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After many delays and false starts, as of May 6, 2015, ACI eManifest regulations are now in effect. As per the eManifest...

A driver's cross border journey is so much more than picking up freight and proceeding with delivery. Crossing international borders, especially with …

The Bill of Lading has long played an important role in International Trade. Initially developed during medieval times when trade between countries and regions began expand, merchants needed a system in order to note the condition of goods at the time of loading, and to certify when and where the goods were loaded.With the growth of trade and mercantilism, these receipts began to be used as the title of goods, and evolved into the modern Bill of Lading used in trade today.

Everyone has a do it yourself disaster story. Most of them involve home renovations, and like most people, I have my fair share. They usually begin with…

Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) recently issued the following statement regarding their upcoming June deployment of ACI eManifest technology that …

Highway carriers who are registered participants in the ACI eManifest program, may have their performance graded by the Canada Border Services Agency. …

In a situation where a commodity is invoiced as a single transaction and it is an over-sized shipment such as a large building and or machinery that cannot …

In our last blog posts, we discussed the benefits of drop shipping and the responsibilities and obligations of a buyer under the Incoterms®…

International commerce is governed by a set of terms known as International Commerce Terms, or Incoterms®. Established by the...

In his book, The World Is Flat, noted 21st century author and journalist, Thomas Friedman analyzes the world as a global marketplace where the same op …