January/February 2014
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The Port of Baltimore
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Footner
and Company, Inc.
International Forwarding Agent
Customs Broker
IATA Air Cargo Agent
Project Forwarding Specialists
Member of GFG Network
FMC–OTI Lic.No.0010 /F
CB Lic No 9767
IATA NO 12252
Our network operates in
50 countries with offices
in nearly 200 cities
throughout the world.
ESTABLISHED 1950
IN BALTIMORE...
P.O. Box 9973
6610-B Tributary Street, Suite 300
Baltimore, Maryland 21224-0973
U.S.A.
Phone (410) 631-7711
Fax (410) 631-7716
E-mail:
Website:
President
Richard J. Gutierrez
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These changes have brought about a
need for a more robust educational plat-
form utilizing the newest technologies and
social media. “We are now able to quickly
alert our customers of new or changed reg-
ulations through an e-campaign program,”
Royster said. “Our goal is to continue to
assist and educate our customers through
the maze of regulatory changes in the most
economical manner.”
Compliance with regulations such
as the Importer Security Filing, which
mandates the filing of 10 data elements
to Customs before cargo is laden onto a
ship in a foreign port, can be complex, but
JSC has created a web-based application
for this while also allowing 100 percent
visibility for customers tracking their cargo.
More major changes in trade regula-
tion are on the way in 2014, according to
Royster. “Many of these new regulations
center around imported food quality and
safety, and if companies are not compliant,
they risk costly fines and penalties at — or
after — an international border crossing.”
Because of JSC’s expertise in areas
of compliance, and its location near
Washington, D.C., the company has seen
an increase in specialized cargoes such as
products exported by American defense
contractors to foreign military customers.
“Military equipment and vehicles sold
overseas require special licensing from
the State Department,” said JSC’s Vice
President and Director of Ocean Operations
Paul F. “Butch” Connor, Jr., another grand-
son of John. “These sensitive cargoes are
closely monitored and we are licensed to
provide the customers with the logistics
support they need to ship them.”
While keeping up with current regula-
tions and facilitating trade is the bread
and butter of JSC, the company is also an
active member of the Port community. Lee
Connor serves on the executive committee
of the Baltimore Port Alliance, Royster is
wrapping up her term as President of the
Baltimore Customs Brokers and Freight
Forwarders Association and Butch Connor
has served as an industry panelist for
groups discussing global logistics.
“We have deep roots here in the Port
as we are committed to its success,” said
Lee Connor, who adds that his two sons
have joined the company, representing the
fourth generation. “While we have a long
legacy in the Port, we want to constantly
be looking toward the future.”
