Borderlands: AI’s rising impact on cross-border trade focus of new report

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: AI’s rising impact on cross-border trade focus of new report; Mexican authorities recorded 142 tractor-trailer thefts in April; Texas logistics firm opens Phoenix location; and South Texas college launching CDL program.

AI’s rising impact on cross-border trade focus of new report

According to a new report from Eurora, AI and machine learning (ML) can help shippers...

ABF targets asbestos in imported building products

Pictured: a consignment of containerised goods are inspected for the presence of asbestos. Photo supplied by the Australian Border Force

The Australian Border Force (ABF) is undertaking a targeted period of action against imported building products at risk of containing asbestos. Asbestos is a prohibited import. Breathing in asbestos fibres can have devastating health effects and is known to cause asbestosis, lung cancer and mesothelioma. Between 1 July 2020 and 31 March 2021, the ABF has served...

https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/abf-targets-asbestos-in-imported-building-products/