Earlier this year, U.S. agriculture exporters initiated a political campaign against ocean carriers for unfair discrimination. The fight was led by the Agriculture Transportation Coalition who argued that carriers were refusing or canceling exporter bookings and instead prioritizing repositioning empty containers back to Asia. Although this effort did result in [...]
Many retail companies are rethinking their supply chain strategies in response to volatile market conditions brought on by the global pandemic, as well as changing regulations and price fluctuations. Not only are brands focusing on offsetting higher costs caused by these disruptions, but many are also committed to prioritizing visibility, [...]
Inbound freight coming from the U.S. East Coast is backlogged as Norfolk Southern’s Landers intermodal yard, located in Chicago, fights to handle an extremely high volume of ocean containers coming from both U.S. coasts. East Coast shippers who use Norfolk Southern railway are reporting delays that are lasting weeks. In [...]
Nearly a week after the Ever Given containership became grounded, the Suez Canal finally reopened on Monday, the 29th. It is expected, however, to take about 4 to 7 days for the waterway to become fully operational due to the roughly 450 cargo ships which accumulated during the traffic jam. Freeing [...]
The U.S. Department of Commerce has announced that it will be delaying compliance of the final rule, “Aluminum Import Monitoring and Analysis System,” by staying the implementation of 19 CFR part 361 from March 29, 2021 to June 28, 2021. ALUMINUM IMPORT MONITORING TIMELINE December 23, 2020 - Commerce published [...]
As of today, March 26th, the Ever Given remains grounded in Egypt’s Suez Canal. This incident not only creates problems for Asia-Europe trade but will inevitably cause issues across global supply chains. Container Imbalance Ships heading to Asia, which have now been delayed for four days, are not able to return [...]
Just one day after the announcement of a strict 5-day Coronavirus lockdown scheduled over the Easter holiday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel reversed the decision after much criticism over effectiveness as a third wave of COVID impacts the country. Shippers should still expect some delays in Weeks 13 to 14 as [...]
LATEST UPDATE: As of 12:00 local time (10:00 GMT) the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) has advised that “the grounded vessel has been partially re-floated and is now alongside the canal bank.” On Tuesday, March 23, 2021, a 200,000-ton shipping vessel, bound for the Port of Rotterdam from China, became [...]
On Tuesday, March 23, 2021, Germany’s Chancellor, Angela Merkel, announced a strict five-day lockdown and extended safety measures through mid-April due to a significant and deadly spike in Coronavirus cases. “After we were able to sharply bring down the number of new infections in January, we are now experiencing, through [...]
In order to support the efforts of combating the COVID-19 pandemic, on December 29, 2020, the U.S. Trade Representative announced the extension of certain product exclusions on medical-care and/or COVID response products and further modifications to remove Section 301 duties from additional medical-care and/or COVID response products. Initially, the extension [...]
