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USTR FURTHER DELAYS SECTION 301 DETERMINATION

USTR: SECTION 301 MODIFICATIONS DETERMINATION FURTHER DELAYED  On July 30, 2024, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) office announced that it continues to work on finalizing the determination, with plans to make it public in the coming days. This announcement marks another delay in the final decision on proposed Section [...]

2024-09-03T16:50:55+00:00September 3rd, 2024|Customs, Customs & Compliance, Freight Talk, Shipping News|

UNLOCKING OPPORTUNITIES: GREEN ACADEMY GRADUATION

Green Worldwide Shipping® (Green), a leader in global freight forwarding, continues its commitment to fostering the next generation of logistics professionals with the graduation of its latest cohort from the Green Academy. Green is proud of Stephen Hanes and Grant Marquardt, for successfully completing the rigorous program and positioning [...]

2024-08-30T20:57:52+00:00August 30th, 2024|Freight Talk, Green News, News|

FREIGHT MARKET UPDATE | WEEK 35 | 2024

Week 35 finds the freight market strained but rebounding. Government involvement ended the railway labor actions in Canada, water levels continue to improve in the Panama Canal, but the market remains fluid due to ongoing disruptions such as the recent rail lockout/strike and the Red Sea Crisis. CANADA RAILWAY [...]

2024-08-28T21:46:14+00:00August 28th, 2024|Freight Market, Freight Talk, Shipping News|

GREEN WORLDWIDE SHIPPING PUBLISHES 2023 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT

Green Worldwide Shipping® proudly presents our 2023 Sustainability Report, highlighting Green's sustainability progress over the past year and previewing the actions set for 2024 and the future. This publication marks an important milestone in Green Worldwide Shipping's journey to establish itself as a leader in sustainability and responsibility within [...]

2024-08-23T19:44:49+00:00August 23rd, 2024|Freight Talk, Green News, Sustainability|

CANADA RAIL CRISIS: GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION & CARGO DIVERSIONS

UPDATE: MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 2024 - WORK RESUMES AT CANADIAN RAILWAYS Effective at 12:01 AM today, August 26, 2024, work has resumed at both CN and CPKC. This work resumption is the result of the Canada Industrial Relations Board order published on Saturday, August 24, 2024 that ruled the Teamsters [...]

2024-08-26T16:01:39+00:00August 23rd, 2024|Freight Talk, Import, News, Shipping News|

FREIGHT MARKET UPDATE | WEEK 34 | 2024

In Week 34, port congestion remains a challenge throughout the global supply chain. The threat of a Canada railway work stoppage looms large as the August 22, 2024 collective bargaining "cooling off" period nears the deadline for an agreement. CANADIAN RAILWAYS ANNOUNCE LABOR LOCKOUT  Both CN and CPKC officially [...]

2024-08-21T22:36:05+00:00August 21st, 2024|Freight Market, Freight Talk, Shipping News|

CANADIAN RAILWAYS ANNOUNCE RAIL SHUTDOWN

CANADIAN RAILWAYS: COLLECTIVE BARGAINING TALKS REACH BOILING POINT The months-long, heated collective bargaining talks between Canada's two major railways, Canadian National Railway Company (CN) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC), and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) reached a boiling point yesterday. Both CN and CPKC officially announced a labor [...]

2024-08-20T19:00:12+00:00August 20th, 2024|Freight Talk, Import, News, Shipping News|

NORTH AMERICA: IMPACT OF LABOR DISPUTES, EMBARGOES ON GLOBAL SHIPPING

Collective bargaining disputes in both the U.S. and Canada may exacerbate congestion at key ports in both countries. Ports on the West Coast for both countries remain congested due to recent natural disasters and equipment shortages. The threat of labor action is expected to further disrupt operations at the Ports [...]

2025-01-03T20:13:27+00:00August 16th, 2024|Freight Talk, Import, News, Shipping News|

GREEN WORLDWIDE Q2 DONATIONS SUPPORT AGROFORESTRY

GREEN WORLDWIDE 2024 Q2 TREES DONATION IMPACT Green Worldwide Shipping® proudly supports Trees for the Future (TREES) by planting trees for each shipment, customer, and employee. The company is pleased to announce the donation of 22,849 trees in 2024 Q2 to support TREES' work training farmers in nine African [...]

2024-08-15T21:00:42+00:00August 15th, 2024|Freight Talk, Green News, Sustainability|

GREEN WORLDWIDE SHIPPING OFFSETS 2023 EMISSIONS

Green Worldwide Shipping® (Green) is on a journey to become one of the most sustainable and responsible transportation and logistics company in the world. In a move to combat climate change and offset Green's 2023 Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions, Green Worldwide purchased 265.05 metric tons of carbon [...]

2024-08-15T18:46:14+00:00August 15th, 2024|Content, Freight Talk, Green News, News, Sustainability|
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