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Importers beware! As of January 26, 2010, the Importer Security Filing (ISF), referred to as “10+2,” states that an importer can be fined $5,000 per filing if an ISF is not submitted on time, is not complete, or is inaccurate.

The following chart shows monetary penalties that could be incurred in the first 60 days of the penalty phase for five companies.

An importing company can calculate its potential hazard for penalties based on its number of ocean entries.

In addition, a recent study by the National Association of Manufacturers estimated the ISF regulation could create a permanent 2.8-day delay in supply chain speed.

The following chart estimates the annual financial impact if thesame five companies suffered the 2.8 day permanent delay.

Matt Gersper, founder and president of Global Data Mining and co-owner of CUSTOMS Info, has six tips that might help you select the right solution to achieve ISF compliance and improve data management:

  1. A secure Web site accessible worldwide by any authorized user. It should provide control over multi-party collaboration and the ability to grant privileges by user and role.
  2. A centralized database that is the system of record. A “single version of the truth” for 10+2 and other customs information about every item enterprise-wide.
  3. Easy upload of data from any system, business unit, or supplier. It should provide easy-to-use features to normalize, view, sort, filter, and work with data.
  4. Easy integration with existing systems. It must manage the data used by your various business applications that support your global trade initiatives.
  5. Leverage best-practice functionality in a manner that increases productivity. Web-based applications can automatically update users about recent changes to the system and its data.
  6. Unparalleled visibility and oversight. Automatic record- keeping of the critical data elements created in each step of workflow in every business unit around the world, which is required to meet the reasonable care standards of modernized custom agencies.

DHL launches guaranteed weekly direct service from Vietnam
DHL announced the launch of its guaranteed weekly direct Less than Container Load (LCL) services connecting Ho Chi Minh City to Hamburg, Germany; Genoa, Italy and Los Angeles, Calif. through Danmar Lines, DHL’s in-house carrier. DHL said the new weekly direct LCL services enables shipments to arrive up to a week earlier.

DHL Global Forwarding said it recently strengthened its commitment in the fast-growing fashion logistics industry in Vietnam with the launch of its textainers and garments-on-hangers products designed to support Vietnamese garment exporters. The company said it plans to establish the “DHL Fashion and Apparel Center for Excellence” in Vietnam.

DHL said the new service means it now serves 54 destinations in the U.S. with its inland network via Los Angeles and 26
European destinations through Genoa and Hambürg.

Trapac becomes first Port L.A. lease under clean air plan
The Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners approved a 30-year lease and expansion for the TraPac container terminal at the Port of Los Angeles yesterday, the first of its kind to be signed under the San Pedro Bay Ports Clean Air Action Plan to reduce air-and-greenhouse gas emissions and energy use.

TraPac is owned by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL).

The five-year, $245 million TraPac expansion will deepen the waterside at Berths 144-147, upgrade approximately 50 additional acres of existing land to modern container handling backland standards, and construct a new on-dock rail facility, the Port of Los Angeles said.

Surface road improvements and a new main gate configuration will also improve traffic flow into and out of the terminal facilities, and an energy-efficient administration building will be constructed to meet LEED “Gold” standards, the port said.
As part of the new lease agreement, TraPac’s environmental responsibilities are to include:

  • Use of Alternative Maritime Power (“AMP,” also known as
    cold-ironing) for container ships that call at TraPac;
  • Participation in the Port’s Vessel Speed Reduction Program to
    reduce emissions from ships transiting within 40 miles of San Pedro Bay;
  • Use of engines ensuring fuel efficiency level equivalent to that of using slide valves, to reduce emissions from their main engines;
  • Use of clean yard tractors and equipment in the movement of cargo containers; and
  • Compliance with the Clean Trucks Program, an initiative currently underway to replace or retrofit port drayage trucks to meet 2007 EPA emission standards by 2012.

The port said that when the terminal is fully completed, the environmental measures to be implemented by TraPac during its terminal expansion will reduce emissions of nitrogen oxide (NOx) by 62 percent, sulfur oxide (SOx) emissions by 62 percent and particulate matter (PM) emissions by 57 percent below 2003 baseline levels.
TraPac’s space will improve from 172 acres to approximately 226 acres, including 4,600 linear feet of wharf area. By 2025, the modernized
facilities will have capacity up to 2.4 million TEUs, the port said.

China’s longest coastal highway opens in September
The longest coastal road in China was scheduled to open in September, according to China state media, Xinhua. The almost 900-mile-long Liaoning coastal highway will wrap around the Bohai and Yellow Sea coastal region.

The $1.9 billion highway, which looks like a “Z” on a map, begins its journey from Dandong in the east, winding its way through Jinzhou, Panjin, Yingkou and Dalian, before finally reaching Suizhong County of Huludao city in the west. The six coastal cities of Liaoning province will now all be connected.

Upon completion, the Liaoning Coastal Highway will connect 25 ports, 228 industrial parks and 133 scenic spots, the report said. The highway will then connect to a dense network of expressways in the interior of Liaoning province, becoming a main artery of the so-called Bohai Rim Economic Circle, the report said.

 

 

In This Issue

Up Front

News, Trends & Analysis
New Items

The risks of delayed action

Supply Chain
Is your service provider compliant?

Does that belong in my port?

Features
Grading the carriers: How are your service providers doing?

Gateway at a glance: China

Ports & infrastructure
Port Productivity Tools: Six success stories

U.S. ports downsize staffs in new economy

Port Products
RTGs and reach stackers

Commentary
What’s on the horizon?

On the Horizon
Fleets of the future: The Chameleon

Casualties