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In this episode of BDP's Talking Trade, Corporate Communications Manager Erin Scott and Michael Ford, VP of Government and Industry Affairs, discuss the latest installment of The ICC's Incoterms including points of note and changes.
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In the latest episode of Talking Trade, Michael Ford and Marianne Rowden, President of AAEI breakdown the Presidential Proclamation issued by Donald Trump as it relates to cargo and supply chains at large.
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