“We look forward to seeing the agreement ratified in all three countries, and getting back to business in North American trade,” said Craig W. Turner, president of World Trade Center Buffalo Niagara.
Goodbye tariffs. Hello, USMCA trade agreement?
The ratification of the trilateral trade agreement that will replace the North American Free Trade Agreement could be in sight now that the Trump administration has lifted year-old steel and aluminum tariffs on Canada and Mexico.
Editorial: Inland port proposal plays to Buffalo’s strengths
The effort to establish Buffalo as an inland port for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey isn’t the most glamorous project. There likely won’t be a fancy doughnut shop or coffee house at the site, nor will tourists visiting the Darwin Martin House or Canalside clamor to…
Plans to make Buffalo shipping destination in the works
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Plans are in the works to make Buffalo a shipping destination, relieving congestion from New York City and New Jersey’s Port Authority.
Shipping hub proposed near Buffalo waterfront
Take a moment and think about shipping, and about moving cargo. That’s what Craig Turner thinks about every day.
Buffalo as an extension of NYC’s Port Authority? That’s the idea.
Welcome to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey … and now Buffalo. Every week, massive container ships arrive at New York Harbor, after passing under the raised Bayonne Bridge between Staten Island and New Jersey. Workers quickly unload thousands of blocky containers at the port and put…
Borderline business: NAFTA negotiations put businesses on edge
The Niagara River cuts a clear line between Canada and Western New York, but for some business owners the line between the two is blurry. So when it’s time to pursue international expansion opportunities, many of those business owners instinctively look across the river.
CBP Announces Two Test Programs for Various Border Ports
In the next few weeks, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will kick off two pilot programs at various border ports designed to better facilitate crossings for commercial trucks, primarily between Canada and the U.S. In each case, the pilots, if successful, will be expanded to all land border ports….
ACE Promises Big Changes at the Border (that you should know about!)
On March 31, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will implement the next phase of its Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) transition, requiring all import entries through CBP (only) to utilize the ACE “Single Window” process. Through ACE, to be fully implemented by the end of 2016, manual import processes will…
Doing Business in the U.S. for Canadian Companies – Recap
On Tuesday, February 23, Momentum Public Affairs had the opportunity to moderate a panel discussion on “Doing Business in the U.S. for Canadian Companies” with clients Welke Customs Brokers USA and WNY Foreign Trade Zone Operators and Celebrezze Law as part of the Greater Niagara Chamber of Commerce’s monthly “Lunch…
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