US Customs requests longer timeline in American Seafoods case, potentially paralyzing supply chain another two months

If the court agrees to the CBP's proposed schedule, a decision in the case could be delayed by over two months.

American Seafoods subsidiaries Kloosterboer International Forwarding LLC (KIF) and Alaska Reefer Management LLC (ARM) submitted a renewed motion to an Alaska court on Oct. 1, once again asking for a temporary restraining order and a preliminary injunction against the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP). — American Seafoods subsidiaries Kloosterboer International Forwarding LLC (KIF) and Alaska Reefer Management LLC (ARM) submitted a renewed motion to an Alaska court on Oct. 1, once again asking for a temporary restraining order and a preliminary injunction against the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP).Photo: American Seafoods

Rachel Sapin

Published 5 October 2021, 17:52Updated 6 October 2021, 13:09

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