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To: Our Valued Clients Date:
May 13, 2008
Earthquake in China
Update to Global Facts dated May 12
Reports of injury and death tolls continue to rise after the
devastating earthquake in China.
Approximately 200,000
government soldiers and police arrived in the disaster area. Thirty thousand more relief workers are on
the way, traveling by plane, train, truck and even on foot to assist in rescue
and recovery efforts.
Our
agent partner in China, Dimerco Express Group, is going to donate RMB100,000
through the Red Cross organization of China.
¶
The regional manager for Dimerco Greater
China has advised that the Chengdu (CTU) airport will open today for all departure flights, but no aircraft will be allowed to land.
In addition, the airport of Chongqin
& Xi'an are open as normal, but railway and road transportation are not
functioning due to continued aftershocks that are still occurring.
¶
Dimerco Xi'an (DimXIA) Branch as well as Dimerco Chengdu (DimCTU)
branch will be closed until further notice.
¶
Narita in Hong Kong reports no delays in shipping.
¶
Seven Ocean also notes that so far out of Beijing and Shanghai
there have been no reports of delays.
To: Our Valued Clients Date:
May 13, 2008
BNSF Holiday Notice
The Memorial Day Holiday will be
observed on May 26, 2008. BNSF Rail has issued a notice regarding their status
on that day.
Intermodal trains will continue to
operate over the holiday, however, due to lighter volumes of traffic and
possible train consolidations, shipments being booked on Saturday, May 24,
through
INTERLINE TRAFFIC - Delays may occur on interline traffic if
connecting carriers have reduced operations for the holiday.
STORAGE
Storage and detention rules applicable
to holidays will be in effect.
To: Our Valued Clients Date:
May 9, 2008
French Port Strike
Update
After the last
24 hour strike in France by unions on April 23, the
News updates advise that French dockworkers are now set to strike
at seven publicly-owned ports on Friday and the
Ports are still trying to unload ships from the previous stoppage and the Le
Havre port authority reports that container traffic has reduced by almost half
in the last week while Marseilles reports a backlog of 17 ships, including
eight oil tankers.
Liberty will keep you informed
of any future developments.
To: Our Valued Clients Date:
May 8, 2008
Liberty “Global Facts” Branching Out into Two Separate
Publications
In an effort to help our
clients stay informed of important issues and upcoming trends in the trade
industry in a quick and convenient manner, we have decided to branch out the
current “Global Facts!” into two new publications.
The first will still be called
“Global Facts!” and will be sent out immediately when an urgent
issue surfaces. Typical topics for
“Global Facts!” announcements will include the following:
·
Rate Issues
·
Transit Issues/Delays
·
Security Issues
·
Customs Issues of Immediate and Significant Impact
The second publication will be
called “Global Trade Updates!” and will include trade related issues
of interest to our customers, but not presented in the above categories. This newsletter will be sent via email
notification and go out once or twice a week.
This
change will take place on May 9th, 2008. Please contact Joanne Main or Sean McClung
with any questions or concerns. We
would love your feedback! Feel
free to send us your comments on our new newsletter to jmain@libertyint.com or smcclung@libertyint.com.
Thank you for your continued support of our services.
To: Our Valued Clients Date:
May 7, 2008
FSC Increase Notice - Qingdao
Our agent partner in Qingdao, China, Dimerco, advises that the
below airline has announced a fuel surcharge increase effective May 12, 2008.
|
Origin - Qingdao |
Current FSC |
Previous FSC |
Effective Date |
|
CA |
$1.52 |
$1.47 |
5/12/2008 |
Please be guided accordingly.
To: Our Valued Clients Date:
May 7, 2008
SWPM - Solid Wood
Packing Material Update
URGENT NEWS!
We
have been advised that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agriculture inspectors
plan to increase scrutiny of wood packing materials (pallets and blocking) in
import containers, due to detection of counterfeit solid wood packing stamps on
recent import shipments.
Recently,
47 import shipments were turned around in Seattle. Although the pallets were properly stamped,
they were infested with bugs and bug larvae.
CBP is aware of the “counterfeit” SWP and is looking for
them nationwide.
RELATED NEWS!
In
another SWPM update, it is reported that Taiwan plans to enforce ISMP beginning
in July 2008 and the United States has incorporated the 24 hour methyl bromide
fumigation schedule in their “requirements for imported packaging”,
effective February 7, 2008.
In
addition, the USDA APHIS Forestry Products Trade Director has advised the
National Wooden Pallet & Container Association (NWPCA) that it will propose
changes to the packaging exemption between Canada and the U.S. after
consultation with the Canada Food Inspection Agency. The two have determined
that the exemption has become disadvantageous to controlling the introduction
and spread of invasive species. An action plan is being developed which will
involve a two year phase in period and a four step implementation.
An
official start dates will be announced after further discussions with CFIA,
Customs and Border Protection and Canada Border Services Agency.
To: Our Valued Clients Date:
May 6, 2008
Thai Airways FSC Increase out of Thailand
Thai Airways
(TG) has announced an increase to the fuel surcharge out of Bangkok, Thailand
effective May 16, 2008.
|
Carrier |
Current FSC |
Previous FSC |
SSC |
Effective
Date |
|
Thai Cargo
(TG) |
$1.58
|
$1.48 |
$0.13 |
5/16/2008 |
Please
be guided accordingly.
To: Our Valued Clients Date:
May 6, 2008
General Rate Increase Out of China & Hong Kong Announced
We have
received notice that shipping lines have implemented a full General Rate
Increase (
|
|
|
|
|
|
Effective
From |
Desc |
Rate
|
Per
|
|
5/5/08 |
|
$8 |
W/M |
|
5/5/08 |
|
$320 |
20 |
|
5/5/08 |
|
$400 |
40 |
|
5/5/08 |
|
$450 |
40HC |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5/5/08 |
|
$12 |
W/M |
|
5/5/08 |
|
$480 |
20 |
|
5/5/08 |
|
$600 |
40 |
|
5/5/08 |
|
$675 |
40HC |
Floating
BAF and
To: Our Valued Clients Date:
May 2, 2008
BNSF Bridge Outage at Burlington, Iowa
On Thursday, May 1, 2008, the railway bridge over the Mississippi
River at Burlington, Iowa was struck by a barge. BNSF advises there are no estimates on when
the bridge will reopen.
Customers may experience delays of 24 to 36 hours on shipments
moving through this corridor.
To: Our Valued Clients Date:
May 1, 2008
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To: Our Valued Clients Date:
May 1, 2008
Countervailing
Duty on Raw Flexible Magnets from China
In early
February, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced its affirmative preliminary
determination regarding its countervailing duty investigation into raw flexible
magnets from the People’s Republic of China. The investigation
preliminarily determined that Chinese producers/exporters received net
countervailable subsidies of 70.41 percent.
Raw flexible magnets are generally relatively thin, polymer bonded
magnetic materials characterized by their flexibility and ease of
machinability, which make them ideal for use as refrigerator magnets.
In a statement David Spooner, the Assistant Secretary for import
Administration noted that "Subsidization of industries gives Chinese
exporters an unjust advantage and forces American manufacturers to compete
against a stacked deck."
According to the Commerce Department Fact Sheet, Commerce will
instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to collect a cash deposit or
bond based on the preliminary rate.
Commerce is currently scheduled to make its final determination in
July of 2008. If the final determination is that Chinese producers/exporters
have received countervailable subsidies, and that imports from China materially
injure the domestic industry, Commerce will then issue a countervailing duty
order.
For the Commerce Department Fact Sheet on this issue, please visit: