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26 April 2005 ISPS, CSI and C-TPAT show positive impact on "traditional" cargo crime: TT Club The following article is extracted from the 26 April 2005 edition of “Canadian Transportation & Logistics”. According to marine insurer TT Club, although the introduction of the ISPS (International Ship and…

26 April 2005 CBP reminds cross-border truckers to get ID cards The following article is excerpted from the 26 April 2005 edition of “American Shipper”. The deadline for commercial truck drivers using the pre-notification Border Release Advance Screening and Selectivity release system [BRASS] to…

26 April 2005 Bulgaria and Romania to Join European Union Bulgaria and Romania signed an accession treaty for entry to the European Union on 25 April. While some European countries are suffering from so-called “enlargement fatigue” after ten countries joined last spring, still more countries…

25 April 2005 E668 Cross-Border Currency or Monetary Instruments Report Made by Person in Charge of Conveyance This form is available on the CBSA web site, at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pbg/cf/e668/README.html http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pbg/cf/e668/README.html

25 April 2005 E677 Cross-Border Currency or Monetary Instruments Report -- Individual This form is available on the CBSA web site, at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pbg/cf/e677/README.html http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pbg/cf/e677/README.html

25 April 2005 ACI Phase 2 Marine PRD The updated Marine PRD for Phase 2 of ACI (including all Bayplan information), plus an updated revisions list, are available upon request from the CSCB national office. Please contact us at [email protected] if you would like to receive these files. mailto:cscb@cscb…

25 April 2005 PC 2005-615 PC 2005-615 is the Order Suspending the Application of Concessions on Imports of Certain Products Originating in the United States. 1. In this Order, “US goods” means goods that are classified under the following tariff item numbers in the List of Tariff Provisions set out…

25 April 2005 PC 2005-619 PC 2005-619 is the Order Amending the Schedule to the Customs Tariff, 2005-1. Amendments 1. Tariff item Nos. 3904.30.00 and 5503.40.00 in the List of Tariff Provisions set out in the schedule to the Customs Tariff are repealed. 2. The List of Tariff Provisions set out in…

25 April 2005 Customs extends ACE truck manifest The following article is excerpted from “The Journal of Commerce” issue of 22 April 2005. Customs and Border Protection will extend the automated truck manifest system in the Automated Commercial Environment to three small ports in Washington state…

25 April 2005 B.C. truckers threaten shutdown The following article is excerpted from the 25 April 2005 edition of “The Province”. Truckers outraged by ballooning fuel costs threatened yesterday to bring B.C.'s economy to a grinding halt unless the government cuts prices at the pumps. "Without a…

22 April 2005 EICS Telephone Help Desk Unavailable Today The EICS telephone help desk is not available on 22 April. The e-mail help desk will continue to be monitored until 16:30 est.

22 April 2005 NAFTA's value coming under scrutiny The following article is extracted from the 22 April 2005 edition of the “Toronto Star”. There's a real question emerging of whether NAFTA's dispute settlement process is worth the paper it is printed on, and if not, whether NAFTA itself has any real…

22 April 2005 Certain Fasteners -- Request for Interim Review No. RD-2004-009 IN THE MATTER OF a request for an interim review, under subsection 76.01(1) of the Special Import Measures Act, of the findings made by the Canadian International Trade Tribunal on January 7, 2005, in Inquiry No. NQ-2004…

22 April 2005 E667 Cross-Border Currency or Monetary Instruments Report – General This form is available in two formats (one fillable) on the CBSA web site, at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pbg/cf/e667/README.html http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pbg/cf/e667/README.html

The following messages were sent on 22 April: 1. Canada Border Services Agency (notices) E667 Cross-Border Currency or Monetary... 2. Canadian International Trade Tribunal Certain Fasteners -- RD-2004-009 3. Department of Finance Request for Tariff Relief on High Tenacity... 4. Department of Foreign…

22 April 2005 Customs to offer inspection-free box clearance The following article is excerpted from the 21 April 2005 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Ocean containers moving through a validated secure supply chain from a secure loading dock through a port that is part of the Container…

22 April 2005 Montreal terminal plans investment The following article is excerpted from the 21 April 2005 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. The departure of three ocean carriers from Termont Terminals at the Port of Montreal will leave the terminal without customers, but planned investment in…

22 April 2005 Vancouver Port Authority, CPR to work on joint capacity development The following article is extracted from the 22 April 2005 edition of “Canadian Transportation & Logistics”. The Vancouver Port Authority (VPA) and Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) have announced they have signed a…

22 April 2005 Savi, Hutchison port group enter "smart container" fray The following article is excerpted from the 22 April 2005 edition of “American Shipper”. Information technology firm Savi Technology Inc. and Hutchison Port Holdings, the Hong Kong-based international port group, will enter the so…