by Descartes Datamyne | Feb 24, 2017 | Industry Coverage
Wear and Tear, a four-part series of reports from digital publication Undark, documents the impacts of tanneries and textile mills that take advantage of weak environmental regulation in developing economies. Produced by the Knight Science Journalism Fellowship...
by Descartes Datamyne | Feb 17, 2017 | Industry Coverage
The US embargo against Cuba still limits trade between the two countries, but an analysis for the Miami Herald by Datamyne shows steady traffic between several Florida air- and seaports and the island. Trade reached almost $65 million last year. In 2015, the Port...
by Descartes Datamyne | Feb 17, 2017 | Industry Coverage
A South Korean court officially declared Hanjin Shipping bankrupt February 17, clearing the way for the carrier’s liquidation – as reported by US News & World Report. Once one of South Korea’s industrial titans, the 40-year-old Hanjin accounted for 12% of all...
by Descartes Datamyne | Feb 13, 2017 | Imports, Trade Policy
by John M. Peterson, guest columnist Two recent cases brought under the federal False Claims Act (FCA) underscore how risky importing can be in this era of whistleblower lawsuits. One case won in court. The other seemed to have failed, only to get a second chance....
by Descartes Datamyne | Feb 8, 2017 | Industry Coverage
Agreement enhances the import and export data available to ChemicalInfo subscribers Click here to download the press release