Recent events have created a dislocation of chassis in LA/LB Port complex and in part, is due to the lingering effects of the Typhoon in the Eastern Pacific. According to the figures provided, there will be 12 extra loader vessels and 3 up-sized vessels calling the LA/LGB port complex over [...]
On Saturday, December 1, 2018, U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping met in Argentina for the G20 Summit to discuss the ongoing battle between the international trading giants. To date, the United States had threatened to implement a final round of 25% tariffs on remaining goods imported [...]
On November 20, 2018, United States Trade Representative released a 53-page report updating information on its Section 301 investigation of China’s acts, policies, and practices related to technology transfer, intellectual property and innovation. “We completed this update as part of this Administration’s strengthened monitoring and enforcement effort,” Ambassador Robert Lighthizer said. [...]
Three fast-moving wildfires have raged across California within the past week wreaking havoc on millions of lives. One of them, Camp Fire, has destroyed Paradise, California and leveled the town’s 26,000 homes, leaving most the residents homeless. The wildfire has become the state’s deadliest and most destructive fire in California’s [...]
As the January 21st deadline for Prime Minister, Theresa May, to send a completed Brexit deal to Parliament marches closer, shippers are tensely bracing their supply chains and clamoring for guidance before the March 29th official UK exit from the European Union. JANUARY 21, 2019: PARLIAMENTARY DEAL DEADLINE MARCH 29, 2019: UK [...]
As the freight market heads deeper into typical peak season shipping, a wave of uncertainty has importers and exporters on alert, and carriers trying to balance unforeseen demand against United States’ trade policy. Back in May, contract rates to the East and West Coasts were steady and $100 lower than [...]
Effective November 19th, 2018, the revised OffPeak program is scheduled to provide extended hours at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. The changes are in response to requests from port users asking for an increase in flexibility and a reduction in the bunching of trucks. All non-exempt containers [...]
As the holiday shipping season peaks in advance of New Year tariffs, international shippers are already examining the market for the significant upcoming ocean carrier contract season. Effective January 1, 2020, an international cap on sulfur emissions from bunker fuel will add substantial costs to ocean carriers before existing beneficial [...]
After Hurricane Michael made its historic landfall, almost seven million people in Florida and Georgia were placed under a tornado watch Wednesday as the Coast Guard closed ports in Brunswick and Savannah, Ga., to commercial vessels . Operations have since resumed but their neighbors up the coast are still waiting [...]
Due to hurricane force winds, the Captain of the Port (COTP) is ordering Port Status ZULU for Ports of Pensacola, Panama City, and Pensacola. GJCWW MM166 cast: ZULU Port of Panama City: ZULU Port of Pensacola: ZULU Port of Mobile: YANKEE Port of Pascagoula: YANKEE Port of Gulfport: YANKEE All [...]
