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Clarifying the Difference Between Demurrage, Detention, and Per Diem Fees Demurrage and detention fees don’t have to be a mystery… Get ahead of them with our terminology guide and tips below! The terms demurrage, detention and per diem are often used interchangeably, but are they the same thing? Surprisingly, they aren’t. To make matters even […]

Impact of December 18th ELD Mandate
December 14, 2017

Impact of December 18th ELD Mandate The FMCSA congressionally mandated ELD (Electronic Logging Device) compliance deadline is set for December 2017. Starting December 18th, inspectors and roadside enforcement personnel will begin documenting violations on roadside inspection reports and will issue citations to drivers operating vehicles without a compliant ELD.           What is the ELD Mandate? The ELD […]

UWL celebrates their 10 year anniversary
April 27, 2017

Press Release   CLEVELAND, OH (April 27, 2017) – The evolution of World Shipping, Inc., headquartered in Cleveland, OH, reached another milestone as their ocean NVOCC, forwarding and airfreight subsidiary, UWL, Inc. celebrated its 10-year anniversary in the first quarter of 2017. Responding to the global market shift in the shipping industry, World Shipping created […]

Chinese National Holidays
August 19, 2016

Chinese National Holidays Due to the Chinese National Holidays, we will not accept bookings for hazardous/reefer/out-of-gauge cargoes with discharge schedule in China from October 1st through October 7th in the Transpacific westbound trade.  In case of transshipment, bookings for these cargoes with arrival at transshipment port from September 24th through October 14th will not be […]

Important Changes to ISF Regulations
July 18, 2016

The interim final rule that became effective on January, 26, 2009 has now become the final rule as to a great many ISF filings. However, for some time the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the trade have been discussing an urgent need for limited changes to Part 149 of the Customs Regulations, primarily to […]

Importer Security Filing (ISF) Update
July 5, 2016

Importer Security Filings (ISF) enforcement may increase next month when U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) ports will no longer be required to request liquidated damages (LD) from headquarters. The “three-strikes” approach to LD claims against importers’ bonds will also end. As in the past, CBP ports may hold cargo for untimely or inaccurate ISF filings.  This new phase of ISF […]

In a Federal Register Notice (FRN) published on June 28, 2016 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service or we) announced an interim rule has been issued revising the civil procedure regulations, which assess civil penalties when violations of laws or regulations have occurred. According to the notice, The Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of […]

Press Release UWL Expands Warehouse Network with Opening of Brand New Facility in Savannah, Georgia Next to the Port of Savannah CLEVELAND, OH (June 8, 2016) – UWL is proud to announce the opening of their new facility close to the Gateway of American Commerce, the Port of Savannah, in Savannah, Georgia. The expansion in Savannah adds to […]

March 2016 Holidays
March 1, 2016

Tuesday 22-Mar Nevruz Day: Albania Nowruz/Spring Holiday: Azerbaijan Norooz Holiday: Iran Nauryz (Day 2): Kazakhstan Madin Full Moon Poya Day: Sri Lanka Holi Purnima: Nepal Emancipation Day: Puerto Rico  Wednesday 23-Mar Nowruz/Spring Holiday: Azerbaijan Day of the Sea: Bolivia Ta’anit Esther (Fast of Esther): Israel Holika Dahana: India Norooz Holiday: Iran Nauryz (Day 3): Kazakhstan […]