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Knowledge is Power and
Power Yields Control.

TRANSparency™ is Trans American’s breakthrough supply chain visibility tool which empowers C-level executives with the knowledge they need to optimize outcomes, achieve goals and gain control. What if you had true, end-to-end visibility, allowing you to see exceptions when they occur instead of days later?

Managing Your Supply Chain Can Uncover Opportunities When Challenges Are Managed Proactively

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Challenge of Globalization

More suppliers, carriers and logistics channels over a worldwide geographic area

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Challenge of Poor Visibility

No notice of supplier interruptions and shipment delays until days later

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Challenge of Cost Increases

Longer lead times, more pipeline inventory, increased inventory and logistics costs

Uncover Your Opportunities
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Turn Supply Chain Challenges Into New Opportunities

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    Are your shipments being held up at the border?

    Every day, businesses big and small find themselves facing unanticipated delays at the border. These delays can be a nuisance at best and a supply chain nightmare at worst. They are frustrating, stressful and costly – and they’re also avoidable. The most common reasons for delays: Incomplete or incorrect documentation is the most common reason... Read more : Are your shipments being held up at the border?

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    11/09/2016

    OCEAN PORT CONGESTION UPDATE

    In an effort to improve efficiency, the Port of New York and New Jersey is creating a training center called the New York Harbor Crane Operator’s Training Center. The training center will have three computerized simulators to improve the skills of crane operators. As part of the Marine Highway Grant Program, The Port of York… Read more : Port Alert: November 9, 2016

      The Port of New York and New Jersey had a record monthly volume this August in rail cargo. Port officials see this as a payoff from years of intermodal investment that is to provide them a competitive advantage with the advent of the ever larger ships. 49,628 containers were handled at the port’s rail… Read more : Port Alert: November 2, 2016

    Multiple calls by large vessels on certain days of the week, known as vessel bunching, are straining the equipment and labor resources at US ports and presenting a growing threat to productivity at container terminals, according to a JOC.com study. Although mega-ships in and of themselves have an impact on terminal resources and productivity, “the… Read more : Port Alert: October 26, 2016

    Every day, businesses big and small find themselves facing unanticipated delays at the border. These delays can be a nuisance at best and a supply chain nightmare at worst. They are frustrating, stressful and costly – and they’re also avoidable. The most common reasons for delays: Incomplete or incorrect documentation is the most common reason… Read more : Are your shipments being held up at the border?

    Traffic congestion around the Port of Houston is threatening to choke infrastructure investment there even as export and upstream opportunities pique energy-industry interest in growth on the coast. In 2010, there were about 10,000 trucks per day on the road system serving the port. By 2015, that number more than doubled to about 25,000 or 30,000 trucks… Read more : Port Alert: October 19, 2016

    With increasing pressure to reduce costs, understand new regulations, and deliver products faster, there’s no doubt there are a lot of issues shippers have to deal with in the management and execution of today’s supply chain.  Today’s shippers need relief as well as flexibility more than ever and many are now asking themselves, “To outsource or… Read more : Advantages of a 3PL Relationship

    As part of the Enforcement and Protect Act, U.S. Customs is quickly implementing a new process to combat the evasion of antidumping and countervailing duties.  Additional detail from Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg is available at: http://www.strtrade.com/news-publications-evasion-AD-CV-duties-CBP-investigation-093016.html

    Hanjin Shipping has been granted permission to sell assets including five container ships and 10 overseas businesses.  Hanjin had debts of $5.4 billion and controlled 7 percent of the market share of trans-pacific container trade when they declared bankruptcy.  Rehabilitating Hanjin in the current market would have been difficult considering the over capacity issues the… Read more : Hanjin Assets

    U.S. Customs has issued Ruling HQ H276787 that provides further clarification on new requirements for goods entered under duty-free subheading 9801.0010 that took effect this April.  This subheading was previously only applicable to U.S. origin goods that had been exported and returned after not having been improved or advanced in value.  As a result of… Read more : Goods Returned Claim Under USHTS#9801.0010