Trade News

19 January 2005 Expiry No. LE-2004-008 CERTAIN STAINLESS STEEL ROUND BAR IN THE MATTER OF a notice of expiry, pursuant to subsection 76.03(2) of the Special Import Measures Act, of the finding made by the Canadian International Trade Tribunal on October 27, 2000, in Inquiry No. NQ-2000-002…

19 January 2005 Interim Review Nos. RD-2004-003 to RD-2004-007 CERTAIN STAINLESS STEEL ROUND BAR IN THE MATTER OF interim reviews, under subsection 76.01(1) of the Special Import Measures Act, of the finding made by the Canadian International Trade Tribunal on October 27, 2000, in Inquiry No. NQ…

19 January 2005 TR-2004-001 Textiles – Requests not yet initiated Request number TR-2004-001 concerns 78 decitex textured nylon filament yarns composed of 68 filaments, for use in the manufacture of swimwear. Details of this request are found on the CITT web site, at: http://www.citt-tcce.gc.ca/doc…

19 January 2005 Trucking industry dominating transborder trade The following article is excerpted from the 19 January 2005 edition of “Canadian Transportation & Logistics”. More than 53% of Canadian exports and 79% of imports were moved by truck in 2003, according to data released by Statistics…

19 January 2005 TSA to apply CBP cargo lessons to domestic security The following article is excerpted from the 19 January 2005 edition of “American Shipper”. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has begun to expand its cargo security strategy beyond weeding out high-risk international…

19 January 2005 CN Reservations Process for International Containers The following message is from CN’s Customer Support Centre. The Reservation process for International containers destined to Port locations commenced yesterday January 18th 2005. There have been a number of questions raised…

18 January 2005 Canada and U.S. work to deepen economic and security ties The following article is excerpted from the 18 January 2005 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Canada and the United States are in talks to build a deeper economic and security partnership, a top U.S. official says: a process that…

18 January 2005 Canada rotates U.S. ambassador The following note is from the 17 January 2005 edition of “American Shipper”. … Prime Minister Paul Martin appointed Frank McKenna, a lawyer and former premier of New Brunswick … as ambassador to the United States. He succeeds Michael Kergin. Canada and…

17 January 2005 WTO creates panel to rule on US-Canada lumber dispute The following article is excerpted from the 14 January 2005 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. The World Trade Organization on Friday created a panel … to decide if the U.S. has complied with the global commerce body's rulings…

17 January 2005 Schmitz to be U.S. candidate for WCO post The following article is excerpted from the 14 January 2005 edition of “American Shipper”. The World Customs Organization is expected to announce a vacancy for director of compliance and facilitation within the next two weeks and Robert…

17 January 2005 Directive D-94-32 Updated Directive D-94-32, “Interim Policy for Plant Protection Import Requirements for Fresh Pears from the People’s Republic of China” has been revised, as the CFIA has concluded that the importation of the Asian variety of pears represents a low risk for entry of…

17 January 2005 Report recommends WTO negotiation overhaul The following article is excerpted from the 17 January 2005 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. World Trade Organization members should consider overhauling the way they hold negotiations in the body that sets the rules of global commerce…

17 January 2005 CN reaches tentative labour agreement with United Steelworkers The following article is extracted from the 14 January 2005 edition of “Canadian Transportation & Logistics”. CN has signed a tentative labour agreement with the United Steelworkers of America, the union representing…

17 January 2005 U.S. studying supply chain contingency plans The following article is excerpted from the 14 January 2005 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. The U.S. government will try to avoid an "automatic closure mentality" if terrorists attack the supply chain, according to Kevin McAleenan…

17 January 2005 IMX-OSM - Start up at Brampton The following message is from CN’s Customer Support Centre in Winnipeg. January 14th - Start requesting Reservations Numbers for January 18th and beyond. January 18th - All containers arriving Brampton must have a Reservation Number. * Note - Montreal…

17 January 2005 Prince Rupert seeks federal grant for new container port The following article is excerpted from the 17 January 2004 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Hard-luck Prince Rupert, eager to revive its depressed economy on the B.C. coast, is asking Ottawa for a $40-million grant to help build…

17 January 2005 Bonus C-TPAT to include green lane, Bonner says The following article is excerpted from the 17 January 2005 edition of “American Shipper”. U.S. Customs and Border Protection this year will begin providing U.S. importers who demonstrate willingness to go beyond minimal security…

17 January 2005 GE and CIMC test secure container The following article is extracted from the 17 January 2005 edition of “Canadian Transportation & Logistics”. GE's Security business has announced completion of a first commercial field test of the Tamper Evident Secure Container (TESC). The TESC is…

17 January 2005 Train Reservations – Brampton The following message is from CN’s Customer Support Centre in Winnipeg. Starting January 18th, all units coming into Brampton will require a Train Reservation. Currently there are still Train Reservation slots available for the 18th. You can book those…

17 January 2005 Information from CN on Booking Numbers Please acquire a Booking Number the day prior to the request of the Train Reservation Number. Take special note to the replies from the IMX Team. The Train Reservation includes a "Effective Date" and a "Cut off Date". The Effective Date is the…