The Port of Savannah’s International Multimodal Connector is a $128 million project that will add 97,000 feet of new track to Garden City Terminal and make it an East Coast gateway for fast rail and e-commerce. According to Georgia Ports Authority (GPA), the project is set for completion by 2020, [...]
Ask any Cleveland, Ohio enthusiast about the city and they’ll rave about the Cavaliers’ NBA Championship, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and gorgeous beaches. But, even die-hard fanatics might not know that Cleveland has a sea port. Nestled next to the Cleveland football stadium, this port is far from [...]
The freight industry converged in Shenzhen, China last week for the annual TPM Asia Conference, sponsored by IHS Markit’s JOC. Carriers, industry experts, and beneficial cargo owners (BCO) paneled to answer some tough questions surrounding the current peak season and ramifications for the long-term ocean freight market. To most, 2017 [...]
As the Atlantic hurricane season passes the halfway mark, U.S. shippers are only gearing up to feel the economic impact of these ravaging storms. In August, Irma became the strongest hurricane ever to make landfall in the Atlantic basin, while 2017 altogether featured four hurricanes (Harvey, Irma, Maria, and Nate) [...]
Effective November 1st, 2017, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will begin penalizing any documented violations of wood packing materials regulations, eliminating its previous mandate allowing up to five violations prior to taking action. Each violation will result in a penalty and the annual reset of violations has been eliminated. [...]
In 1992, a shipping container fell overboard as it traveled from Hong Kong across the Pacific. No one knew that 25 years later, those 28,000 plastic rubber bath toys would lead to a much deeper understanding of earth’s ocean currents and the impact of plastic pollution. Nicknamed the “friendly floatees” [...]
As a seasoned freight salesman of almost 20 years, clients are often surprised when I discuss preventative supply chain solutions for regulatory compliance (and not just for international transportation). With the launch of their new single portal, the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has begun [...]
As the year winds down, carriers and shippers engage in an annual dance commonly known as the holiday peak season; but in 2017, carriers just haven’t been able to set the pace. After several years of consolidation and vessel sharing planning, carriers believe they finally landed on the framework that [...]
Southern states are reeling from widespread damage in the wake of two major back-to-back hurricanes. Hurricane Harvey struck as a Category 4 on Friday, August 25, displacing thousands of Houston residents, over 20 deaths, and record-breaking flooding. Harvey’s 51.2 inches of water broke the 48-inch record, set by Tropical Storm [...]
Hurricane Irma battered through Florida over the weekend causing widespread power outages and flooding. While landing as a Category 2 hurricane, Irma has been downgraded to a tropical storm as it travels over Florida into Georgia. The city of Tampa was spared direct impact from the hurricane, resulting in debris [...]
