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In lieu of their annual dinner gala in 2020, the New York/New Jersey Foreign Freight Forwarders & Brokers Association (NYNJFFF&BA) printed and sold a keepsake member directory, donating a portion of the proceeds to The Seamen’s Church Institute (SCI). In May 2021, NYNJFFF&BA Executive Director, Michele Farrell, and Bill Skinner, President, presented SCI with a...
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Please join Entry India and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey for a webinar with WB Skinner’s President Bill Skinner and other representatives from the freight forwarding community on Wednesday, June 30 at 6:30 AM EDT. The webinar will provide information about Port of New York and New Jersey facilities, services and...
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In case you missed The Journal of Commerce Online, JOC.com article on NY-NJ port terminals upping capacity amid import wave, we wanted to share it here. WB Skinner’s President Bill Skinner was quoted heavily in it regarding the delays caused by the import surge and optimism for normalcy. “Marine terminals in the Port of New York...
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2020 was a year like no other for our industry, our nation and our world. The COVID pandemic has impacted every participant in our industry’s supply chain, changing how and where we work, and forcing us to continually adapt, change and innovate. At the same time, we’re trying to protect our staff, our families, and...
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The annual in-person dinner event is being transformed into a Tribute to all Essential Workers through your support of the 2021 Persons of the Year Directory. We want to take a moment to thank our amazing frontline workers: Thank you for all the effort and strength you’ve given us over the course of this pandemic. From the...
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We realize that persistent port and rail ramp congestion, container chassis shortages, and excessive detention and demurrage fees from carriers, as well as upheaval among air cargo service providers, are causing significant harm to your import and export supply chains. U.S. customs brokers, freight forwarders, and non-vessel-operating common carriers (NVOCCs) of all sizes are facing...
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WB Skinner, Inc. proudly participates in the Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT) program, since its inception in 2016 and has been validated by CTPAT for 2020. This means that after careful review of our supply chain, our Supply Chain Security Specialist (“SCSS”) has determined that we meet CTPAT’s minimum-security requirements. Part of this review...
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Industry leaders are warning that pressures on the North American container shipping system are rising, risking even greater congestion in the beginning of 2021. In November, East Coast ports were challenged with handling a 30 percent year-over-year increase in imports from Asia, but have so far been able to avoid the gridlock that is gripping...
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