Articles Tagged with ''import/export''

Port Manatee, Palmetto, Fla., and Colombia are looking to expand commercial ties following a visit to the Florida Gulf Coast port.

Jo-Sak Shipping Inc., Boulder, Colo., and Olympic International Freight Forwarders, Inc., Poulsbo, Wash., joined forces with an affiliate of NorthPoint Development, Riverside, Mo., to launch NorthPoint Forwarding.

Trailer Bridge, Inc., Jacksonville, Fla., is now offering additional service to the Dominican Republic from JAXPORT’s Blount Island Marine Terminal.

U.S. shipments of processed foods are forecast to reach $808 billion in 2021.

Imports at the nation’s major retail container ports are expected to increase 4.6% during the first half of 2017 over the same period last year, as the nation’s economy improves and retail sales continue to grow.

VersaCold Logistics Services, Canada, announced that as of Jan. 1, 11 of its refrigerated warehousing facilities received approval to export fish to the People’s Republic of China, while six more have been approved to export fish to the European Union (EU).

The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) and the Mexican National Service of Health, Food safety and Agro-Food Quality (SENASICA), the Mexican government agency responsible for the safety of fresh and minimally-processed food products, formed a partnership to provide continuous improvement in food safety management systems and ensure confidence in the delivery of safe food to consumers worldwide.

At year-end 2016, U.S. pork exports showed impressive progress following a challenging 2015.

Registrar Corp., Hampton, Va., introduced the FSMA Compliance Wizard, a free tool that helps food facilities, importers and farms determine possible requirements under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).

There is one area that’s an exception to the FSMA key requirements. That specific area covers exporters who ship food through the United States not intended to enter distribution within the United States.