LOGISTICS & SUPPLY CHAIN

The city of Manzhouli in Inner Mongolia, on the region’s border with Russia, is China’s largest land port of entry from Russia. More than 65% of land transport in Sino-Russian trade passes through the city. In order to promote bilateral co-operation and encourage economic reform, Manzhouli was made a key pilot zone for development and opening up in 2010. It is now an important platform for co-operation between China and Russia. More

The Tijuana-San Diego region is a successful cross-border metropolis bisected by the busiest land border crossing in the Western Hemisphere. As such, it can act as a useful reference point for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. The region is an integral part of the North American supply chain, which – given the lingering Sino-US trade spat and the recent US-Mexico-Canada Agreement – is making the region more attractive to international manufacturers and investors. More

U.S. Customs and Border Protection recently completed one test of potential use of blockchain technology and is looking to conduct additional tests this year. For several months in 2018 CBP tested the use of blockchain for the certifications of origin used to qualify goods for preferential treatment under NAFTA and CAFTA-DR, and a report on the agency’s conclusions is expected in the near future. More