February 13, 2019 Nick Savvides Maersk said that it will be looking for more market opportunities to develop its customs brokerage business further, following the acquisition of Vandergrift Inc., which was announced yesterday, February 12. CREDIT: JIM ALLEN / FREIGHTWAVES Based in Denmark, Maersk is the world’s largest shipping company. It plans to transform itself…
DetailsCompanies not prepared for border checks, hoping Brexit will not happen, says broker Mon, Feb 18, 2019, 10:57 Simon Carswell Public Affairs Editor Gerard O’Hare, general manager of Beagan’s, which lies 6km from the Border and has been in business for 60 years. Photograph: Ciara Wilkinson/The Irish Times Gerard O’Hare’s phoneline has been busy. As…
DetailsDanish shipping giant A.P. Moeller-Maersk has completed its first acquisition this year by acquiring New Jersey-based customs broker Vandegrift to expand its service offerings in the logistics business. FEBRUARY 13TH, 2019 JASON JIANG Danish shipping giant A.P. Moeller-Maersk has completed its first acquisition this year by acquiring New Jersey-based customs broker Vandegrift to expand its…
DetailsThe big stick wielded by the high command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) over the unwholesome practice of ‘third-party’ clearance by freight forwarders has started to take its toll on clearance procedures as over 5,000 containers caught in the web of this practice are presently trapped at the ports, THISDAY has learnt. January 24,…
DetailsThe task of physically transporting goods across international borders is relatively straightforward in most cases. Ensuring the correct customs documentation is in place can be much more complex. Aside from reducing possible delays at customs border points, having the necessary customs clearance formalities covered is a strict legal requirement, and there are often very different…
DetailsVincent LinggaThe Jakarta Post Jakarta / Mon, January 7, 2019 / 09:16 am Customs and excise offices are not popular institutions in many countries as they are deemed to be notoriously corrupt. Even the Bible negatively perceives customs collectors as sinners, as in the story of Zacchaeus, who later was happily reformed and…
DetailsBy Colin Kruger | Syndey Morning Herald 7 January 2019 — 12:00am The software industry has made Richard White a billionaire, and far richer than his former music industry clients, like AC/DC and the Angels. But it has been a long road to tech industry stardom via the company he founded, WiseTech. The software group,…
DetailsBEIJING, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) — China will introduce measures to upgrade its comprehensive bonded zones in line with advanced international standards to promote trade and investment facilitation, sustain steady growth in foreign trade and investment, and nurture new competitive advantages, the State Council’s executive meeting chaired by Premier Li Keqiang decided on Wednesday. The Chinese…
DetailsTNETS took a leading role in the second edition of the Supply Chain Innovation Summit for Asia Pacific held in Singapore in November. We were asked to provide a technical resource to speak on the subject of Customs in an e-Commerce World – Harnessing technology to speed goods across borders. TNETS co-founder and director, Neil Johnson, delivered the presentation to around…
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