U.S. COAST-TO-COAST MARKET UPDATE U.S. WEST COAST Container ships are anchored outside of the ports awaiting berth. The berth congestion appears to be mainly caused by late/off proforma vessels and the issue is expected to continue, over the next month. Los Angeles | Long Beach HIGH CONGESTION There are currently [...]
As the port workers in Los Angeles and Long Beach face the task of managing the record level surge of imports, they must, at the same time, endure a surge in COVID 19 cases in the county. There are currently about 700 dockworkers in the LA/LB area who have tested [...]
As originally reported on December 23, 2020, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) published a final rule in the Federal announced the adoption of the Aluminum Import Monitoring and Analysis (AIM) system requiring importers, customs brokers (or their agents) to apply for and obtain an import license for each entry [...]
In a statement released on January 21, 2021, the United States and the United Kingdom have formally agreed to recognize each other’s authorized economic operator (AEO) programs. Authorized economic operator programs allow low-risk members of the trade community who meet internationally-recognized supply chain security standards to enjoy trade facilitation benefits. [...]
Lunar New Year Holiday Closings Approaching As the Lunar New Year Holiday draws near, many U.S. business who rely on Asian manufacturing have increased their orders to ensure they have inventory on hand before factories in Asia close. The surge of cargo coming out of Asia [...]
Rail delays in Chicago caused by major chassis shortages have now rolled out to Minneapolis and St. Paul. The congestion in Chicago was poor at the end of last year, when street dwell times for chassis was over 4 days long, leaving containers idling at Union Pacific’s largest Chicago terminal. [...]
There is a pileup in California, not from street traffic, but instead from the numerous ships at the ports in Los Angeles and Long Beach. On Wednesday January 13th, there were 91 ships at the LA port. Of those, 56 of them were container ships with 24 at berth and [...]
Congestion continues to be one of the major issues causing delays at U.S. terminals due to increased volume. Labor shortages and equipment shortages are also contributing to supply chain delays. What is Congestion? Congestion occurs when a terminal becomes overwhelmed by shipments and must handle more containers than the terminal [...]
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a new regional withhold release order on all cotton and tomato products grown and produced by entities operating in China’s Xinjiang province. The action comes after an investigation discovered forced labor in the supply chains of tomato, textile and apparel from the [...]
On December 14, 2020, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) of the U.S. Department of Commerce published Federal Register revised aspects of Commerce’s process for requesting product exclusions from Section 232 measures on steel and aluminum imports, and issuing 123 new Section 232 exclusions. The new exclusions are called [...]
