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Asset-Based Forwarder UWL Secures European AEO CertificationCLEVELAND, OH (November 18, 2016) – Global 3PL Provider of NVOCC & Freight Forwarding Services, UWL, has secured its European Union Authorized Economic Operator (EU AEO) certification. The EU AEO is comparable to the US Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) program.With over 50 years of Supply Chain Security […]

Asset-based Forwarder UWL Coordinates Customs Brokerage Services with Great Lakes Vessel Husbandry Business of World Shipping, Inc.CLEVELAND, OH (November 2, 2016) – UWL, LLC, an asset-based global forwarder, continues to quickly accelerate their growing portfolio since coordinating their customs brokerage services with parent company, World Shipping, Inc. A customs house broker (CHB), is a critical […]

Chinese National Holidays
August 19, 2016

Chinese National HolidaysDue to the Chinese National Holidays, we will not accept bookings for hazardous/reefer/out-of-gauge cargoes with discharge schedule in China from October 1st through October 7th in the Transpacific westbound trade.  In case of transshipment, bookings for these cargoes with arrival at transshipment port from September 24th through October 14th will not be accepted.In […]

Important Changes to ISF Regulations
July 18, 2016

The interim final rule that became effective on January, 26, 2009 has now become the final rule as to a great many ISF filings. However, for some time the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the trade have been discussing an urgent need for limited changes to Part 149 of the Customs Regulations, primarily to […]

Importer Security Filing (ISF) Update
July 5, 2016

Importer Security Filings (ISF) enforcement may increase next month when U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) ports will no longer be required to request liquidated damages (LD) from headquarters. The “three-strikes” approach to LD claims against importers’ bonds will also end. As in the past, CBP ports may hold cargo for untimely or inaccurate ISF filings. This new phase of ISF enforcement […]

In a Federal Register Notice (FRN) published on June 28, 2016 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service or we) announced an interim rule has been issued revising the civil procedure regulations, which assess civil penalties when violations of laws or regulations have occurred. According to the notice, The Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of […]

UWL Expands Warehouse Network with Opening of Brand New Facility in Savannah, Georgia Next to the Port of SavannahCLEVELAND, OH (June 8, 2016) – UWL is proud to announce the opening of their new facility close to the Gateway of American Commerce, the Port of Savannah, in Savannah, Georgia. The expansion in Savannah adds to the world-class logistics […]

Featured Port: The Port of Norfolk
April 28, 2016

Cargo moving through the Port of Virginia’s world-class facilities is transported from and to markets around the globe, carrying the goods and supplies that manufacturers, corporations, and individual consumers use in their everyday lives. This cargo is moved by way of:6 Terminals1,864 acres19,885 L.F. of berthUp to 50’ deep berths30 miles of on-dock railThe deep water […]

Commerce Updates Tariff Tool
March 21, 2016

The Department of Commerce has updated its Free Trade Agreement Tariff Tool (FTA Tariff Tool) to provide the latest information on tariffs for U.S. products exported to Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) partner markets. When fully entered into force, the TPP Agreement will eliminate more than 18,000 foreign taxes, or tariffs, that various countries place on Made-In-America exports.Researching tariff […]

March 2016 Holidays
March 1, 2016

Tuesday 22-MarNevruz Day: AlbaniaNowruz/Spring Holiday: AzerbaijanNorooz Holiday: IranNauryz (Day 2): KazakhstanMadin Full Moon Poya Day: Sri LankaHoli Purnima: NepalEmancipation Day: Puerto Rico Wednesday 23-MarNowruz/Spring Holiday: AzerbaijanDay of the Sea: BoliviaTa’anit Esther (Fast of Esther): IsraelHolika Dahana: IndiaNorooz Holiday: IranNauryz (Day 3): KazakhstanPakistan Day: PakistanHoli Phagwa: SurinameThursday 24-MarMaundy Thursday: Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Spain, Faroe Islands, Equatorial Guinea,Guatemala, Honduras, India, Iceland, Mexico, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Paraguay, El Salvador, United Kingdom, United […]