As Green continues to monitor international shipping news, stay up-to-date on supply chain disruptions by following us on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Green Worldwide Shipping's Freight Market Update covers port information, import and export news, vessel wait time and cargo vessels at major ports & more. For continuous updates, make sure to check [...]
On October 13th, 2021, the Port of Los Angeles announced that it will begin operating 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The additional increase in port productivity comes just weeks after the Port of Long Beach moved to the same 24/7 system. During a briefing at the White [...]
Earlier today, Chinese weather authorities issued a yellow alert as conditions caused by Typhoon Kompasu worsened. The inclement weather and strong winds have forced the closure of Yantian International Container Terminal (YICT) in Shenzhen, as well as the Port of Hong Kong. Flights and ground operations at Hong Kong Airport [...]
As Green continues to monitor international shipping news, stay up-to-date on supply chain disruptions by following us on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Green Worldwide Shipping's Freight Market Update covers port information, import and export news, vessel wait time and cargo vessels at major ports & more. For continuous updates, make sure to check [...]
The backlog of shipping containers delayed at terminals, inland yards, and rail ramps across the United States has grown immensely over the past six months and deteriorating chassis availability in almost every major city in America has been a primary issue preventing the delivery of importing or exporting goods. While [...]
As Green continues to monitor international shipping news, stay up-to-date on supply chain disruptions by following us on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Green Worldwide Shipping's Freight Market Update covers port information, import and export news, vessel wait time and cargo vessels at major ports & more. For continuous updates, make sure to check [...]
On Tuesday, September 22, 2021, President Xi Jinping pledged that China, the world’s biggest polluter of greenhouse gases, will be carbon neutral by 2060. The announcement and China’s new, aggressive stance on carbon emissions comes on the heels of power supply issues as rolling blackouts, that began earlier this year, [...]
Due to the extreme backlogs and congestion in ocean freight along trans-Pacific trade routes, international shippers have begun turning to airfreight, maxing out capacity from select origins and driving early peak season demand. PORT CONGESTION COVID lockdowns combined with severe year-round weather impacted supply chain operations at both origin and [...]
As Green continues to monitor international shipping news, stay up-to-date on supply chain disruptions by following us on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Green Worldwide Shipping's Freight Market Update covers port information, import and export news, vessel wait time and cargo vessels at major ports & more. For continuous updates, make sure to check [...]
I. TERMINAL CONGESTION Ports across the United States are dealing with severe terminal congestion issues, maxed out rail yards, limited warehousing, and chassis shortages caused by a never-ending consumer demand for import goods. As vessels stack the horizon waiting to berth at marine terminals in Los Angeles and Long Beach, [...]
