As federal regulators have recently made clear, steamship lines, non-vessel-operating common carriers, indirect air carriers, freight forwarders, and others involved in the global movement of cargo must ensure that their...more
1/24/2024
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Air Carriers ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
China ,
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Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
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Export Controls ,
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Extraterritoriality Rules ,
Freight Forwarding ,
Iran ,
Maritime Transport ,
North Korea ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Risk Management ,
Russia ,
Shipping ,
Shipping Cargo ,
Vessels
As members of Congress continue to negotiate government spending levels allotted for the next fiscal year, the United States is poised for its fourth partial government shutdown in the last decade—putting at risk the regular...more
9/26/2023
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Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
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Government Shutdown ,
International Trade ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
U.S. House
On May 19, 2023, the United States, in coordination with the G7 and other international partners, imposed significant new sanctions on Russia aimed to further degrade the Russian Federation's capacity to wage war against...more
6/2/2023
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Export Controls ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
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Military Conflict ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Russia ,
Ukraine
As Ukraine-Russia peace talks continue, the U.S. government continues to bring the heat. Yesterday, the Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), issued a Final Rule broadly expanding existing...more