On July 1, 2020 the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) will replace North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The new trade agreement updates policies to account for new technology and changes in the economy. The USMCA contains new laws related to intellectual property, e-commerce, and the internet which were not written into NAFTA. What does this […]
It takes a real logistical genius to deliver presents to everyone in the world in one night. He goes by many names, St. Nicholas, Kris Kringle, but he is most commonly referred to as Santa Claus. How did a man born in Turkey hundreds of years ago become the owner of one of the largest […]
The U.S distributed $2.3 trillion in exports for 2018. That is almost half of the overall foreign trade amount of $5.2 trillion. 2018 is on track to have a big year as well, despite it being a contentious time for trade. The U.S. raised tariffs on imported goods and other countries have responded by raising […]
What’s being called a “one-sided deal” is currently on the table in the atmosphere of strained trade relations between the US and Canada. A second international Detroit bridge, the Gordie Howe International Bridge, is in talks and expected to begin construction in the fall of 2018. This contract is consolidated through a group of infrastructure […]
For anyone who isn’t native to Detroit, it may be surprising to find out that our closest border crossing to Canada is actually south of the state’s lines. On this border lies the Ambassador Bridge, which is a large suspension bridge between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario. Over this bridge travels a quarter of all US-Canada […]
Based on statistics as of 2015, the following U.S. shipping ports are included in the list of largest ocean ports in the world. Thus, these are America’s largest ocean ports: The Port of Los Angeles, The Port of Long Beach (California), The New York/New Jersey Port (Newark, NJ), The Georgia Ports (Savannah, Brunswick, Bainbridge & […]