Showing posts with label International Trade. Show all posts
Showing posts with label International Trade. Show all posts

Saturday, September 19, 2015

7th Annual Harris County International Trade & Transportation Conference


Registration Now Open
www.harriscountyevents.net


October 28, 2015
NRG Center
8:30 AM
Followed By Networking Social at 5 PM

To Sponsor Contact Caroline Binick:
Caroline.Binick@cjo.hctx.net or 713-755-4012
We are media partners with the JOC

Thursday, June 19, 2014


EXPORTING TO AUSTRALIA: The Benefits of a Free Trade Agreement
Friday, June 27, 2014 | 1919 Smith St., 10th Floor Bayou Room, Houston

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced during a visit to Houston on June 13 that “Australia will open a Consulate-General in Houston in the next 12 months in recognition of the significant two-way investment between Australia and the global energy capital.”

Join us next week to learn more about market opportunities in Australia, tips for success and why targeting countries with free trade agreements is beneficial for U.S. firms.   Afterwards, receive one-on-one counseling on questions specific to your business in Australia. The event is organized with the support of the Australian-American Chamber of Commerce and Qantas Freight Services.

Australia is the fourth largest economy in the Asia-Pacific region and can be considered as a platform for doing business in Asia. The Australia-U.S. Free Trade Agreement, which went into effect in 2005, enhanced the long and successful trading relationship by eliminating tariffs on almost all U.S. manufactured and agricultural goods. Leading sectors for U.S. exports to Australia include:  Aircraft and Parts; Automotive Parts & Accessories; Biotechnology; Construction Machinery; Cosmetics; Franchising; Information Technology Services; Medical Equipment; Mining Equipment; Oil and Gas Field Machinery; Renewable Energy; and Travel and Tourism.

AGENDA
8:00 am   Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30 am   Welcome: Pam Plagens, Senior International Trade Specialist, U.S. Commercial Service, Houston
8:35 am   Introduction: Mark Hawley, President, Australian-American Chamber of Commerce, Houston
8:40 am   Exporting to Australia: Donna Carter, Commercial Specialist, U.S. Consulate, Perth, Australia
9:30 am   Panel Discussion including Kathleen Malaspina, Chief Innovation Officer & Vice President Of Marketing, OrthoAccel; Glen Kearns, Laser Scanning & Dimensional Control Services, Intertek; and Lisa Butler, Senior Associate, Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP. Moderated by Duaine Priestley, Principal, Priestley International Consulting
10:30 am   Adjourn

10:45 am   One-on-one meetings with Commercial Specialist Donna Carter

*****
When:   Friday, June 27, 8:00 am Registration; 8:30-10:30 am Program
Where:   1919 Smith St., 10th Floor Bayou Room, Houston, Texas
Cost:   $35.00 (coffee and continental breakfast provided)
Registration:   https://emenuapps.ita.doc.gov/ePublic/event/editWebReg.do?SmartCode=4Q7U
Questions:   Contact Pam Plagens at 713-209-3106 or pam.plagens@trade.gov

Monday, October 07, 2013

5th Annual Harris County International Trade and Transportation Conference



Register Now!

The Fifth Annual Harris County International Trade & Transportation Conference Is only five weeks away! Space is limited.

Tuesday, October 29th

Registration opens at 7 AM
Conference Hours are 8 AM – 5 PM
Reception 5 PM – 7 PM
Reliant Center (parking included in registration fee)

Please visit our new website at

Links for the Registration site and Program page are below.

Questions:

Contact Caroline.Binick@cjo.hctx.net 713-755-4012

Friday, May 31, 2013

Fact Friday: A little bit of History

Fact Friday:  A little bit of History from the Journal of Commerce

It was early October 1830, and the young man climbing onto the anchored ship was a reporter for The Journal of Commerce. He was after the latest news from the Continent and the vessel’s cargo manifests. If he could get them back into port before any other reporter could reach the French ship, his paper would have another exclusive on the latest news from Europe.

And the New York businessmen who would be eagerly reading the paper would get an early look at the kind of cargo the ship would be bringing in for auction to the highest bidders on the waterfront.

The schooner that pulled alongside the French vessel, inbound from Le Havre, was called the Evening Edition, the newest of two so-called news boats owned by the newspaper. Their shallow draft and speed enabled them to skim over the shoals that ringed the harbor and easily beat the rowboats maintained by rival newspapers back into Lower Manhattan.

When the Evening Edition slid into its berth near the foot of Manhattan that afternoon, the reporter raced up the gangplank and back to his paper’s editorial offices at 91 Wall Street, just off Water Street.

The story he had scribbled on his notepad would give New Yorkers their first news of the astounding coup in France. King Charles X had abdicated in the wake of street riots in Paris that marked the Revolution of 1830. The story reported that Louis-Phillippe, the “citizen king,” had assumed the throne.

The “scoop” published by The Journal of Commerce in its special “extra” edition that day in 1830 was one of many the paper gained through its fleet of news boats. The boats characterized the paper’s commitment to being the fastest and most accurate of New York’s many papers. Over the coming years, the JoC would adapt its methods of news-gathering to the continuing revolutions in technology that would transform the way papers gathered the news.

Willingness to embrace change has enabled The Journal of Commerce, which is 175 years old this year, to survive while countless other publications have failed. Change is the very nature of the world The Journal of Commerce has covered since the day it was born on Sept. 1, 1827.

Over the years The Journal of Commerce has been a respected voice on subjects as diverse as banking, commodities, insurance, energy and transportation. Today the emphasis of the weekly Journal of Commerce newsmagazine and its breaking-news website, The Journal of Commerce Online, is on international trade, transportation and logistics — subjects that descend directly from the paper’s coverage early in its history.

International trade has been at the heart of the JoC’s coverage since the publication was launched by a group of upright New York businessmen as part of a war on sin. In fact, it was the unbending religious convictions of its founders that steered the paper into becoming the young nation’s leading maritime and business journal.
in New York, NY.

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

OWIT -- Anticorruption, Regulations and Compliance Issues in Trade and Logistics

Organization of Women in International Trade
Houston Chapter

Quarterly Luncheon – Anti-corruption, Regulations
and Compliance Issues in Trade and Logistics.
 

February 27th 

Céline Gerson joined Cameron International Corporation (“Cameron”) as Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer from the acquisition of NATCO Group Inc. by Cameron. In her position, Ms. Gerson’s primary responsibilities include oversight of compliance related policies, procedures, enforcement and investigations, and training program. Her area of responsibility include Export Controls, Customs, FCPA and other anticorruption laws and regulations, Anti-Boycott and OFAC. Prior to joining NATCO and Cameron, Ms. Gerson represented clients on trade compliance and anticorruption matters.

Prior to becoming an attorney, Ms. Gerson also developed substantive international business skills through her position as the executive of an international trading oilfield company, where she acquired proficiency in international business practices in the areas of export of goods and services, negotiation of contracts and dispute resolution, among many other skills. These skills were used in connection with transactions between large multinational companies in Latin America, Europe, West Africa and Southeast Asia. 

Ms. Gerson is also a certified mediator and is fluent in French, Spanish and German. She is also an avid diver.

Date: February 27, 2013
Time: 11:30 AM – 01:00 PM
Place: University of Houston Small Business Development Center (UHSBDC)
2302 Fannin St.
Houston, TX 77002
Cost: Members - $5.00
Non-Members - $15.00
Lunch - $10.00

Thursday, April 29, 2010

TEAMING: A way of doing business

Over the years we have TEAMED with machinery movers, machine dealers and freight forwarders to enable them to offer a complete project package for their customers. Most recently we have been able to TEAM with Stone Machinery Movers on a project for one of their customers involving plant relocations from multiple locations across the country. By choosing to TEAM with us, they are able to stage everything at our warehouse versus taking room on the factory floor and greatly reducing the space available for the installation of the equipment at the plant. It also reduces the extra handling of moving things from spot to spot as that space is needed for equipment installation. Everything is handled at our facility with overhead cranes so that we can just pick out what the end customer requires without extra handling and delays.




This process also allows for everything to be layed out and organized so that everyone can see what there is, determine what order is needed and move forward in a structured manner.

Why not contact us TODAY to see how we can assist you in working as a TEAM to complete that next project.

Tuesday, March 09, 2010

A FEW INTERESTING FACTS -- TEXAS
FROM  THE  FREE TRADE ALLIANCE IN SAN ANTONIO TX



For the 8th consecutive year, Texas has been ranked the No. 1 export state in the United States. Texas' exports totaled more than $163 billion for 2009, with top export recipients being Mexico, Canada, China, the Netherlands, and Korea.

These countries imported $56 billion, $13.7 billion, $8.9 billion, $6 billion, and $5.3 billion in Texas manufactured goods, respectively. Texas' top exporting industries in 2009 were computers and electronics, chemicals, machinery, petroleum and coal, and transportation equipment.

According to a recent study and announced by Governor Perry, San Antonio and six other metropolitan areas in Texas are expected to be among the first to emerge from the recession.