2018 Year in review – Jade Inte
2018 has come and gone and the year did not disappoint with challenges and opportunities. The single largest adjustment early in the first quarter of 2018 was the electronic driver logs. This tightened an already limited driver availability which certainly was a main cause of delays. The implementation of the driver logs also came with […]
New Manifest Policy for China Imports and Exports
The People’s Republic of China’s General Administration of Customs (GACC) has issued a new rule effective June 1, 2018. The new rule requires the provision of new data elements related to goods being imported and exported from China. One of the new data portions that is now required is the Employer Identification Number (EIN) or […]
GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) Policy and Procedures
GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) goes into effect May 25, 2018. Per European Union (EU) regulations, new data protection laws are being introduced in order to protect the personal data of individuals living in the EU. It is a modernization of data protection laws drawn up in 1995, before mass internet adoption, email and google […]
US Truck Shortage – Jade Intl
The US trucking industry is facing a growing shortage of qualified drivers in both the international and domestic markets. The shortage is having a serious effect on our ability to schedule pickups and confirm deliveries from/to US ports. The main reasons that are causing these issues: We highly recommend that you book as far in […]
What are Hazardous Materials (Dangerous Goods)?
Hazardous materials/dangerous goods need to be handled with utmost care and consideration of the dangerous nature. Any misdeclaration, miscommunication or incorrect documentation could have severe consequences and could prove disastrous to human lives on ships or airplanes. In the IMDG or the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code, substances are divided into 9 classes. A substance with […]