The Swedish National Board of Trade has presented an interesting research report about utilization of Free Trade Agreements (FTA) & the complications around Rules of Origin (ROO). Christopher Wingård, one of the authors of the report, says: ”At the beginning of the work, we were convinced that we would be able to connect specific …
MCS Global Trade and Customs Consulting (GTCC) Townhall yesterday with our teams from all round the world & with our top manager Dimitrios Armenakis, Head of Managed by Maersk, as a very appreciated guest of honor & speaker. In addition, we had a great Q&A session with an active dialogue. Our people is everything.
Interesting reflection om the development of the worlds’ megaports. Source: MaritimeAnalytica
At the World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference (MC13)in AbuDhabi, three-quarters of WTO members issued a Joint Ministerial Declaration marking the finalization of the Investment Facilitation for Development Agreement.
Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala highlights the pivotal role of water in achieving all Sustainable Development Goals. Trade drive growth, development, job creation – and is one of the most important tools for poverty reduction.
“Sometimes coaches want to feel like God.” Henrik Rydstrom has rejected the idea of positional play and embraced a more anarchic structure – winning the Swedish title with Malmo. In this exclusive interview, he explains why there is another way… The story of how Malmo’s Henrik Rydstrom became Europe’s most innovative coach begins in …
DHS and CBP have “detained over $2.6 billion of cargo in less than two years under this (UFLPA) act — thousands of shipments of tomatoes, cotton products, apparel, polysilicon, aluminum and metals, automotive parts and agricultural products.” Read this interview with Robert Silvers of the US Department of Homeland Security discusses enforcement of the …
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Logistics in Asia Pacific is already in a state of flux that’s creating bottlenecks and affecting the bottom line. Experts predict this upheaval will only increase as the year moves ahead. What are the causes of this turmoil? The pertinent answer to this question ranges from an unstable global order, more extreme weather events, …
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This is the amazing team from Instituto Procomex that arranged the sold-out super successful International AEO Conference in São Paulo this week. What a talented group of people. These border management, process mapping & change management experts arranged one of the best conferences ever. And they were so generous to invite me & my …
Listen to our chairman Robert Maersk Uggla from the Maersk Annual General Meeting 2024. You will understand why I & my colleagues are proud & passionate about our company.
The X International AEO Semiar was an excellent event. The best seminar so far. A full house woth a long waiting list & many people online. Great programme, panels & speakers. Tremendous progress reported. Many productive client meetings. It was also great to see so many friends from the Customs family this week in …
Back on stage in São Paulo. This time talking about the future of trade & customs – including the Maersk integrator strategy, supply chains visibility, smart borders, trusted trade lanes & more. I also presented our ’Maersk Atlas powered by Altana’ ESG trade compliance solution. Get ready. The future is officially here.
Excellent presentation on Integrated AEO by Claudia Regina Leão do Nascimento Thomaz, Undersecretary of Customs (Head of Customs Receita Federal), Brazil. Brazil is global world leader on integration of border agencies in the AEO concept. Amazing work & great progress for international trade!
Excellent panel on Coordinated Border Management at the X International AEO Seminar with a lot of good friends, including Ernani A. Checcucci Filho from the World Bank & Jose Raul Perales from Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation. This is a topic that is exteemeöy importsnt to unlock the black box of the border.
The X International AEO Seminar arranged by Instituto Procomex & Receita Federal in São Paulo has started. It is a full house with a long waiting list & paople also following the event online. This morning I delivered a Key Note Speech on ’The History & Future of AEO’. A.P. Moller – Maersk is …
Wonderful to spend some time in the Maersk São Paulo office today with this amazing team today! Our LAM Global Trade and Customs (GTCC) & the Maersk Customs colleagues here are absolutely outstanding. I am proud of working with you!
For us in A.P. Moller – Maersk the voice of the customer is everything. Today Maersk Customs Services & Global Trade and Customs Consulting (GTCC) arranged a LAM Customs Client Forum (CCF) in our office in São Paulo. We had great conversations with a large number of invited customers. Amazing people. Thank you for …
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It was a great pleasure to re-connect with my long time colleague & friend Velma Ricketts Walker, J.P. Velma is CEO of Jamaica Customs Agency. Excelllent talk at the event in São Paulo.
It was great to meet my old colleagues & friends Jackson Corbari from Brazil Government & Ernani A. Checcucci Filho from the World Bank in São Paulo today. The three of us shared a panel on Coordinated Border Management for a multi-agency group.
Today I did a presentation about Coordinated Border Management for Government agencies from a large number of Latin American & Caribbean countries at the Pre-WorkShop Conference to the 10th International AEO Seminar in São Paulo, Brazil. Great discussions, more to come.