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FMC’S FISCAL YEAR 2025 BUDGET: KEY HIGHLIGHTS AND PRIORITIES

The recently published Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) budget for Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) demonstrates the Commission's focus on staffing, restructuring, case prioritization, OSRA implementation, and a new electronic case management system. These updates are part of the $48.4 million congressional funding request FMC submitted for FY25 - an increase of [...]

CALIFORNIA EMISSION REGULATIONS FACING BACKLASH FROM REGIONAL FREIGHT INDUSTRY

California state and regional regulatory agencies are facing backlash from the freight transportation sector due to new emissions rules. Similar in goal to SB-253 and SB-261, these rules are being introduced to reduce emissions from freight transportation activities. The agencies are being urged to delay the rules due to high [...]

EU TAKES ACTION AGAINST FORCED LABOR: NEW IMPORT BAN RULE

EUROPEAN UNION ANNOUNCES NEW FORCED LABOR RULE The European Union (EU) announced March 5th that a deal had been reached on a new rule set regarding forced labor. Specifically, this new rule will ban imports suspected of being made with forced labor, outlining how the EU will investigate and penalize [...]

STRENGTHENING ORGANIC ENFORCEMENT CERTIFICATION FINAL RULE – GRACE PERIOD FOR IMPORTERS

The USDA National Organic Program (NOP) recently released the Strengthening Organic Enforcement (SOE) final rule. The SOE updates the USDA's organic  regulations while strengthening oversight and enforcement for organic products including production, handling, and sale. It also implements 2018 Farm Bill requirements, incorporates industry requests for organic regulation updates, [...]

2024-02-28T21:55:37+00:00February 28th, 2024|Export, Freight Talk, Import, Industry Spotlight, Shipping News|

FMC ISSUES CHASSIS RULING

A recent ruling by the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) may have implications for container transport within the U.S. As a result of this ruling, ocean carriers were ordered to cease requiring cargo owners and their truckers use specific chassis for shipper-controlled transportation. The ruling responds to Ocean Carriers [...]

2024-02-26T21:33:57+00:00February 26th, 2024|Export, Freight Talk, Import, Industry Spotlight, Shipping News|

GERMANY: RAIL STRIKE EXPECTED TO IMPACT LOCAL PORTS

WEEK-LONG RAIL STRIKE German rail workers are in the midst of a week-long nationwide strike over working conditions and pay disputes. The Gewerkschaft Deutscher Lokomotivführer (GDL) initiated the strike. Spanning from January 23 to January 29, 2024, the labor action involves locomotive drivers, dispatchers, and other transport sector employees. [...]

2024-01-26T22:43:09+00:00January 26th, 2024|Export, Freight Talk, Import, Industry Spotlight, News, Shipping News|

CENTRAL AMERICA’S DRY CANALS HAVE POTENTIAL

DRY CANALS PROVIDE OPTIONS Central American dry canals have emerged as alternatives to the Panama Canal, offering potential new options for global shipping. These projects, characterized by high-capacity rail connections or highway corridors linking the Pacific Ocean to the Caribbean Sea, will contribute to the diversification of maritime routes. [...]

2024-03-06T22:40:19+00:00December 15th, 2023|Export, Freight Talk, Import, Industry Spotlight, News, Shipping News|

ASSESSING POTENTIAL LABOR DISRUPTIONS FOR US EAST AND GULF COASTS IN 2024

In discussions ahead of the Asia-to-North America contract cycle, stakeholders have highlighted concerns about potential labor disruptions, including the possibility of a strike along the US East and Gulf coasts—an occurrence not seen for decades. ILA NEGOTIATIONS WITH USMX International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) President Harold Daggett recently advised ILA members [...]

2024-03-06T22:44:44+00:00December 6th, 2023|Export, Freight Talk, Import, Shipping News|

EXPORTGA 2023: NURTURING GLOBAL BUSINESS PROWESS

Green Worldwide Shipping recently completed its fourth consecutive year as a sponsor for the University of Georgia Small Business Development Center's (SBDC) ExportGA program. NURTURING GLOBAL BUSINESS PROWESS  ExportGA 2023 unfolded as a comprehensive four-session, 16-hour export training program designed to equip export-ready companies with logistics skills crucial for [...]

2024-03-06T22:45:45+00:00December 1st, 2023|Export, Freight Talk, Green News, Import|

EVOLVING EUROPEAN FREIGHT: CO2-LINKED TOLL CHANGES AHEAD

In the evolving landscape of European freight, forwarders and road freight operators are advising customers about an anticipated shift in toll fees due to a new European toll system linked to CO2 emissions. This initiative, commencing in Germany on December 1, involves categorizing heavy goods vehicles into five classes [...]

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