Trade News

The following is excerpted from 29 April 2013 article by the National Post. The National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America has come out against a U.S. Customs proposal to improve due process procedures for suspending a broker's entry-filer code, saying that going after the code…

The following is excerpted from 29 April 2013 article by the National Post. Three U.S. lawmakers have launched a bid to scrap the “dysfunctional” binational agency that has overseen operation of the Peace Bridge between Ontario and New York for nearly a century, part of the escalating fallout from a…

Port 809, Vancouver, has distributed a notice regarding their hours of operation. Here they are: Effective April 29 2013 Hours of Operation for the Long Room will be 8:00-16:00 Cash office: 8:00-15:30 -All entries submitted after 15:30 will be processed the next business day. Manifest Desk: 8:00-15…

The following is excerpted from the 26 April 2013 article by the Journal of Commerce. The United States may be the trade capital of the world, but if you’re looking for North America’s fastest-growing container ports, you’ll have to look north and south of its borders. Among the Top 25 North…

The following is excerpted from the 26 April 2013 article by CBC News. The Ambassador Bridge connecting Windsor, Ont., and Detroit, Mich., carries one quarter of all trade between Canada and the United States. It could soon be carrying hazardous materials, too. Michigan transportation officials want…

The following is excerpted from the 26 April 2013 news release by DFAIT. The Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade …, today said that a wide range of sectors in every region of the country, including Alberta, would benefit from an ambitious Canada-EU comprehensive economic and trade…

The following is excerpted from the 26 April 2013 news release by Transport Canada. …[The Government of Canada has begun] construction of the Queen Elizabeth II Highway (QEII) and 41 Avenue Southwest Intermodal Access project in Edmonton, Alberta… The total cost of this project is estimated at $205…

The following is excerpted from the 22 April 2013 news release by Finance Canada. ...[Government of Canada] has tabled in the House of Commons a detailed Notice of Ways and Means Motion to implement certain tax measures in Economic Action Plan 2013… The Notice of Ways and Means Motion includes the…

Last chance to register for tomorrow's CSCB/CBSA joint seminar on valuation in Montreal. Presenters include, from CBSA headquarters: Edward Hayes, Senior Program Officer, Policy Unit Mark Grant, Manager, Policy Unit Jean-François Bedard, Senior Program Officer, Policy Unit. And from the CSCB…

The following is excerpted from today’s article by report by American Shipper. The U.S. Senate Thursday night unanimously passed a bill that would allow the Federal Aviation Administration flexibility to move funds between accounts and end furloughs of air traffic controllers that have caused flight…

The following is an abridged report by CFIB’s Ted Mallett, Vice-President & Chief Economist. Canada’s small business optimism inched downward in April, following on the heels of a larger decline in March. After a promising start to the year, more business owners appear disappointed with their firms’…

The following is excerpted from the 25 April 2013 news release by DFAIT. …The second round of negotiations toward a Canada-Japan economic partnership agreement (EPA) have been taking place in Ottawa since April 22. Discussions are taking place in a number of key areas, including goods, services…