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In the world of customs brokerage, the only constant is change, and these fresh challenges always keep things interesting! Let’s get together and catch up on the issues that will help you successfully navigate the road ahead! Join our expert presenters Colleen Clarke, Jennifer Rome and Patrice Lafayette on March 29th at 1pm CDT for an in-depth webinar on Customs Bonds. This event is complimentary and is eligible for 1 CCS/MES/CES NEI credit. Topics of conversation included in this webinar are: Never-ending bond insufficiencies Additional STB requests from CBP CBP bond underwriting and loss type review Significance of meeting CBP claims […]
As Featured in American Journal of Transportation Trade remedy tariffs are no longer headline news, but they are still relevant and pose a unique set of delay and disruption concerns for importers. High among these concerns are insufficient Customs Bonds. With no end in sight for any relief from these tariffs, importers and their customs brokers should continue to monitor their import bonds for sufficiency closely. In an article recently featured in American Journal of Transportation, Roanoke’s Assistant Vice President, Maya Mackey, discusses the chaotic trade climate and its impact on managing customs bond sufficiency. According to Mackey, one of […]
Situation In Q4, BSI recorded a significant uptick in rail thefts in North America, especially in the United States, in the Los Angeles area along trail lines, and near the port. In Q4, the rail modality accounted for 6.7 percent of recorded cargo theft incidents in the United States. While this is a significant jump from previous years, predominantly composed of either the facility or trucking modality, the majority of the thefts are limited to California, generally, and the East Los Angeles area, more specifically. However, Memphis, Tennessee is increasingly seeing an uptick in rail thefts as well, highlighting the shared risk […]
Roanoke is pleased to share that Matt Zehner, Vice President of Surety Information and Analysis, has been appointed to the 16th term of the Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC). Matt has been with Roanoke since 2002 and is involved with many facets of Roanoke’s surety product line, which involves monitoring current events for changes in the legal and regulatory environment. More specifically, Matt represents Roanoke in matters before U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC), and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) – especially for those issues that involve regulatory and technology matters. His […]
Roanoke Insurance Group is proud to again sponsor the 2022 National Customs Broker and Forwarder Association of America (NCBFAA) $5,000 scholarship awarded to a student intending to join the trade industry. The award will be presented at NCBFAA annual conference in May. Our 2021 recipient Daniela Piperno’s reason for applying for the scholarship: “Advancing my studies in supply chain management will help me to further understand more how my organization operates as a whole and will allow me to enhance my value-add to the organization.” To apply, simply request an application by e-mailing cgillis@ncbfaa.org. The completed application is due by […]
Most everyone involved in the logistics industry has or will have a claim story to tell. For example, your new hire did everything right on that shipment of auto parts headed to the Greenville BMW plant, except he directed them to Greenville, NC instead of Greenville, SC. That’s delay. That’s a claim. Or maybe you had a heavy project load coming off a ship in Newark and going overland to Syracuse. You told the trucker that the cargo required an airlift, but they sent a regular flatbed, and the whole rig toppled coming around the bend on the George Washington […]
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