Friday, May 7, 2010
Canadian Dollar Rallies After Record Jobs Data
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(Reuters) Canada’s dollar shot up one U.S. cent on Friday after a stronger-than-expected jobs report showed a record number of Canadians ret...
No Silver Linings As Eruption Fall-Out Continues
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(Procurement Leaders) In procurement it’s always best to expect the unexpected but, even after the cataclysmic economic conditions experienc...
Oil Slick Could Create Major Headache for Gulf Shipping
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(The New York Times) Managers of some of the nation’s busiest ports are studying the massive oil slick blanketing a large swath of the Gulf ...
Looming August Deadline For Air Cargo Screening
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(Lexology) US law requires that, beginning this August, 100% of cargo loaded onto passenger planes must be screened. This screening requirem...
EU Official Prods China to Act More Global
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(Bloomberg/Business Week) EU trade commissioner Karel De Gucht has called on China to respect its global responsibilities, saying “splendid ...
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Sufferance and Customs Bonded Warehouse Programs Evaluation Study
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(CBSA) The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) recently conducted an evaluation study of both the Sufferance and Customs Bonded Warehouse p...
Tories to Loosen Food-Labelling Rules
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(Canwest News Service) The Conservative government is set to water down its “Product of Canada” food-labelling rule after tightening it up j...
Top Exporter Worry? Dollar Swings
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(Globe and Mail) Forget rising interest rates. Exchange-rate fluctuations are the top concern among Canadian exporters for the coming months...
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Ottawa Will Defend Dairy, Poultry in EU talks: Blackburn
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(CTV.ca – The Canadian Press) Canada’s minister of state for agriculture says Ottawa will defend the supply management system of dairy and p...
Port Calls for Commercial Approach in National Rail Freight Service Recommendations
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(CanadaNewsWire) In an effort to highlight the critical importance of rail service to the success of Canada’s Asia Pacific Gateway, Port Met...
Decreasing Supply Aids U.S. Transport Recovery
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(Transport Intelligence – Thomas Cullen) The American transport economy is creeping back towards growth. The American Trucking Association (...
Trans-Pacific Spot Rate Jumps Over $2,000
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(Journal of Commerce Online – Peter T. Leach) Push on May 1 may drive higher rates in contract market segment The spot rate for shipping a 4...
New Customs Controlled Area Regulations
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(CBSA) At the recent Border Commercial Consultative Committee (BCCC) meeting the Canada Border Services Agency committed to provide you with...
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
DHS Lists Upcoming Regulatory Actions Affecting Importers, Brokers, Carriers
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(World Trade Interactive) The Department of Homeland Security recently issued its semiannual regulatory agenda, which includes the following...
Containers – “Should Terminals Weigh or Not Weigh”
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(Mondaq – Linda Jacques, Lester Aldriddge LLP) Container collapses can occur at sea as a result of a number of factors such as inadequate, d...
Department of Commerce Imposes AD/CV Duty Orders on Plastic Grocery and Shopping Bags from Indonesia, Taiwan, and Vietnam
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(Business Wire) The U.S. Department of Commerce today published antidumping duty orders on imports of plastic grocery and shopping bags (ref...
Monday, May 3, 2010
Western Provinces Sign Economic Deal
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(CBC News) The premiers of B.C., Alberta and Saskatchewan have signed a deal designed to help the three provinces remove barriers to economi...
Canadian Truck Rates, Surcharges Rising
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(Journal of Commerce Online – William B. Cassidy) Freight index shows Canadian shippers paying more to move freight Truck rates paid by Cana...
FDA Seeks Industry Comments on Food Safety During Transport
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(FoodNavigator-USA.com – Caroline Scott-Thomas) The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released an advance notice of proposed rulemaking...
Carbon Tariffs on Imports Risk Trade War: EU Study
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(MoneyControl.com) The European Union (EU) is considering border tariffs on imports from more polluting countries, but an initial assessment...
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