Canada has new ways to pressure Washington over softwood lumber duties: ambassador
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By The Canadian Press on April 8, 2021.
Logs are seen in an aerial view stacked at the Interfor sawmill, in Grand Forks, B.C., Saturday, May 12, 2018. Canada s ambassador to the United States says Canadian officials have new leverage as they urge Washington to negotiate a solution to the longstanding dispute over U.S. duties on softwood lumber exports. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
VANCOUVER – Canada’s ambassador to the United States says Canadian officials have new leverage as they urge Washington to negotiate a solution to the long-standing dispute over U.S. duties on softwood lumber.
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Andrei Iancu rejoins Irell & Manella
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Former US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) director Andrei Iancu has rejoined Californian firm Irell & Manella as a partner.
The former Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property has returned to the firm he left to head up the USPTO in 2018. He officially rejoined Irell on April 1, focusing his practice on IP litigation and counselling.
“Andrei is one of the most prominent and sought-after figures in IP today and we couldn’t be happier to welcome him back to the firm,” said Ben Hattenbach, a member of Irell’s executive committee.
Inadequacy of US screening system for IUU risks laid bare in trade study
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Seafood caught via illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing and fishing involving forced labor amounting to USD 2.4 billion (EUR 2 billion) was imported into the United States in 2019, according to the U.S. International Trade Commission.
The report names China, Russia, Mexico, Indonesia, and Vietnam as key sources for illicit wild-caught product, with the main species involved named as swimming crab, warm-water shrimp, yellowfin tuna, and squid. The report also claims 9 percent of the harvested weight of farmed seafood imports is made up of IUU-tainted feed ingredients. It states IUU-sourced seafood is a serious threat to the jobs and earnings of U.S. fishermen.
IHS Markitestimates a
global production loss of 1.3 million units in Q1 2021 resulting from the ongoing semiconductor shortage, as well as shortages of steel and polypropylene, and transit delays at ports. IHS notes the “
impact on new vehicle sales remains to be seen at this stage, as inventory levels remain healthy enough to meet today s demand.”
Due to the semiconductor shortage, production of Ford’s highly profitable F-150 is affected by shutdowns scheduled for
Dearborn Truck Plant the weeks of April 5 and April 12, and the truck side of
Kansas City Assembly the week of April 5. Production of various crossover models is affected by shutdowns of Ford’s Louisville Assembly Plant the weeks of April 12 and April 19, as well as production shutdowns at Oakville Assembly in Ontario the weeks of April 12, 19 and 26; the automaker has cut overtime at multiple plants.