The State Department this week approved a possible $180 million military sale to Israel, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said. The sale includes "Eitan Powerpack Engines and related equipment," and the principal contractor will be Rolls-Royce Solutions America.
CHANDLER, Ariz. -- The National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America could help organize a class-action lawsuit against ocean carriers if enough of its members and other non-vessel operating common carriers (NVOCC) say they're unfairly being refused service contracts, industry officials said at the NCBFAA’s annual meeting.
The State Department approved a possible $1.04 billion military sale to Australia, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said this week. The sale includes "AIM-120C and AIM-120D Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles" and related equipment. The principal contractor will be RTX Corp.
Federal Maritime Commission Chairman Louis Sola this week applauded the Panama Maritime Authority for recently removing from its registry more than 100 vessels sanctioned by the U.S. and other governments, saying the move is helping to pressure Iran and other nations operating so-called shadow fleets. He also said the FMC may investigate other registries that haven’t removed those ships.
The State Department approved three possible military sales to Ecuador, the Philippines and Kuwait, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said last week.
A recent rise in tariffs, export controls and other trade actions will lead to rising prices in semiconductor supply chains, said Sree Ramaswamy, former senior adviser to former Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo.
The Bureau of Industry and Security this week added 30 parties to its boycott requester list, a list of entities that have asked other companies to boycott goods from certain countries in violation of the Export Administration Regulations. It also removed 18 parties after they certified that they "stopped making boycott-related requests in transactions with U.S. persons," BIS said.
USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins is planning to visit six countries in the coming months as part of an "aggressive" effort to "expand markets and boost American agricultural exports," the agency said last week. Rollins will travel to Vietnam, Japan, India, Peru, Brazil and the U.K. She's also scheduling trade missions to Hong Kong, the Dominican Republic, Taiwan, Cote d’Ivoire and Mexico.
President Donald Trump described his phone call with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney as "extremely productive," in a social media post, adding "we agree on many things, and will be meeting immediately after Canada’s upcoming Election to work on elements of Politics, Business, and all other factors, that will end up being great for both the United States of America and Canada. Thank you for your attention to this matter!"
The State Department approved a possible $1.96 billion military sale to Qatar, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said this week. The sale includes eight "MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft" and related equipment. The principal contractors will be General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Lockheed Martin, RTX Corp., L3Harris, Boeing and Leonardo SpA.