Proposed Port Container Fee Nears Approval

Legislator claims mandated charge would have ''miminal or no impact'' on cargo movement

SACRAMENTO – 09/07/07 – A controversial piece of legislation mandating a surcharge on every full 20-foot and 40-foot container moving through the ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach, and Oakland has been approved by the California State Assembly’s Appropriation’s Committee; the bill is opposed by several groups including the Waterfront Coalition and the California Chamber of Commerce, both of which charge the proposed bill is illegal and would harm the California economy.

US Hopes for Success as Doha Talks Resume


WASHINGTON, DC – 09/03/07 – The White House is expressing guarded optimism that the stalled Doha Round of global trade talks slated to begin this week in Geneva will lead to a successful conclusion, despite major hurdles over agricultural tariffs and subsidies and other contentious issues; President Bush and USTR Susan Schwab are headed to the APEC Summit this week to stump for a successful conclusion to the Doha negotiations.

Clock is Ticking Down on the Doha Round


GENEVA, Switzerland - 08/29/07 - The clock is ticking down on efforts to breathe life into the comatose Doha Round of international trade negotiations, says WTO chief Pascal Lamy; a successful conclusion to the negotiations rests on the need to make significant progress as soon as possible in the crucial areas of agriculture subsidies, tariffs on agriculture and industrial products, he recently said.

 

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Opinion

''China-Bashing Pointless'' Boston Herald, 08/05/07 ''U.S. Should Be Working With, Not Against, China'' Dr. Geoffrey Garrett, San Jose Mercury News, 05/31/07

Profiles

Up, Up and Away: Moller International DAVIS – Untold visionaries from Jules Verne to George Lucas have been fascinated with the idea of personal-use aircraft that would be as simple and safe to use as a bicycle; an expatriate entrepreneur engineer from Canada has made that vision a reality with the development of the SkyCar, a vertical takeoff/landing (VTOL) aircraft for those who want to make waiting in freeway traffic jams a thing of the past.

Calendar The latest news on trade-related events, conferences, and seminars across the state, the nation, and the world.

 

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