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PNCT & Maher Terminals Schedule

  • Sunday, Jan 15th, PNCT will be OPEN from 8am-12noon
  • Monday, Jan 16th, PNCT will be OPEN 7am to 4pm
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  • All Maher Terminals facilities including the Empty Depot operated by Columbia will be closed for truck line activity on Monday, January 16, 2017 in observance of Martin Luther King's birthday.
    Revised Port Truck Gate Schedule for MLK Holiday Weekend 2017 - PierPass

Terminals at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have announced revised truck gate schedules for the Martin Luther King, Jr., Day holiday period of Friday Jan. 13 through Monday Jan. 16, 2017. The schedule is pasted below, and a PDF of the schedule can be downloaded here


Deactivation of Several CBP Tampa Port Codes for Import Cargo - U.S. Customs & Border Protection

The CBP Trade Transformation Office (formerly ACE Business Office), in conjunction with the Office of Field Operations, has identified port codes associated to import facilities that are no longer active and will be deactivating the port codes, one Field Office at a time. The Tampa Field Office has identified twelve (12) port codes to be deactivated. The trade will no longer be able to use these port codes on bills of lading for imports or in-bond movements.

During the week of January 9, 2017, the following Port Codes will be deactivated:

1806: Carrabelle, FL
1817: Apalachicola, FL
1886: Ocala Regional Airport
1899: Tampa Cartage Control
1907: Panama City, FL
1908: Pensacola, FL
1909: Port St. Joe, Florida
5271: Inactive Do Not Use
5270: Int. Courier Assoc.
5272: MIA/CFS EXP Consig Facil
5273: Not Active: See 45295
5299: Miami Seaport Alt


FMC Rejects New York/New Jersey Equipment Optimization Discussion Agreement - Federal Martime Commission

The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) today (1/09/17) rejected the "Port of New York/New Jersey Equipment Optimization Discussion Agreement" (FMC Agreement No. 012445) for failing to meet the clear and definite disclosure standard required by law.

The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey (PANYNJ) and the Ocean Carriers Equipment Management Association Agreement (OCEMA) jointly applied on November 30th, 2016 to establish this discussion agreement.

This was not the first application by these filing parties seeking permission to establish a discussion agreement at the Port of New York & New Jersey. On June 23, 2016, the Commission received Agreement No. 012420, and subsequently issued a Request for Additional Information on August 4, 2016. The filing parties chose to withdraw Agreement No. 012420 on August 10, 2016. Many of the issues the Commission identified in August were left unaddressed and unresolved in the filing made in November, and rejected by the Commission today.

"Today’s rejection of the ‘Port of New York/New Jersey Equipment Optimization Discussion Agreement’ should not be viewed by port management or carrier executives of companies doing business at the port as the Commission being opposed to the establishment of a discussion agreement," said Cordero. "I am amenable to meeting with the PANYNJ management team and OCEMA to discuss the Commission’s concerns with the previous filings, as well as to explore how to create a narrowly tailored agreement that delivers specific efficiencies."

The Federal Maritime Commission is responsible for regulating the Nation’s international ocean transportation for the benefit of exporters, importers, and the American consumer. The Commission’s mission is to foster a fair, efficient, and reliable international ocean transportation system while protecting the public from unfair and deceptive practices.


USITC Votes to Continue Investigations on Softwood Lumber Products from Canada - U.S. International Trade Commission

The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) today determined that there is a reasonable indication that a U.S. industry is materially injured by reason of imports of softwood lumber products from Canada that are allegedly subsidized and sold in the United States at less than fair value.

Chairman Irving A. Williamson, Vice Chairman David S. Johanson, and Commissioners Meredith M. Broadbent, F. Scott Kieff, and Rhonda K. Schmidtlein voted in the affirmative. Commissioner Dean A. Pinkert did not participate in these investigations.

As a result of the Commission’s affirmative determinations, the U.S. Department of Commerce will continue to conduct its antidumping and countervailing duty investigations on imports of these products from Canada, with its countervailing duty determination due on or about February 20, 2017, and its preliminary antidumping duty determination due on or about May 4, 2017.

The Commission’s public report Softwood Lumber Products from Canada, Inv. Nos. 701-TA-566 and 731-TA-1342 (Preliminary), USITC Publication 4663, January 2017) will contain the views of the Commission and information developed during the investigations.

The report will be available after February 7, 2017. After that date, it may be accessed on the USITC website at: http://pubapps.usitc.gov/applications/publogs/qry_publication_loglist.asp.

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UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20436

FACTUAL HIGHLIGHTS

Softwood Lumber Products from Canada
Investigation Nos. 701-TA-566 and 731-TA-1342 (Preliminary)

Product Description: Softwood lumber, siding, flooring and certain other coniferous wood (“softwood lumber products”), including: 1. Coniferous wood, sawn, or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, whether or not sanded, or whether or not finger-jointed, of an actual thickness exceeding six millimeters; 2. Coniferous wood siding, flooring, and other coniferous wood (other than moldings and dowel rods), including strips and friezes for parquet flooring, that is continuously shaped (including, but not limited to, tongued, grooved, rebated, chamfered, V-jointed, beaded, molded, rounded) along any of its edges, ends, or faces, whether or not planed, whether or not sanded, or whether or not end-jointed; 3. Coniferous drilled and notched lumber and angle cut lumber; 4. Coniferous lumber stacked on edge and fastened together with nails, whether or not with plywood sheathing; 5. Components or parts of semi-finished or unassembled finished products made from subject merchandise that would otherwise meet the definition above.

Status of Proceedings:

1.     Type of investigations: Preliminary antidumping and countervailing duty.

2.     Petitioners: Committee Overseeing Action for Lumber International Trade Investigations or Negotiations (COALITION), an ad hoc association of 13 U.S. companies and associations.

3.     Preliminary investigations instituted by the USITC: November 25, 2016.

4.     Commission’s conference: December 16, 2016.

5.     USITC vote: January 6, 2017.

6.     USITC determinations to the U.S. Department of Commerce: January 9, 2017.

7.     USITC views to the U.S. Department of Commerce: January 17, 2017.

U.S. Industry:

1.     Number of producers in 2015: Many small producers, but 110 firms are believed to have accounted for about 75 percent of production.

2.     Location of producers’ plants: Alabama; Arkansas; California; Florida; Georgia; Idaho; Louisiana; Maine; Massachusetts; Michigan; Mississippi; Montana; New Hampshire; North Carolina; Oklahoma; Oregon; South Carolina; Texas; Washington; Wisconsin. Smaller producers may be located in additional states.

3.     Employment of production and related workers in 2015: 19,535.

4.     Apparent U.S. consumption in 2015: $15.9 billion.

5.     Ratio of the value of total U.S. imports to total U.S. consumption in 2015: 33.5 percent.

U.S. Imports:

1.     From the subject country during 2015: $4.7 billion.

2.     From other countries during 2015: $584 million.

3.     Leading sources during 2015: Canada.


CBP Seizes $1.1 Million in Counterfeit Electronics in Joint Operation with Hong Kong Customs - U.S. Customs & Border Protection

WASHINGTON - A joint U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the Customs and Excise Department of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (Hong Kong Customs) intellectual property rights (IPR) enforcement operation resulted in the seizure of 140 shipments containing counterfeit consumer electronic goods, such as cell phones, adaptors, speakers and headsets. The seized merchandise would have had an estimated manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $1.1 million if genuine.

“Counterfeiting is often viewed as a victimless crime, but it damages the economy and can potentially threaten the health and safety of consumers,” said Brenda Smith, Executive Assistant Commissioner for the Office of Trade. “Operations like this keep those goods out of the American supply chain—protecting our economy and consumers.”

The operation, conducted in November, was led by CBP’s Mobile Intellectual Property Enforcement Team, a special task force comprised of top IPR enforcement experts from a range of offices within the agency. CBP and Hong Kong Customs focused on stopping shipments of IPR-infringing electronic goods from entering U.S. commerce—with CBP making seizures at the U.S. border and Hong Kong Customs interdicting exports of counterfeit goods destined for the United States.

“This is the third bilateral or multilateral joint operation CBP has conducted with Hong Kong Customs this year,” said Michael Walsh, CBP IPR and E-Commerce Division Director. “We look to build upon our cooperation on IPR enforcement in 2017 and identify new opportunities to address areas of common concern involving the rise of e-commerce and its effect on small businesses.”

IPR is a priority trade issue for CBP. This joint operation is an example of how CBP works with international partners to accomplish a common goal of deterring and disrupting illegal trade in IPR-infringing products.

Counterfeits are often made of inferior materials, manufactured under uncontrolled and unsanitary conditions and labeled with false information. As a result, they can threaten the health and safety of the people who buy them.


OTEXA:  Announcements - Office of Textiles and Apparel

01/06/2017 – November 2016 Textile and Apparel Import Report


CBP Noting Post Holiday Increase in Prohibited Food Products - U.S. Customs & Border Protection

EL PASO, Texas – In the wake of an increase in the number of penalties being assessed to travelers attempting to cross the border with prohibited food products U.S. Customs and Border Protection El Paso Office of Field Operations is reminding travelers to declare all goods acquired abroad.

CBP agriculture specialists assessed $6,850 in civil penalties in 31 incidents Since January 4. Some of the prohibited food and agriculture products seized during recent days include avocados, oranges, tangerines, mandarins, sweet limes, apples, guavas, mamey, cherimoya, sugar cane, ham, pork, pork skins, bologna, fresh eggs and potted plants. CBP agriculture specialists have made 827 plant quarantine material interceptions and 158 meat quarantine material interceptions during the period. Those include undeclared and declared items.

“This is a common occurrence after the holiday period and one of the reasons we always encourage travelers to visit CBP’s Know Before You Go webpage before they travel,” said CBP El Paso Port Director Beverly Good. “Returning travelers can avoid most of these violations and penalties if they follow the guidance we outline in advance of the holiday travel period.”

Declared agriculture items, in non-commercial quantities, that are found to be prohibited or restricted by the CBP Agriculture Specialists can be abandoned at the port of entry should the traveler wish to continue into the U.S. However, undeclared prohibited agriculture items will be confiscated and can result in the issuance of a civil penalty to the traveler for failure to declare the prohibited item. All agricultural items that are abandoned or confiscated at ports of entry are destroyed in accordance with USDA approved destruction methods to prevent spread of pests and diseases.

Many agriculture products are prohibited entry into the United States from certain countries because they may carry plant pests and foreign animal diseases. All agriculture items must be declared and are subject to inspection by a CBP Agriculture Specialist at ports of entry to ensure they are free of plant pests and foreign animal diseases. Prohibited or restricted items may include meats, fresh fruits and vegetables, plants, seeds, soil and products made from animal or plant materials. For generally allowed food items please visit USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.

Agricultural pests and diseases are a threat to U.S. crop production and to the livestock industry. Some animal diseases can be highly contagious and could cause severe economic damage to livestock and result in losses in production, which could lead to increased costs for meat and dairy products. Plant pests and disease, as well as invasive plant material can cause crop loss and also damage lawns, ornamental plants, and trees. Plant pest infestations can result in increased costs to consumers due to pest eradication efforts as well as lower crop yields. High risk plant pest and animal disease outbreaks within the U.S. could also adversely affect the economy as a result of reduced trade of U.S. origin goods to countries around the world.

In addition to the agriculture violations, CBP officers working at area ports this weekend also made nine drug seizures confiscating 592 pounds of marijuana, 15.8 pounds of cocaine and just under one pound of heroin. They also made four NCIC arrests, recovered two stolen vehicles and made one currency seizure.

While anti-terrorism is the primary mission of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the inspection process at the ports of entry associated with this mission results in impressive numbers of enforcement actions in all categories.
 
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