Import volumes may have leveled off since the beginning of the year, but congestion at the Los Angeles-Long Beach port complex has steadily found new ground. Turn times, on average, are exceeding 100 minutes and over 50 percent of chassis equipment, while more available, is displaced causing extreme delays. A frustrated [...]
An intense winter storm system will rapidly bring hurricane-force wind gusts, blizzard conditions and a flood threat across the United States today. Known as a ‘bomb cyclone’, the storm is expected to be one of Colorado’s most dangerous storms ever. The National Weather Service issued a blizzard warning along the [...]
Effective March 15, 2019, U.S. Customs and Border Protection is ending its delayed enforcement period for ISF-5 type violations and will begin issuing liquidated damage claims. Back in April of 2018, CBP published a rule (effective May 14, 2018) expanding the definition of Importer Security Filing (ISF) Importer for certain [...]
The U.S.-China trade dispute has seeped into 2019 and shippers are watching closely as the March 1st tariff deadline approaches. Back in December, the United States and China called a 90-day truce on the escalating tariff war as the two economic powerhouses negotiated on a range of trade issues spurred by [...]
A winter storm warning is still in effect through January 31st after Winter Storm Jaden brought up-to six inches of snow from the Michigan Peninsula down through Missouri. With wind chills values 30 to 60 degrees below zero, the trucking industry has stalled operations with interline services, like Norfolk Southern, [...]
Marked by blanked sailings, the weeks before and after the Lunar New Year have historically helped build demand after peak, holiday shipping. But in 2019, demand has been strong. So strong, that rates to both U.S. coasts have risen by double-digit percentages. Granted, this has mostly been strategic inventory front-loading in [...]
Section 301 Exclusions Won’t be Implemented by CBP Until Government Shutdown Ends “At the conclusion of the government funding hiatus, CBP will issue instructions on entry guidance and implementation,” Customs & Border Protection (CBP) has advised. Once the government shutdown is ended, the updates to ACE on the exclusions will implemented [...]
As the New Year brings fresh resolutions and opportunities, shippers are coming face-to-face with tighter capacity and higher rates on Pacific trade lanes. Spot rates from Asia increased for the second week in a row as we brought in 2019, and the industry has begun bracing for the Lunar (Chinese) [...]
As reported earlier this month, U.S. West Coast terminals in Los Angeles and Long Beach are experiencing heavy volumes and severe congestion that is expected to last through the upcoming Lunar (Chinese) New Year. 5 TOP CAUSES OF U.S. WEST COAST CONGESTION 1. EQUIPMENT & CHASSIS For West Coast supply [...]
As reported in United States and China Call 90-Day Tariff Truce, the leaders of the United States and China met on December 1, 2018, and agreed to hold negotiations on a range of issues, including those covered in this Section 301 investigation. The December 1st statement notes that the U.S. President [...]
