MTLS has moved to a new office

Our new address:

Ringdijk 366 – 2983 GR  Ridderkerk

MTLS geeft 50 VIP arrangementen weg. Boek vanaf vandaag (15-10-15) uw zending naar Noord Amerika en maak kans op een special MTLS vip arrangement tijdens het broodroosterfeest op vrijdag 13 november as.!!

Het VIP arrangement bestaat uit een gratis entree met een speciale ontvangst in de vip ruimte en een leuke afsluiting.

Voor meer check de website: broodroosterfeest.nl

ISF (Importer Security Filing) Full Enforcement began on May 14th, 2015.

Prior to May 14th, U.S. Customs protocol for ISF violations was start with three written warnings before moving to a liquidated damages penalty. Now, ISF penalties may be applied immediately. ISF penalties will typically start at $5000, with a maximum single ISF penalty of $ 10000. Importers are responsible for the timely, complete, and accurate submission of ISF. To be considered timely the ISF must be submitted 24 hours before

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Due to a national holiday our office will be closed on Thursday the 14th of May.

Friday the 15th of May from 08:30 hours we will be available again for all your questions and/or requests.

Due to a national holiday our office will be closed on Tuesday the 5th of May 2015.

Wednesday the 6th of May from 08:30 hours we will be available again for all your questions and/or requests.

We would like to wish everyone a happy Easter!

During Easter our office will be closed on Monday the 6th of April

Negotiators for the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the Pacific Maritime Association have reached a tentative coastwide contract agreement for five years after more than nine months of bargaining.

ILWU President Robert McEllrath and PMA President James McKenna said they were pleased to reach the tentative contract agreement. “We are also pleased that our ports can now resume full operations,” they said in a joint release.

The membership of both groups must now vote to ratify the contract, a process that

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As from 01-03-2015 to 30-05-2015 the Canada Spring Thaw will be in effect upon oncarriage and/or precarriage truck deliveries through the province of Quebec. Quebec spring thaw restrictions are based on axle weight, not cargo weight. To avoid any possible fines cargo weight must be distributed evenly inside the container to avoid overloading axles.

20’DV

–          Weight 0lbs – 47,900lbs no surcharge applicable

–          Weight 47,900lbs – 53,000lbs surcharge applicable

40’DV & 40’HC

–          Weight 0lbs – 46,000lbs no surcharge applicable

–          Weight 46,001lbs – 51,000lbs

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Please note on Thursday 27-11-2014 due to thanksgiving most offices will be closed. As far as we can tell a lot of  American companies will be closed as well upon Friday 28-11-2014

Please note this can affect our speed in quoting as well as pick-ups & deliveries can be delayed.

We trust to have informed you herewith.

Martijn van der Zweth,

Managing director MTLS

Overnight several carriers have announced that the recently implemented Port Congestion Surcharge on the US West Coast has been postponed until further notice. Many believe this came as a result of shippers pushback.  The FMC has raised questions as to whether in fact the legal basis for the surcharges have been met.

Most carriers have said that labor slowdowns were the main reason for congestion, prompting the surcharges.  However, the increased volumes and shortage of chassis are the roots of the

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