Shippers must be proactive on compliance
The Pharma Logistics IQ’s Pharma Sea Freight Working Group final report, issued in December 2016, noted that the main requirement for transporting pharmaceuticals by sea is the availability of reefer boxes where they are needed, not a foregone conclusion.
Availability of equipment and infrastructure is key.
Experts say the plan to require the use of US steel in US pipelines is a textbook case of a local content requirement, inconsistent with Article III Section 4 of the GATT/WTO rules:
Trump’s domestic sourcing policy will not get off the ground
Global forum formed to reduce overcapacity
The World Steel Association (Worldsteel) recently released an outlook report, which presents a mixed bag for global steel demand.
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