Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Japan Calls for Tougher WTO Rules on Anti-Dumping
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(Forbes – Jonathan Lynn, Reuters) Japan called on World Trade Organisation members on Wednesday to agree tougher rules on how far states can...
U.S., Canada Boost Security Ties
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(AFP) U.S. and Canadian safety chiefs vowed Tuesday to jointly combat organized crime and violent extremism in a bid to boost legal travel a...
Monday, November 23, 2009
Freight Forecast Amounts to Mixed Bag
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(Fleet Owner) The latest U.S. freight market outlook issued by FTR Associates presents a mixed bag of projections. Freight volumes should st...
Labeling Organic? Think Again
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(Inside Cosmeceuticals) It looks like it may be time for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to step in and set some guidelines on org...
New Bill Would Expand, Extend Trade Preference Programs
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(World Trade Interactive) Rep. Jim McDermott, D-Wash., introduced last week the New Partnership for Trade Development Act of 2009 (H.R. 410...
Program to Help Truckers Attracts Drug Smugglers
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(Christopher Sherman — Associated Press) A U.S. program [C-TPAT] that offers trusted trucking companies speedy passage across American borde...
Sunday, November 22, 2009
CrossTalk: Handling the Dragon
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(Russian TV) China has arrived in a big way. Peter Lavelle asks his guests whether the world should embrace China’s rising or whether we sho...
Precautionary Labelling of Priority Allergens
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(CFIA) Health Canada's Consultation workbook on Precautionary Labelling of Priority Allergens in Prepackaged Foods is now available onli...
Brazil Emerging Market for Canada
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(Canadian Sailings – Kathlyn Horibe) Companies encouraged to find niche opportunities, local partners Doing business in Brazil requires loca...
Friday, November 20, 2009
Free Benchmark Study from RILA and American Shipper
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(American Shipper) For a limited time you can download a copy of the International Transportation Management Systems Benchmark Study produc...
WTO Agrees to Rule on Legality of U.S. Food-Labeling Policies
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(Bloomberg – Jennifer M. Freedman) World Trade Organization judges agreed to decide whether U.S. country-of-origin labeling provisions viola...
Export Compliance: Canada and the United States – Two-day Intensive Course
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(IE Canada) December 3-4, 2009 Heenan Blaikie Conference Facility Bay Adelaide Centre, 333 Bay St suite 2900, Toronto For more information u...
Thursday, November 19, 2009
U.S. Food Safety Likely to Get Overhaul in 2010
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(Reuters) A U.S. Senate committee voted unanimously on Wednesday to increase government oversight of food safety but the first significant o...
Recession’s Impact Varies by Industry
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(Export Development Canada – Peter G. Hall) A search for Canadian exporters unaffected by the global recession would need a pretty big magni...
OECD Forecast Highlights
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(OECD via The Globe & Mail) Canada • The contraction that began in the last quarter of 2008 seems to have ended in the second half of 20...
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Free Trade with India Gets a Boost
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(Embassy – Laura Payton) It may have taken him almost four years to set foot in India, but Prime Minister Stephen Harper leaves today having...
Canada and Israel to Begin Negotiations on a Mutual Recognition Agreement for Telecommunications Equipment
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(Industry Canada) The Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Industry, today [Wednesday] announced an agreement with Israel to begin negotiati...
Canada Must Move Now to Overcome Buy American Provisions, Analyst Says
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(Canada.com – Sheldon Alberts, Canwest News Service) U.S. entering 3-month 'peak' when majority of stimulus will be awarded The Harp...
Trimming Excess Packaging Could Bring 10% Payoff
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(DC Velocity – Peter Bradley) Packaging may not be the first place logistics professionals look when searching for savings opportunities. Ma...
Procurement Exemption Will Backfire
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(Video: CBC/RMR • Story: Frances Russell — Winnipeg Free Press) Taxpayers’ dollars should be used to create and support taxpayers’ jobs, not...
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