Trade News

7 March 2005 Trucking chief urges Great Lakes manufacturers to work together on border, capacity issues The following article is excerpted from the 7 March 2005 edition of “Canadian Transportation & Logistics”. Speaking to an audience of Great Lakes manufacturers and policy-makers from the United…

4 March 2005 NAFTA talks with Bush off table at Texas summit The following article is excerpted from the 4 March 2005 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Paul Martin's plan to discuss flaws in the North American free-trade agreement at a summit with George W. Bush have fallen off the agenda as the…

4 March 2005 Border sealed: U.S. Senate reinforces cattle blockade The following article is excerpted from the Saskatoon “Star Phoenix” edition of 4 March 2005. The U.S. Senate on Thursday [3 March] delivered Canada's cattle industry its second major setback in two days by voting to kill the Bush…

The following articles were sent on 4 March: 1. General Border sealed: US Senate reinforces cattle block NAFTA talks with Bush off table at Texas summit

3 March 2005 CFIA EDI System Restored The CFIA reports that between 10:00 pm (est) on 2 March and 9:30 am (est) on 3 March, the CFIA EDI system was down. The problem has now been resolved, and all EDI transactions transmitted to CFIA during this period have been received and kept in the work queue…

5 March 2005 Bulletin from EICS The following message is from the EICB. EICS WEB 1 may be available intermittently starting at 17:00 hours on 3 March. Members who experience any connectivity issues are requested to log out of the EICS and then log back in, at which point connectivity via WEB 2 will…

3 March 2005 Message to CFIA AIRS and EDI Users The following message is from Kathy Telmosse, Officer with the National Import Operations Division of the CFIA. The CFIA-AIRS web site will be unavailable on Friday, 4 March 2005 at 15:00 for 15 to 20 minutes in order to upgrade the system. The CFIA…

3 March 2005 U.S. court shuts gate on our beef The following article is excerpted from the 3 March 2005 edition of the “Toronto Star”. Canadian ranchers angrily condemned a Montana judge's decision to delay the resumption of beef exports as federal officials tried to soothe fears the dispute could…

3 March 2005 New [US] export reporting rules The following article is excerpted from the 2 March 2005 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. As R.G. Edmonson wrote in the Feb. 17 Journal of Commerce Online, the new proposed Census export reporting rules have been released. They can be downloaded from…

3 March 2005 Security plan could shut Port of Vancouver The following article is excerpted from the 2 March 2005 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Opposition by union dockworkers to tougher security measures at the Port of Vancouver could lead to a shutdown of the western Canada gateway later…

3 March 2005 Hutchinson bill pushes "smart" boxes, advance data collection The following article is excerpted from the 3 March 2005 edition of “American Shipper”. Half of all ocean containers entering the United States after 2006 would have to include sensors to verify sealing by authorized…

3 March 2005 CPR Import/Export Changes to Canadian Terminal Transactions The following message is from the Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Intermodal at CPR. In our ongoing efforts to improve CPR's Intermodal Operations to better serve you, we will be centralizing the following transactions…

2 March 2005 SIMA Monthly Index for March 2005 The SIMA index for March 2005 is now available on the CBSA web site, at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/sima/monthly-e.html http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/sima/monthly-e.html

2 March 2005 B2 Canada Customs – Adjustment Request The fillable B2 form is available on the CBSA web site, at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pbg/cf/b2/README.html The facility to download a program that allows you to save data entered on forms B3 and B2 for future use is also found on this web page…

2 March 2005 Increased scrutiny the price of getting cattle back across U.S. border The following article is excerpted from the 1 March 2005 edition of the “Ottawa Citizen”. There's a weekend party planned, complete with a roasted side of beef, to mark Monday's scheduled reopening of the U.S. border…

1 March 2005 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 03 was published; changes made in registration types required. 03.01.99.8020.67 - Minnow (live) / Méné (vivant)

1 March 2005 FAST Client Consultations As noted in our previous message to members on this subject on 11 February, the CBSA is initiating client consultations to determine the need for, and feasibility of, making changes to the existing Free and Secure Trade (FAST) program. These consultations are…

1 March 2005 CN - Winnipeg and Vancouver Intermodal Terminals - Export Reservations The following message is from CN’s Customer Service Centre. Starting Monday, 28 March 2005, all export traffic delivered to CN at Winnipeg and Vancouver Intermodal terminals must have a reservation. The attached…

1 March 2005 NOL Chief: Global trade demands collaboration The following article is excerpted from the 28 February 2005 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. NOL Group President and Chief Executive David Lim said there is a need to focus efforts on greatly increasing throughput in the cargo supply…