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Jul 07, 2026

PANAMA CANAL TIGHTENS DRAUGHT LIMITS AGAIN

The Panama Canal is preparing to tighten draught limits for neopanamax vessels again, in another sign that water risk is returning to one of shipping’s most important chokepoints.

Jun 26, 2026

HORMUZ HOTLINE OPENS BETWEEN US AND IRAN

Iran and the United States have established a direct communication channel to avoid incidents and miscommunication in the Strait of Hormuz, Qatar and Pakistan announced on Monday following the first round of high-level talks under the 14-point Memorandum of Understanding at the Lake Lucerne Summit in Burgenstock, Switzerland.

Apr 12, 2026

FUEL COSTS, TARIFFS CLOUD OUTLOOK FOR U.S. CONTAINER IMPORTS

U.S. container imports are facing growing pressure from tariffs and rising fuel prices, even as the conflict involving Iran has yet to significantly disrupt cargo volumes moving through the nation’s major ports, according to the latest Global Port Tracker report from the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.

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ELECTRONIC CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN (E-CO) ONLINE SEARCH

The e-CO was first introduced in Vietnam in 2018. Specifically, the e-CO system has been deployed on the platform of the Customs Department under the Ministry of Finance. This represents a significant step in promoting the use of digital technology and reducing paper-based procedures in the process of verifying the origin of goods.

PHỤ LỤC ĐÍNH KÈM THÔNG TƯ SỐ 39/2018/TT-BTC NGÀY 20/4/2018 CỦA BỘ TRƯỞNG BỘ TÀI CHÍNH

PHỤ LỤC I (Ban hành kèm Thông tư số 39/2018/TT-BTC ngày 20/4/2018 của Bộ trưởng Bộ Tài chính) Thay thế Phụ lục II Thông tư số 38/2015/TT-BTC như sau: Phụ lục II CHỈ TIÊU THÔNG TIN LIÊN QUAN ĐẾN THỦ TỤC HẢI QUAN ĐIỆN TỬ VÀ CHẾ ĐỘ QUẢN LÝ ĐỐI VỚI HÀNG HÓA XUẤT KHẨU, NHẬP KHẨU (Ban hành kèm Thông tư số 38/2015/TT-BTC ngày 25/3/2015 của Bộ trưởng Bộ Tài chính)