by Peter Buxbaum Feb 26, 2018
$5 billion in US scrap exports in jeopardy
China recently took steps to close its waste and scrap market—the world’s largest—to imports, jeopardizing more than $5 billion in exports from the United States, the world’s largest waste and scrap exporter.
The challenges of offshore wind energy
Wind is become a growing part of the energy mix, both in the United States and globally. Some of the world’s largest terrestrial wind farms are being developed in places like Utah and Wyoming.
AAFA’s top counterfeiting countries
China is top of mind for the AAFA’s counterfeiting concerns, even as communication between the Chinese government and U.S. footwear and apparel players has improved in the last year. Even so, “we continue to see a growth in the number of products and brands that are being counterfeited,” said a recent AAFA report.
Footwear is most counterfeited item in international trade
Fake products are a fixture of international trade, cropping up in everything from handbags and perfumes to machine parts and chemicals. But footwear is the most-copied item, and the industry has been pushing governments to take action.
Why are US steel imports spiking this year?
Administration’s investigation into steel imports and threat of trade restrictions triggers rise in imports.
North Carolina exporters fret over NAFTA’s future at North Carolina Port Cold Chain Summit 2017
The new cold storage facility was developed as part of a pubic-private partnership, the first of its kind for the state-owned and operated port.
And now for something completely different…Wilmington, DE looks to a new direction.
The Port of Wilmington, Delaware is trying to pull off something unusual: the outsourcing of the entirety of port operations to a contractor under a long-term lease. Under the scheme, the contractor would be obligated to invest in port improvements and expansions.
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