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Associations
Air Transport
Association
American Institute for Shippers' Associations,
Inc.
Canadian Society of Customs Brokers
International Air Transport Association
National Customs
Brokers & Forwarders
Association of America, Inc.
Carriers and Service Providers
C. H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.
DHL
Expeditors
Federal Express
IJS Global
Inc.
Kintetsu World Express
Schenker Logistics
STAT
Logistics, Inc.
Unisys Corporation
UPS ~ Supply Chain
Solutions
UTi
Electronic Newsletters
Expeditors
Newsflash
Shipping Solutions ~ Newsletter Archive
Freight Rates
Ocean
Liner Sponsored Portals that are available free of
charge for shippers upon registration. These
portals provide the shipper with several valuable
tools: sailing schedules, rates, book and trace cargo,
printing of bills of lading for participating
carriers.
CargoSmart
GT
Nexus
INTTRA
On-line sources for air and ocean cargo freight rates, both import and export.
Descartes
International Education and Seminars
DGI Training Center
DGI Training Center was established in 1991 and has grown to be the largest Dangerous Goods Transportation Training company in the USA. It is certified by several
agencies and associations.
Global Training Center, Inc.
Has an extensive range of public and in-house one-day seminars on topics relevant to exporters and importers.
In addition, this firm publishes books that are considered a "must" for every export library.
International
Business Training
International
Business Training (IBT) offers a series of
lunch-time webinars that let you participate from
your desktop computer in live, two-hour
presentations on the topics that are most important
to you and your company. The popular seminar
topics—export procedures, import regulations, the
North American Free Trade Agreement, and
international business fundamentals—have been broken
out into two-hour topics.
University of Wisconsin, Superior
The University offers courses towards a degree, seminars, and information on transportation and
logistics for small and medium sized exporters. They are focusing on e-commerce. During 2002 and 2003, the University is offering a series of seminars free to firms in Minnesota and Wisconsin on HazMat, DOT
Audits, Exporting: Regulations & Documentation, International Transportation, Transportation Security and Driver screening, and Defensive Driving/Vehicle Inspection. Contact Dr. Richard Stewart at 715-394-8206.
Logistics and Transportation Journals
American Shipper
Journal of Commerce
Manufacturing Logistics
Relevant Government Sites
Bureau of Industry and
Security
Provides free access to the Export Administration
Regulations and
offers an email with automatic update on changing
regulations.
Census Bureau
Provides free access to the Schedule B Code Book
and
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the U.S.
Federal Maritime Commission
A wealth of information on vessel operating common carriers, non-vessel operating common carriers, and ocean freight forwarders or intermediaries.
Transportation Security Administration
The Transportation Security
Administration (TSA) is responsible for ensuring the
security of all modes of transportation, including
cargo placed aboard airplanes and particularly
focuses on passenger-carrying planes. This site
provides information on new regulations and
requirement that are focused on air cargo.
U.S.
Customs & Border Protection, Department of
Homeland Security
This is the home site for Customs & Border
Protection. It houses the Harmonized Tariff
System of the U.S. and CFR 19, a wealth of
information on U.S. Ports, Customs Trade Partnership
Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) and many other documents
and topics.
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Provides the latest
information on exporting plants and animals and
their byproducts.
U.S.
Department of the Treasury
This site
contains the list published by the Office of Foreign
Assets Control (OFAC) identifying the Specially
Designated Nationals and Terrorists.
Sailing Schedules
ComPair
Schedules
Tariffs,
Reference Books and Documentation Protocol
Bureau of National
Affairs
FedEx/WorldTariff
"Transportation,
Logistics and the Law" by William Augello
"U.S.
Domestic Terms of Sale and INCOTERMS 2000" by
Primus and Petersen
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