Southern Currents 17-016A.pdf SUBJECT: Automation of CBP Collections and Receipts for Maritime Processing U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Port of New Orleans will begin the automated receipt pilot April 19. This will include Forms 368 Collections and the 1002…
Read MoreSouthern Currents 17-015.pdf Custom House Brokers, Importers, Exporters, Freight Forwarders, and Others Concerned SUBJECT: Department of State Import and Export Electronic Filings for Licenses and License Exemptions This pipeline is to provide guidance based on the Department of State, Directorate…
Read MoreSouthern Currents 17-014.pdf SUBJECT: Change of Location for CBP Services on: Saturday and Sunday, February 18-19, 2017 Saturday and Sunday, February 25-26, 2017 Tuesday, February 28, 2017 For those dates listed above, the CBP offices located on the first floor…
Read MoreSouthern Currents 17-013.pdf SUBJECT: Area Port Director’s Temporary Detail Effective February 20, 2017, New Orleans Area Port Director, Vernon Foret will be on detail as the acting Director, Field Operations, San Juan Field Office. Mr. Foret’s expected return to New…
Read MoreSouthern Currents 17-011.pdf SUBJECT: Standard Guidelines for Processing Commercial Cargo at Air, Land and Seaport Environments During System Outages/Downtime During ACE system outages ACE Cargo Release the following downtime procedures should be utilized to process and release cargo arriving at…
Read MoreSouthern Currents 17-010.pdf SUBJECT: Mobile 368 Presentation Scheduled As part of CBP’s Revenue Modernization Initiatives, representatives from CBP Headquarters will be hosting a presentation of the Mobile Collection Receipts (MCR) application on January 20 at the New Orleans Seaport. MCR…
Read MoreSouthern Currents 17-009.pdf Supersedes: 15-010 SUBJECT: New Orleans Tri-Port Guidance on CBP Form 3171 Submissions When submitting the CBP Form 3171 (Lade Order) to CBP for approval, vessel agents must ensure that the form is complete and accurate. Attention must…
Read MoreSouthern Currents 17-008.pdf Supersedes: 10-019 SUBJECT: New Orleans Tri-Port Notification of Arrival / CBP Boarding Requests. PURPOSE: The purpose of this notice is to update and streamline the notification procedures within the New Orleans Tri-Port as authorized under 19 CFR…
Read MoreSouthern Currents 17-007.pdf SUBJECT: 2017 Federal Holidays for the Area Port of New Orleans The Area Port Director’s office and associated staff, along with the Entry, FP&F, Vessel Repair, and Import Specialist Units will be closed on the days listed…
Read MoreSouthern Currents 17-004.pdf SUBJECT: Vessel Diversion and Non-U.S. Clearance Procedures A vessel which is granted a permit-to-proceed from one U.S. port to another U.S. port, or a vessel cleared to a foreign port or place, may divert to another U.S.…
Read MoreSouthern Currents 17-002.pdf SUBJECT: 2016 Remaining Federal Holidays for the Area Port of New Orleans The Area Port Director’s office and associated staff, along with the Entry, FP&F, Vessel Repair, and Import Specialist Units will be closed on the days listed…
Read MoreSouthern Currents 16-019.pdf SUBJECT: Port of New Orleans Procedures for Filing Updated Electronic Export Information (EEl) when Merchandise Is Sold after Departure of Conveyance Foreign Trade Regulations: The Foreign Trade Regulations (FTR) issued by the Census Bureau, Department of Commerce…
Read MoreSouthern Currents 16-018.pdf SUBJECT: Blanket Delay in Departure Due to Tropical Storm Hermine Blanket Delay in Departure: The CBP Area Port Director has approved a blanket Delay in Departure for those vessels unable to depart the lower Mississippi River due…
Read MoreSouthern Currents 16-017.pdf SUBJECT: Assistant Port Director, Passenger, Area Port of New Orleans I am pleased to announce that Mr. Troy Simon will serve as the Assistant Port Director, Passenger in the Area Port of New Orleans. Assistant Port Director…
Read MoreSouthern Currents 16-015.pdf SUBJECT: Port of Baton Rouge, LA — Normal Operations This Southern Currents rescinds Southern Currents 16-014 issued on August 15, 2016. Effective 8:00 AM on August 16, 2016 normal operations are restored at the Port of Baton…
Read MoreSouthern Currents 16-016.pdf SUBJECT: Trade Community Parking Spots in Front of the New Orleans Customhouse Effective Monday August 22, 2016 the Federal Protective Service (FPS) Security Guards stationed at the New Orleans Customhouse will have a limited number of parking…
Read MoreSouthern Currents 16-014.pdf SUBJECT: Suspension of Operations: Port of Baton Rouge, LA Due to rising flood waters in the vicinity of the CBP port office building in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, port operations will be suspended until further notice effective 1300…
Read MoreSouthern Currents 16-013.pdf SUBJECT: Creation of the National Jones Act Division of Enforcement (JADE) In order to present a uniformed approach on issues involving the Jones Act, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) announces the…
Read MoreSouthern Currents 16-012.pdf Subject: Fourth Revision of Southern Currents 12-013 Submission of Vessel “Ports of Call” Lists to CBP Prior to Arrival for Agriculture Targeting, and Procedures for Asian Gypsy Month [AGM] Targeted Vessels Purpose: The purpose of this notice…
Read MoreSouthern Currents 16-011.pdf SUBJECT: Crewmen Shore Leave / Passports and C1 Crewmen Transiting the U.S. to join a Vessel Crewmen on shore leave cannot possess their passport. This notice is to remind the maritime industry that crewmen who are granted…
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