Canadian Railroads Begin Lockouts, Threatening US Trade (msn.com)

Peak season is starting -  will this be a factor? Rail accounted for an estimated 14% of trade between the US and Canada in 24Q1-Q2.

‘Something is Boiling': East Coast Cargo Rates Set to Soar (msn.com)

Surcharges start in September as peak cargo shipped earlier.  October 1 is a critical date for East Coast ports.  Check your sailing schedules.

Looming Canadian railroad work stoppage threatens U.S. supply chains (msn.com)

Effective Aug 22 all shipments to/from Canada may be stopped  US operations of CN and CPKS may also be stopped.  Read more...

Economic and inflationary matters hit beauty industry, report finds - InternetRetailing

Avon filed for bankruptcy to address $1B debt

East Coast dockworkers threaten October strike (axios.com)

Supply Chain Latest: US Port Strike and Labor Talks - Bloomberg

Busiest US ports absorb import surge that is nearing pandemic-era frenzy | The Straits Times

The strike is threatened for October- during peak season holiday and Christmas  imports  The key date is September 30.

India Ports Could Strike, Compounding Capacity Issues Into US East Coast (msn.com)

India exported $15B of apparel in 2023- 3% of the world market A port strike would have ripple affects in Asia.

American workers haven’t been this worried about losing their jobs in a decade (msn.com)

B2C may feel the impact of job losses 

Maersk to Limit Canada-Bound Cargo Ahead of Possible Rail Work Stoppage (msn.com)

Maersk is halting any Canada bound shipments that require on-carriage by rail.  Plan ahead for your cargo

24_0814_oit-strategy-2024-2028.pdf (cbp.gov)

The strategy is focused on mission and security. In FY2023 CBP processed 90,164 entries of merchandise and collected $225.9M in duties, taxes and fees from $9.02 Billion dollars of imported goods (pg13)

CBP Champions Trade Modernization Through Global Interoperability Standards Testing | U.S. Customs and Border Protection

GS1 , GLEIF and FDA will participate in a pilot for data exchange in e-commerce The standards will be part of ACE 2.0