Trade

Pending Legislation May Expedite Supply Chains and Elminate Tariffs

Tuesday, July 14, 2015 · Patrick Burnson The inclusion of the "American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2015" as Title VIII of the Senate-passed Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act (H.R. 644), will establish a new miscellaneous tariff bill (MTB) process to eliminate unnecessary taxes on…

Drewry Maritime Research Reflects on State of Ocean Cargo

Monday, July 13, 2015 · Patrick Burnson This is the first of a two-part interview with Philip Damas Director - Supply Chain Advisors, Drewry Maritime Research

Ocean Cargo May Be Supply Chain’s Weakest Link This Year

Thursday, July 9, 2015 · Patrick Burnson Dire reports on the health of the ocean cargo carrier industry may be understated, say some analysts.

Free Trade Agreements Are Not “Sure Win” Strategies, Says APEC

Friday, June 19, 2015 · Patrick Burnson The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) routinely produces a white paper on key trends and developments related to trade and investment in the world's most dynamic marketplace. It's most recent study is titled “Do Free Trade Agreements Matter?”

Global Supply Chains May Be Headed in New Directions

Tuesday, June 9, 2015 · Patrick Burnson As noted in today's news section, a new study done by Hong Kong's Standard Chartered Bank suggests that China's status as world's leading manufacturer may be in decline.

Air Freight Resumes Modest Growth Trend

Tuesday, May 12, 2015 · Patrick Burnson The air cargo industry is on a “solid but unspectacular growth trend,” notes The International Air Transport Association (IATA). More worrying however, is that there is little evidence today that would point towards an acceleration as the year goes on.

China Expands its Global Supply Chain Network

Thursday, April 30, 2015 · Patrick Burnson The Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 (TPA-2015), which is widely regarded as progressive legislation to modernize and renew U.S. Trade Promotion Authority (TPA), has gained the support of prominent shipper associations—as well it should.

Why I Am in Favor of TPP

Monday, April 27, 2015 · Rosemary Coates The TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership and Trade Agreement) is at best, difficult to understand. There are a lot of arguments to be made on both sides of the agreement and it can be tough to wade through all of them and read the long associated text in articles for and against.

Air Cargo Supply Chain Stakeholders Endorse Trade Legislation

Tuesday, April 21, 2015 · Patrick Burnson The Airforwarders Association, which represents more than 360 companies that move air cargo through the supply chain, has also applauded an agreement reached by Congressional leaders to advance legislation giving the President authority to conclude key global trade agreements.

Supply Chain Managers May Expect Better Reliability From Ocean Carriers

Tuesday, April 21, 2015 · Patrick Burnson Ocean cargo carrier service reliability across the three core East-West trades hit a five-month peak in March with an aggregate on-time performance of 64 percent, according to Carrier Performance Insight, the online schedule reliability tool provided by Drewry Supply Chain…

Latin America’s Supply Chain Evaluated by Transport Topics

Monday, April 20, 2015 · SCMR Staff Despite great opportunity for growth, the logistics market in Latin America is lagging behind other emerging markets thanks in part to its notoriety for corruption, violence, poor infrastructure and government bureaucracy.

Trade Analysts Suggest “Not So Fast on Cuba”

Wednesday, April 15, 2015 · Patrick Burnson In terms of regional trade, Cuba’s removal will have almost no implications, as the majority of Cuba’s partners in the Latin America and Caribbean region are already openly doing business with Cuba.

A.T. Kearney Global Retail E-Commerce Index Gives Mexico High Points

Tuesday, April 14, 2015 · Patrick Burnson Mexico jumped to 17th place in the consultancy’s ranking this year, indicating that the North American Free Trade Agreement is trending upward.

Port of Oakland Reports Less Congestion

Thursday, April 2, 2015 · Patrick Burnson Port officials said most ships are in-and-out of Oakland within two days.

Why You Should Support the Ex-Im Bank

Thursday, March 26, 2015 · Rosemary Coates Many Republicans and Democrats avidly support the work of Ex-Im Bank. But this time, a group of Tea Party conservatives and the Heritage Foundation are fighting against reauthorization, citing ideological concerns over government interference in a free market economy.