Peters and Tillis Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Ensure the Federal Government Safely and Responsibly Purchases and Uses Artificial Intelligence - Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs (senate.gov)

Bipartisan bill to put guardrails on AI coming from Homeland Security Committee   Promoting Responsible Evaluation and Procurement to Advance Readiness for Enterprise-wide Deployment (PREPARED) for AI Act 

Shein quietly makes major pricing changes amid IPO plans (msn.com)

2023 sales $32.2 B  Net income $1.6B   Read more about the IPO challenges

Larardo-TN-24-001-Falsity-or-lack-of-Manifest-Penalties-002.pdf (carmnet.com)

Effective July 1 Person in charge of conveyance will be charged penalties for manifest errors

Global Shipping Report: May 2024 U.S. Containerized Imports Break 2.3M TEUs | Descartes

Compare these statistics to the push for 301 and 421  Add  in the ILA negotiations  for East & Gulf ports  Be prepared. 

Top 10 International Trade Jobs for Recent Graduates (globaltradejobs.com)

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New UK Carrier Scheme Offers Declaration-Free Exporting To NI (barbournebrook.co.uk)

A new rule for B2C sales to Northern Ireland goes into effect  September 30, 2024

US manufacturing group calls for stronger protection against Chinese imports (msn.com)

United Steelworkers and Manufacturers seek 421 actions to counter China's excess capacity exports

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released a Fact Sheet on FY2023 trade highlights, which includes 1 Billion low value shipments under 19 U.S.C. Section 1321.  CBP states that shipments processed as Entry Type 86 (i.e., de minimis shipments subject to Participating Government Agency data requirements) saved CBP and the trade community $3 Billion in time and costs.  This is the first estimate of efficiencies resulting from low value shipments, many of which represent direct-to-consumer e-commerce sales.

Read the full Fact Sheet here.

ILA Suspends Talks, Warns of “Little Faith” in Reaching Deal On Time (maritime-executive.com)

Auto Gate System in Port of Mobile does not require ILA labor Should ports automate? 

ILA Halts Negotiations with USMX Amid Automation Disputes – ILA Union

The contract expires in less than 4 months