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Inland Transportation – Roadcheck

What is International Roadcheck? International Roadcheck is an annual three-day event in which CVSA (Commercial Vehicle Safety Association) inspectors examine as many trucks as possible. They’re looking for anything that doesn’t meet their safety standards for motor carriers, vehicles, or drivers. International Roadcheck is the world’s largest targeted enforcement program for commercial motor vehicles. During the three-day period, nearly 17…

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Memorial Day Schedule

For planning purposes, please note that GCA will be closed on Monday, May 27th, in observance of Memorial Day. We will return to our normal working hours on Tuesday, May 28th. Por favor tener en cuenta que por motivo de Memorial Day, el próximo lunes mayo 27, GCA estará cerrado. Estaremos de regreso en nuestro horario habitual el Martes, Mayo…

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Understanding E-commerce Business

Key questions to sell your products abroad: Do you state on your home page that you sell outside the US? Are you offering multiple options to your customers? How is your returns policy? Are your shipping appropriate? Do you offer a duties and taxes paid option? Do you provide different payment methods? Do you provide delivery notification? These are some…

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LCL and FCL Shipments to Colombia – Cartagena

Please consider that in observance of good Friday, the instructions for LCL and FCL shipments from Miami and Port Everglades to Cartagena must be received before Tuesday April 16th at noon to comply with the shipping lines cut offs. Please note that GCA will be closed on Friday April 19th.  Por favor tener en cuenta que para cumplir con el…

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Boeing 737 MAX Update

Today, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) temporarily grounded all Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, including the 24 MAX 8 aircraft operated by American Airlines. Approximately 85 daily flights that AA currently operateS on these aircraft will be canceled until the FAA allows MAX aircraft to resume normal operations. For additional information, please go to http://news.aa.com/news/news-details/2019/The-Latest-Information-About-737-MAX-Operations/default.aspx

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Chinese Holidays 2019

Here you can find the main Chinese holidays for this year: • Spring Festival Feb 4-10 • Tomb Sweeping Day Apr 5 • Labor Day May 1 • Dragon Boat Festival Jun 7 • Mid-Autumn Festival Sept 13 • National Day Oct 1-7 Schedule your pick-ups with us before these holidays. Please contact us for any questions or concerns.

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China Airlines Terminal Charge Increases

There is a new announcement that China Airlines would raise the charge for their inbound shipment effective Jan 1st, 2019 if you ship cargo to ORD airport, please notice that terminal charges can be different one city to another, if you want to have further information about airlines rates please contact us.

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UPS and FedEx – Money Back Guarantee

Please note that during this month, especially from Dec 17th through Dec 24th, FedEx Express and Ground money back guarantee will be suspended for shipments that do not reach their destinations on the scheduled commitment time. UPS Money Back Guarantee also will be suspended from Dec 17th through Dec 24th.

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