Today President Obama announced a change in US policy intended to reopen diplomatic, economic, and cultural ties between the nations. The United States will establish an embassy in Havana, and issue licenses for travel to Cuba for persons in 12 very broad categories. This includes travel for purposes of professional meetings, business training, and/or to explore exporting to Cuba. The […]
In our previous blog (see below), we concluded that whether Customs has the authority to seize in-transit goods depends on the statutory interpretation of “import,” “importation” or “imported.” First, let us look at precedents. Courts have consistently held that under the tariff law, importation means the bringing of goods within the jurisdictional limits of the United States with intent to […]
As I’m sure many, if not all, of you are aware, the US with the EU and United Nations have recently undergone successful negotiations with Iran in order to reach “mutually-agreed long-term comprehensive solution that would ensure Iran’s nuclear programme will be exclusively peaceful.” In the agreement that has been reached thus far with Iran, that country has agreed to: […]
We just wrote about the Panama Canal Expansion project (also called the Third Set of Locks Project) and its likely impact on Florida. The expansion, scheduled to be completed in April of 2015, will double the capacity of the Panama Canal by creating a new lane of traffic and allowing more and larger ships to transit. The expansion will create […]
The Panama Canal Expansion project (also called the Third Set of Locks Project) is projected to be completed in April of 2015. The project was announced with the purpose of increasing Panama’s ability to benefit from the growing traffic demand manifested in both the increased cargo volumes and the size of the vessels that […]
On November 8, 2013 Super Typhoon Haiyan (locally known as “Yolanda”) made landfall in the Philippines. It is believed to be one of the most powerful and devastating storms ever recorded in the world. The aftermath of the storm is grim. According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs as of November 11, 2013 9.8 million […]