In the latest Trade and Customs Group (TCG) meeting on 30th November, where ESC, FEPORT, WSC and ESPO have delivered a presentation on temporary storage, the Directorate-General for Trade (DG TRADE) brought to the attention a crucial development that directly impacts global trade : the upcoming renewal of the World Trade Organization (WTO) moratorium for
GSA would like to remind you about the ESC-CLECAT Logistic for Europe Conference on November 16th! Register here https://www.clecat.org/en/forms/Logistics2023 Share it with your connections !The 'Logistics for Europe' event convened logistics industry representatives, European lawmakers, and experts to discuss critical issues in the freight transport sector. The event tackled key topics, including customs reform
The European Commission has announced that it will not extend the Consortia Block Exemption Regulation (CBER) beyond April 2024. The CBER allowed container carriers to enjoy more lenient competition rules compared to the common EU legislation. GSA welcomes this decision, which shippers have been fighting for over the past eight years alongside other stakeholders. GSA
Australia joins the Asian Shippers Alliance Petaling Jaya, Selangor Malaysia – Wednesday 13 September 2023 The Asian Shippers Alliance (ASA) welcomes the Australian Peak Shippers Association (APSA) as Australia’s representative to the influential regional coalition of peak trade organisations. YBhg Dato’ Dr Ir Andy Seo, Chair of the Malaysian National Shippers’ Council (MNSC)
The current status of the EU's relations with Latin America presents good and less promising news for the Global Shippers Alliance. Spain's presidency of the European Council, which began on July 1, 2023, is affected by domestic political issues and elections, delaying the setting of the regional agenda in Latin America. Uncertainties arise for shippers
As GSA, we support the work and the position of WTO, ensuring that rules of international trade are respected. The termination of the Grain Deal, which had contributed to the export of 32 million tonnes of food products in the last years, brings along a series of consequences, such as increased prices for grains and
Maersk subsidiary Hamburg Süd must pay almost $ 10 million in damages to the American shipper OJ Commerce, a furniture importer with headquarters in Florida that had sued the shipping company for breach of contract. The damages, a preliminary ruling that the shipping company can still appeal, are significantly higher than previous fines handed out
Today, Commissioner for Justice, Didier Reynders, will travel to Orlando, in the United States, to participate in the 2023 Annual Symposium of the International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organization (ICPHSO) . The ICPHSO is the forum that brings together international stakeholders to advance consumer product safety on a global basis and to promote safer consumer products around the
In her speech, President von der Leyen claimed that the Commission proposes further export bans worth more than €11 billion, to deprive the Russian economy of critical technology and industrial goods, for instance vital goods such as electronics, specialized vehicles, machine parts, spare parts for trucks and jet engines. The Commission is also targeting goods
On 15 February 2023, the World Customs Organization (WCO) held the first symposium on E‑Commerce and Customs Valuation. During the hybrid event, international organizations, Customs administration, and the private sector discussed the challenges in calculating Customs Value for E‑Commerce. The participants agreed to the importance of working together and sharing knowledge and best practices to find innovative solutions
Global shippers strive for a free market, freight rates transparency, and stability on the global level.