PORT PROJECTS IN BALTIMORE AND OAKLAND PROPOSED On Monday, the House of Representatives approved by a vote of 359 to 13 the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (WRDA). This legislation will help fund navigational projects at the ports of Baltimore and Oakland. It allocates approximately $4.8 billion [...]
Week 30 ushers in new challenges for the global supply chain in the form of IT outages, port congestion, and ongoing equipment shortages. CROWDSTRIKE IT OUTAGE The IT outage on Friday, July 19, 2024, caused by a bug in a CrowdStrike software update, is considered the largest outage in [...]
The IT outage on Friday, July 19, 2024, caused by a bug in a CrowdStrike software update, is considered the largest outage in history. CrowdStrike, an American cybersecurity firm, offers a cloud-based software product called Falcon. The company pushed an update to Falcon, which interacts with Microsoft Windows products and [...]
As part of its ongoing commitment to helping small businesses, Green Worldwide is proud to sponsor the University of Georgia Small Business Development Center’s (SBDC) ExportGA for the fifth year. "At Green Worldwide, we are committed to helping small businesses succeed, particularly those involved in international trade, as that [...]
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released an updated Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Strategy to Prevent the Importation of Goods Mined, Produced, or Manufactured with Forced Labor in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Released July 9, 2024, the updated strategy continues to advance the enforcement of [...]
In Week 29, we see demand begin to fall from an early peak season while equipment shortages and severe weather impact vessels and some ports. WEATHER BLOCKS VESSEL TRAFFIC AROUND CAPE OF GOOD HOPE Severe weather near the Cape of Good Hope forced container vessels to seek shelter from [...]
Contract negotiations between several North American Dockworker unions and ports have the potential to snarl port operations and the movement of freight. The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Canada and the International Longshoreman's Association (ILA) in the U.S. are advocating for their members to agree to new contract terms [...]
This week's Freight Market Update brings good news for shippers choosing the U.S. West Coast ports as capacity is loosening. Week 28 started with a category 1 hurricane bringing the U.S. Gulf Coast supply chain to a temporary halt while German dockworker strike stopped port operations in Hamburg, Germany. [...]
LABOR ACTION AT PORT OF HAMBURG Dockworker strikes are taking place at all terminals of the port of Hamburg starting today, July 9, 2024, and running for 48 hours through July 11 at 7 a.m. local time. The first, second, and third shift will all be participating in the work [...]
OPERATIONS UPDATE: TUESDAY, JULY 9, 2024 Port of Houston - All terminals closed for storm recovery. Port will update at 4:00 PM Central. Class 1 Railroads - Inland intermodal facility closed. As conditions improve, engineering teams are conducting track inspections in areas that are safely accessible and are prepared to [...]
