Trade data can track counterfeiting schemes as well as legitimate buying and selling in the global market place. Attorney Carlos Rodriguez, a partner at Husch Blackwell LLP, describes how in a white paper on a current “Paradigm Shift in Anti-Counterfeiting...
EBN Probes Datamyne Import Data for Signs of Weak Economy
US shipping and inventory data – and what it may indicate about the state of the US economy – could dampen any optimism fueled by New Year’s celebration, writes B. Cameron Gain for EBN, online source for news and information about electronics supply chains. Datamyne...
Congress Blinks, Repeals COOL
Faced with the threat of retaliatory tariffs from Canada and Mexico, Congress tucked a repeal of the mandatory country-of-origin labeling – or COOL – rules for meat that offended the NAFTA trade partners into the omnibus spending bill passed in the closing days of...
Bubbly on the Rise: US Imports of Sparkling Wine Are Up
Nearly time to toast the New Year with a glass of champagne from – where else? – France’s Champagne region ... or perhaps you prefer a crémant de Bourgogne, or cava from Spain, or prosecco from Italy? If so, you’re part of a trend. Sparkling wine sales in the US were...
US Tariffs on Chinese Steel Near 500%
US tariffs on Chinese steel imports could near 500% with the Commerce Department International Trade Administration’s preliminary decision to slap anti-dumping duties of 256% on corrosion-resistant steel – this on top of countervailing duties of 236% imposed in...
On the Way: Fresh Grapes Imported from Chile
’Tis the season for (no, not Santa, that’s next week) ... fresh grapes imported from Chile! As the Northern Hemisphere swings into winter, shipments of fruit from the Southern Hemisphere ramp up. Leader of the pack, the first Chilean table grapes have shipped, reports...
Praesidian Capital and Kemper Corp. Subsidiary Partner on Investment in Datamyne
New senior secured debt supports Datamyne buyout of Zepol Corporation NEW YORK — December 15, 2015 (EON: Enhanced Online News) – Praesidian Capital (“Praesidian”), a leading provider of senior and subordinated debt capital for small and mid-sized companies, announced...
November Import TEUs Up over Last Year, Down from Last Month
November import TEUs reached 1,639,165, for a 5% gain compared with November 2014, Datamyne’s current US import bill-of-lading data shows. This reverses the downward trend in year-over-year comparisons in October, when the 1,731,930 TEUs (20-foot-equivalent units)...
Wheat Exports Flattened as Dollar Rises
Wheat exports are being flattened by the strengthening dollar, as competitors with weaker currencies take US share of the global market for this and other agricultural products. Generally among the top 3 US agricultural exports (behind soybeans and corn), wheat...
Cigar Advisor Asks: Are You Ready to Buy Cuban Cigars Legally?
CigarAdvisor.com’s Gary Korb explains why he attended the Datamyne-NEXCO October 9th conference, Preparing for Trade with Cuba: “My primary reason for attending the conference was to learn about the process of doing business with Cuba, and from what I took away,...



