI), U.S. [...]
International Trade Specialist Accreditation Offered Via E-Learning
DUBLIN, IRELAND, – / N2N / – eBSI Export Academy has been working on the development of an e-learning extension to their highly popular International Trade Specialist Accreditation Program for over 2 years now and are now formally launching this e-learning program from September 2010! This is a continuation of eBSI’s flagship course is a [...]
Ex-Im Bank Loans Ford $ 250 Million to Boost Exports
WASHINGTON, DC – / N2N / - The Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im) has approved a $250 million working capital loan guarantee for Ford Motor Company in Dearborn, Michigan. The loan facility will finance $3.1 billion of export sales for over 200,000 vehicles being sold to buyers in Canada and Mexico. These exports [...]
Second Annual Matritime Piracy Summit Set for September
- / N2N / – The Institute for Defense and Government Advancement (IDGA) is pleased to announce its 2nd Annual Maritime Piracy Summit, scheduled for September 13-15, 2010, in Washington, DC. IDGA’s Maritime Piracy Summit brings the global shipping community together with those responsible for the safety and security of the world’s oceans. This event [...]
Small Businesses Face Multiple Export Challenges
by John Ward – / N2N / – The multiple challenges faced by small business exporters—from protecting intellectual property rights, to financing, to handling shipping logistics—were the topic of discussion during National Small Business Week ceremonies held in Washington, D.C., this May. Efforts to expand exporting by U.S. companies often focus on small and medium-sized [...]
Indian 3PL Market Set to Grow 25% and Reach US$ 3.6 Billion by 2012
New Delhi, India – / N2N / – According to our report “3rd Party Logistics Market in India”, country’s 3PL market is set for stupendous growth in the coming years as the companies need to strengthen their supply chain management and increase their market penetration. The 3PL market is expected to grow at a CAGR [...]
Hurricane Alex Damages Tracks Causing Rail Freight Delays in Mexico
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – / N2N / – Kansas City Southern’s (KCS) (NYSE:KSU) rail service in northern Mexico has been disrupted by damage resulting from Hurricane Alex, which made landfall on June 30. The hurricane, which has impacted service on KCS’s primary Mexican rail subsidiary, Kansas City Southern de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. (“KCSM”), caused [...]
Cargo of 6000 Counterfeit Handheld Video Games Seized at Border
Otay Mesa, Calif. – / N2N / – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Otay Mesa, Calif. cargo export facility seized almost 6,000 counterfeit handheld “Tetris” video games last week. On Thursday, June 24, CBP officers processing trucks exporting goods out of the United States into Mexico pulled aside two shipments labeled as [...]
UPS Chairman & CEO Appointed to President’s Export Council
- / N2N / – Scott Davis, the chairman and CEO of UPS (NYSE:UPS), today was named by President Barack Obama to the President’s Export Council. “Boosting America’s exports strengthens our economic growth and supports millions of good, high-paying American jobs,” Obama told a White House gathering. “That’s why I set a goal during my [...]
Semi Busted with 2000 Pounds of Marijuana Hidden in Ceramic Bricks
Eagle Pass, Texas – / N2N / – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Eagle Pass Port of Entry intercepted more than 2,000 pounds of marijuana at Bridge II. The seizure took place at the commercial import lot when a CBP officer referred a 1997 Freightliner tractor – pulling a flatbed trailer, driven [...]
Chinese Companies Found Illegally Dumping Electric Blankets
- / N2N / – • On June 28, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) announced its affirmative final determination in the antidumping duty (AD) investigation on imports of certain woven electric blankets (woven electric blankets) from the People’s Republic of China (China). • Dumping occurs when a foreign company sells a product in the United [...]
April Surface Trade with Canada – Mexico up 32.4% from April 2009
/ N2N / – Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico was 32.4 percent higher in April 2010 than in April 2009, reaching $65.8 billion, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of Transportation. The 32.4 percent [...]
U.S. Exports Up 16.9% in First 4 Months of 2010
WASHINGTON, D.C. – / N2N / – U.S. exports of goods and services increased by 16.9 percent during the first four months of 2010, according to data released by the Census Bureau and the Bureau of Economic Analysis of the U.S. Commerce Department. The United States is on track to meet President Obama’s goal of [...]
