by Descartes Datamyne | Nov 30, 2016 | Imports, Trade Policy
by John M. Peterson, guest columnist Congress recently (and quietly) removed an exception to the 85-year-old prohibition on importing goods made with forced and indentured labor. Section 910 of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2016 repeals the...
by Descartes Datamyne | Nov 23, 2016 | Industry Coverage
Why did Korea Line close a deal to buy Hanjin Shipping’s business networks and client information, but leave the bankrupt carrier’s ships on the table? Hayes Howard, CEO BlueWater Reporting, raises this and other questions in an analysis of how Asia-North America...
by Descartes Datamyne | Nov 22, 2016 | Markets, Trade Data
“It can be like whack-a-mole,” one steelmaker exec told us recently. “AD/CVD duties do have an effect, but there is so much excess steel capacity in the world that when, say, China is blocked, here comes the steel from someplace else. Countries are watching for any...
by Descartes Datamyne | Nov 7, 2016 | Industry Coverage
The last Hanjin Shipping vessel dropping off goods in California has set sail from the Port of Long Beach, finally clearing the many ships left stranded by the South Korean carrier’s collapse two months ago, the Los Angeles Times reports. But Hanjin’s bankruptcy...
by Descartes Datamyne | Nov 7, 2016 | Industry Coverage
Export volume at Port of Oakland, Calif., hit a three-year high in October, with year-to-date shipments up 10% over 2015, The Packer reports. Agricultural commodities accounted for 40% of the outbound volume through the port, which handles exports from California’s...