March 20, 2024
Houthi Attacks Continue to Disrupt Ocean Freight & Cause Pricing Fluctuations We have been closely monitoring the Red Sea Crisis since October, when the Houthi attacks […]
March 15, 2024
Transpacific Imports & What to Expect in Coming Months As we try to make sense of the recent ocean import numbers, Western Overseas would like to […]
March 13, 2024
APHIS BRS Implements Flexibility to Import Permits Due to the feedback of stakeholders, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Biotechnology […]
February 23, 2024
Red Sea Crisis Update: Navy Enters First Major Battle at Sea in the 21st Century In recent months, there has been a continuous increase in delays […]
January 2, 2024
Urgent 2024 Import Updates As we move into 2024, it seems we will be met with many of the challenges we encountered during the pandemic. We […]
December 27, 2023
FDA eSTAR Program for Medical Device Submissions The National Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders Association (NCBFAA) recently released a notice regarding the new FDA eSTAR program […]
December 26, 2023
Organics Imports Update: Free Online Training Courses Since the new National Organic Program was released, many customs brokers and their clients have been worried about getting […]
December 20, 2023
Industry Update: Global Import Delays & The Panama Canal Crisis This year, the industry has seen increased hardships due to congestion and disruptions of the world’s […]