Regulation & Compliance

CBP Unit to Ensure Coastal Vessels Adhere to Jones Act

July 27, 2016

American Shipper

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has created a national division for enforcing maritime cabotage laws.

A New Plan for Fixing the U.S. Transportation System

July 22, 2016

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

What stands in the way of a solution to the nation's crumbling, outdated and inadequate transportation infrastructure?

EMC2 Ensures Business Continuity Through Risk Management

July 21, 2016

SupplyChainBrain

Matt Mills, senior program manager for global supply chain with EMC2, reveals how his company has developed an effective program for managing risk.

Implementing New Ocean Container Weight Rule Went 'Fairly Smoothly'

July 21, 2016

American Shipper

Forget playing the blame game, the fraught implementation of container weighing rules came down to the fact that the container shipping industry has no single trusted information source.

Some Small-Business Owners See Brexit as Break from Burdensome EU Regulations

July 19, 2016

Washington Post

The motto at Bambino Mio, a manufacturer of reusable diapers here in the English midlands, is "cloth nappies for changing times." The description may never have been more apt.

Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Disrupted When Exporters Fail to Pay Fees

July 18, 2016

Fierce Pharma

The FDA has placed four Chinese and Indian generic drug facilities on the so-called "Red List" that bans them from shipping products to the U.S. for failing to pay required fees and not meeting identification requirements.

In the Internet Age, Supply Chain Is Still a Risky Business

July 18, 2016

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

All the technology in the world won't protect you against the myriad of events that can severely disrupt a global supply chain.

Time to Change the Way We Regulate the Gig Economy

July 15, 2016

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Employment rules and regulations have failed to keep pace with innovation in the American workforce - especially with regard to the growing number of independent workers.

Is 'Green' an Economic Boon to Ocean Shipping or Just Another Cost

July 14, 2016

Maritime Executive

While diesel engines remain the norm in shipping, competitors like LNG are becoming both more feasible and more available. Part of the reason is the rapid expansion of Sulfur Emission Control Areas (SECAs) across North America and Europe. So the critical question becomes: Does "green" propulsion allow the merging of economic efficiency with environmental benefits, or is it just another compliance cost for the shipping trade?

How NetApp Prepares for Supply-Chain Disruptions

July 13, 2016

SupplyChainBrain

Lee Wolfe, director of risk management with NetApp, talks about how the dominant provider of storage technology works with suppliers to address potential disruptions in the supply chain.