So finally the Messi saga ended up in Paris. öionel Messi, the best footplayer of the world the last decade has left Barcelona – where he has been since he was 13 years old, having signed a new contract with Paris Saint-Germain. What a line-up PSG now can put on the pitch for next …
Today I did my first day in my new office at A.P Møllöer-Maersk headquarters in Copenhagen, Denmark. Great first day. Warm welcome. Many new pioneering projects on the way. Perfect start. It is time to transform the international customs business and landscape as we know it.
The Thai Customs Department has launched a Customs Trader Portal, an online web application that gives business operators a convenient option to register as an importer, exporter, and an operator who conducts customs formalities. The platform, implemented on 1 July 2021 for Thai individuals, is more aligned with the current digital economy. It also …
FT writes today that Maersk CEO of the world’s largest container shipping business Søren Skou in the interview also states that he is keen to build on recent ecommerce deals. Maersk has both the means and the desire to do a large land-based acquisition to balance the dominance of the world’s largest container shipping …
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I am overwhealmed by the warm welcome from my new Maersk colleagues and the enormous positive reactions on social media for the Maersk annuncement of my transfer to Maersk as new Global Head of Trade and Customs Consulting. To date the news posts on the platforms (LinkedIn, Twitter, FB and blogs) have been viewed …
Customs and Border people are known to be innovative. An off-duty border control agent rescued a man from a burning car in Farmington Hills on Saturday night, according to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection news release. Border Patrol Agent John Leslie was traveling down Northwestern Highway south of 13 Mile Road when he …
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Customs officials in Thailand made their biggest seizure of heroin this year, about 315 kilograms (700 pounds) worth up to 944 million baht ($29 million), bringing the total confiscated so far this year to 2 tons. They did not say where the drugs originated, but the seizure comes amid concerns that production may surge …
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The story continues. Today we announce two very important new steps on our journey towards customer centric trade integration.We have only started. The acquisition of two e-commerce companies today marks another landmark step for the world’s biggest container shipping line to boost our bet on land-based services. We in Maersk handle one in five …
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Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello has announced the new album ’The Atlas Underground Fire’, which he’ll release on October 15. Included on the album is a cover of AC/DC’s “Highway to Hell,” featuring Bruce Springsteen and Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder. “Our version of ‘Highway to Hell’ pays homage to AC/DC but with Bruce …
Saudi Arabia’s customs have thwarted an attempt to smuggle into the country more than 4.5 million pills of amphetamine, locally known as Captagon, obscured in a shipment of oranges, state TV reported on Wednesday. Al Arabiya said the shipment of oranges entering via Jeddah port was confiscated after thorough custom checks involving the use …
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I am thrilled to own this outstanding piece of art. By courtesy of photographer Pennie Smith & Paul Simonon from The Clash, artist Tobias Eklund (Teklund) has done this amazing steel sculpture from the epic photo. Exists in 76 copies. I have #30.
Olympic Gold Medal in pole jump to Armand ’Mondo’ Duplantis Sweden! The best pole jumper in history. World record holder, World & Olympic champion. And he is only 21 y old. #Olympics
HM Revenue and Customs has today announced that the Customs Declaration Service (CDS), a system founded on world-leading technology, will serve as the UK’s single customs platform from 31 March 2023. HMRC will be closing its Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight (CHIEF) system on 31 March 2023. From this date, all businesses …
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Indian merchandise imports increased to $46.4 bn in July, widening the trade deficit to $11.2 bn. India exported goods worth a record $35.2 billion in July, signalling that the rapid economic recovery in key Western markets is increasing demand for Indian products. Merchandise imports also shot up to $46.4 billion, the second highest in …
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Ports, rail yards and warehouses are straining to meet roaring consumer demand as economy recovers. Wayne Kaylor knew his shipping container was parked somewhere in a Chicago rail yard. He just did not know where, and for 78 days, no one could tell him. Thanks to roaring consumer demand, US rail yards, ports and …
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It is time for a new journey. From today I join A.P. Møller-Mærsk A/S after having spent my last nine years in KGH. I join Maersk HQ as Global Head of Trade and Customs Consulting. It is a great challenge and a wonderful new journey for me to build on the experience I have …
Today Sweden won our first medals in the Tokyo Olympics when Daniel ’Superman’ Ståhl won the gold medal in discus. 2 meters tall & 145 kilos heavy giant world champion Ståhl was outstanding and won the Olympic competition final with a 68.90 throw, the 4th longest throw in Olympic history. Second in the competition …
India has seen a “significant improvement” in the UNESCAP’s Global Survey on Digital & Sustainable Trade Facilitation with a 90.32 per cent score. After evaluation of 143 economies, the Survey 2021 has highlighted India’s significant improvement in the scores on all five key indicators — transparency, formalities, institutional arrangement and cooperation, paperless trade and …
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The House of Lords Sub-Committee on the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland was appointed by the European Affairs Committee to consider all matters related to the Protocol, including scrutinising EU legislation applying to Northern Ireland under the Protocol, and the Protocol’s overall impact on Northern Ireland. This Committee is a Sub-Committee of the European Affairs …
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This is one if the best tweets of all time. The original customs declaration from the Apollo 11 return.