US senior commercial officer surveys prospects & resources for US companies Datamyne blog anchor Bill Armbruster conducted an extensive e-mail interview recently regarding the new US-Colombia free trade agreement with Cameron Werker, senior commercial officer with...
US senior commercial officer surveys prospects & resources for US companies Datamyne blog anchor Bill Armbruster conducted an extensive e-mail interview recently regarding the new US-Colombia free trade agreement with Cameron Werker, senior commercial officer with...
Colombia FTA gives competitive advantage to US exporters (but not for long) by Bill Armbruster, blog anchor The US free trade agreement with Colombia significantly expands opportunities for US exporters in South America’s third largest economy. The deal, which took...
Last of a long-pending trio of US FTAs quietly entered into force October 31 by Bill Armbruster, blog anchor Compared to the Free Trade Agreements with Korea and Colombia that took effect earlier this year, the US-Panama FTA generated little controversy – in part...
Top US commercial officer scopes out FTA/FTZ opportunities for US companies Datamyne blog anchor Bill Armbruster conducted an extensive e-mail interview with Daniel T. Crocker, senior commercial officer with the US Embassy in Panama, earlier this month. Besides the...
What not to mix with salt water: electric, communications, motorized systems by Bill Armbruster, blog anchor Port Newark Refrigerated Warehouse was just one of the hundreds of businesses in New Jersey and New York that felt the wrath of Hurricane Sandy after it hit...
Despite preparation, no way to hold back water, no way (yet) to reckon loss by Bill Armbruster, blog anchor The Port Authority of New York-New Jersey began preparing for Sandy days before the storm hit. The plans included warnings to terminal operators to secure...
Here’s a fast way to figure current tariffs while they phase out under FTAs by Bill Armbruster, blog anchor Exporters and importers who expect all tariffs to be eliminated once a Free Trade Agreement takes effect may be in for a rude awakening. It turns out that free...
Survey respondents divided on Panama Canal expansion’s impact on trade flow by Bill Armbruster, blog anchor In my last column, I asked readers to weigh in on a survey regarding the impact of the Panama Canal expansion on US waterborne trade. The $5.25 billion project...
Here’s an invitation to a survey on what we can expect from canal expansion by Bill Armbruster In my last column, Scaling up for a Bigger Panamax, I shared my views on whether East and Gulf Coast ports can expect appreciable return on their investment in...
