Trends & Forecasts

Are the U.S. government’s new antiterrorism policies and regulations for cross-border commerce serving, in effect, as non-tariff barriers? If so, are they trumping the long-standing objective of maintaining a relatively open and easily crossed international border between the U.S. and Canada? What are the principal costs involved in complying with the new security mandates? And, […]

<p>This article is not only about expanding your business. It also is about expanding your thinking. Leaders expanded thinking creates expanded possibilities for their businesses. It is critical to understand the latest trends and shifts in the world, and to postulate how they might impact your organization. It&#8217;s also important to ask what the implications [&hellip;]</p>

What will global trends and likely U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) actions mean to supply chain managers in the years ahead? And how should they prepare? First, assuming a constant terrorist threat to commerce, the number of container inspections will increase significantly around the world. CBP’s goals of expanding CSI and making container targeting [&hellip;]

Since day one, as world traders and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) alike will admit, the 24-Hour Rule and container targeting have been far from perfect in design and implementation. In the weeks following 9/11, CBP didn’t have the luxury of time in formulating a grand design for cargo security. Instead, the agency [&hellip;]

It’s daybreak at a major Asian seaport and there’s a dirty bomb in a shipping container. The sealed container looks exactly like the thousands of worn boxes that move in and out of the port each day on truck and train. And aside from a single lead-lined crate that conceals the deadly explosive, there is [&hellip;]

After the tragedy of September 11th, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and its government partners implemented several intermodal cargo security initiatives to defend against an attack that could devastate the U.S. economy. Chief among these initiatives is a system designed to pinpoint and inspect cargo containers that may pose a terrorist threat. The system [&hellip;]

<p>How’s the pace of your business? Most leaders would respond with the word &#8220;Accelerating.&#8221; &#8220;Too much to do&#8221; is a universal complaint. Leaders find ourselves constantly trying to squeeze out slices of incremental work. So much to be accomplished. Speed encourages leaders to move quickly along a midline path, to scramble to react to developing [&hellip;]</p>

Trade agreements have a major impact on trade and investment worldwide. In fact, they are responsible for shaping business relationships among companies across the globe. In order to succeed in the international environment, small business exporters need to be aware of the impact trade agreements have had and will have on their businesses. Likewise, lenders...