OCEAN SHIPPING REFORM ACT DUTY & DEMURRAGE BILLING PRACTICES The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) oversees the implementation and enforcement of the newly enacted Ocean Shipping Reform Act (OSRA). Duty and Demurrage billing practices outlined in the act require Vessel-Operating Common Carriers (VOCCs) to provide transparency in invoicing and shoulder the burden of proof in [...]
WEEKLY FREIGHT MARKET UPDATE 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 out our website at greenworldwide.com. As Green continues to monitor international shipping news, [...]
RENEWAL OF FDA FOOD FACILITY REGISTRATION BEGINS OCT 1 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will begin accepting food facility registration renewals from October 1 through December 31, 2022. All food facilities must submit renewals before the registration window closes. Failure to renew food facility registrations will result [...]
TENTATIVE RAIL LABOR AGREEMENTS REACHED PREVENTING STRIKE ACTION All twelve U.S. rail labor unions and the six Class 1 railroads have reached tentative labor agreements in the early morning hours of September 15, 2022. Union members must vote to ratify the agreements for them to take effect however, the [...]
U.S. RAIL EMBARGOES ARE IN EFFECT TODAY Several Class 1 railroads updated their freight embargoes to exceed those recommended by the American Association of Railroads (AAR). Instructions by the AAR to all Class 1 railroads included securing HAZMAT and security-sensitive commodities in preparation for the possibility of a nationwide [...]
WEEKLY FREIGHT MARKET UPDATE 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 out our website at greenworldwide.com. As Green continues to monitor international shipping news, [...]
U.S. RAIL SERVICE EMBARGOES AND LABOR NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE The two largest rail unions representing roughly 90,000 U.S. rail workers (SMART-TD, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen) and representatives for the Class 1 Railroads remain deadlocked over contract renewals while President Biden's July executive order that prescribed a "cooling off" period [...]
MANUFACTURING SLOWS IN CHINA An energy-draining heatwave, COVID-19 resurgence, and tropical storms have slowed Chinese manufacturing in recent weeks. FACTORS IMPACTING CHINESE MANUFACTURING COVID-19 Tropical Storms Heatwave COVID-19 LOCKDOWN China's no-tolerance COVID-19 policy forced lockdowns in Chengdu, part of Sichuan Province, shuttering some manufacturing operations. China recently announced an [...]
LIVERPOOL PORT CONTAINERS' WORKERS PLAN STRIKE Nearly 560 port container operations and engineer workers are planning a two-week strike from September 19 through October 3 due to disagreements over wages. Mersey Dock and Harbor Company (MDHD), a member of Peel Ports Group, oversees operations for Liverpool Port which is [...]
WEEKLY FREIGHT MARKET UPDATE 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 out our website at greenworldwide.com. As Green continues to monitor international shipping news, [...]
