U.S. Coast Guard and Customs and Border Protection have apprehended 12 stowaway migrants in a response that began at 8.43 a.m Saturday, Nov. 25, when watchstanders at Sector San Juan received notification from a Coast Guard Station San Juan boat crew of a possible stowaway sighting aboard a barge that was being towed by the tugboat Sarah Dann.
Coast Guard Sector San Juan’s Boarding Team responded to the report and found nine stowaways aboard the barge, including one who was unresponsive. The...
SAN DIEGO — A rare Senate and House bipartisan agreement on an issue — the C-TPAT Pilot Program Act of 2022 — is being celebrated by the Transportation Intermediates Association as a major victory for the brokerage sector.
In her state of the industry address here to kick off the group’s first in-person convention since 2019, TIA President Anne Reinke touted the progress of the legislation and placed it No. 1 on her list of the organization’s achievements.
C-TPAT, or Customs Trade Partnership...
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials said a South Texas port of entry could reopen as soon as Saturday, after being forced to close because of a migrant surge that disrupted operations.
The Port of Del Rio has been closed since Sept. 17 after migrants had converged on the temporary camp site under the Del Río-Ciudad Acuña International Bridge.
CBP has been diverting both commercial and passenger traffic from Del Rio to the Eagle Pass port of entry, about 57 miles east.
“[Homeland Security...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/south-texas-port-set-to-reopen-as-migrant-camp-cleared
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Mundi launches a finance tool aimed at Mexico-based freight forwarders; more manufacturing jobs are headed for Mexico; Dachser Mexico is providing cross-border services for a tuna shipper; and CBP releases a cross-border trade operational update.
Mundi launches finance tool aimed at Mexico-based freight forwarders
Financial services platform Mundi recently launched a...
A new audit by Congress’ investigative arm is recommending two Department of Homeland Security agencies tighten up programs designed to protect against terrorists smuggling concealed explosives into the U.S. through air cargo.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Transportation Security Administration need to do a better job of sharing trend data on shipments and evaluating new screening technology, respectively, the report said.
The Government Accountability Office recommended that CBP...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/audit-recommends-enhancements-for-dhs-air-cargo-security-programs
U.S. Customs and Border Protection ordered a Panama-flagged bulk carrier to immediately depart U.S. waters earlier this month after the discovery of invasive insects on board. CBP says the M/V…
Cruise ship operations are poised to resume in the United States, which will be welcomed by cruise lines and cruise-focused ports with open arms. But, unfortunately, smugglers are once again using legal cruise ship operations to pawn consignments, however meager, as drug trafficking into the United States. It might be that these shipments that make the route on container ships or semi-submersibles are not done on a large scale but large enough to demand strict surveillance, reports fleetmon.
Cust...
It took nearly 18 months, but U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued final rules guiding the U.S. Postal Service in how to handle international inbound parcel shipments that failed to comply with U.S. law requiring electronic data to be transmitted ahead of the shipment’s arrival to ensure the parcel doesn’t contain opioids or other contraband.
The interim rule, which has the effect of a final rule with a comment period attached, is used when a federal law requires the agency to...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/customs-issues-final-rules-on-postal-preclearance-in-opioid-crisis
More than $3.6 million in marijuana, methamphetamine and unauthorized e-cigarettes were seized from Texas ports during three recent incidents.
The first case occurred in late December when U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) seized 42 separate e-cigarette shipments arriving from China destined for various Texas counties.
The shipments included 33,681 individual disposable flavored e-cigarette cartridges resembling name brand products “that did not meet the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/marijuana-meth-e-cigarettes-seized-in-texas
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The many industries that make up the world of freight have undergone tremendous change over the past several decades. Each week, FreightWaves explores the archives of American Shipper’s nearly 70-year-old collection of shipping and maritime publications to showcase interesting freight stories of...
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