Hurricane Irma is projected to impact Florida as early as Saturday before making its way north to Georgia and South Carolina on Sunday. A mandatory evacuation order effective 8 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 9, for all residents of Coastal Georgia living east of Interstate 95. STATE OF EMERGENCY - GEORGIA COUNTIES [...]
Green’s Miami physical offices and warehouse will be closed on Friday, September 8thdue to Hurricane Irma; however, systems and personnel will be available online. Phones will be routed to headquarters in Atlanta for any urgent support.
Spurred by economic growth in both the U.S. and Europe – import volumes from Asia grew by over 7 percent in June – a weak container market turned bullish just in time for the holiday shipping season. As trade lane volumes continue to gain strength, capacity is playing a key role in this [...]
China’s Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) concluded their latest round of month-long, on-site environmental inspections across eight local provinces. The Chinese government launched its first series of investigations in 2016, imposing over 440 million Yuan (65.4 million USD) in fines and holding 6,500 people accountable. […]
Due to severe flooding from Hurricane Harvey, Green Worldwide Shipping’s Houston office has been closed. Employees were relocated to safety with no injuries as the water levels rose. Port terminals, major highways, rail lines, airports, Customs, trucking and warehouses have been and will remain closed with cargoes stuck until waters [...]
Over the past several years, the traditional peak shipping season has fluctuated as the industry adjusted to market and infrastructure shifts. In 2017, capacity has already begun to tighten for the U.S. East Coast while West Coast ports settle into mega-vessel operations, showing they too are ready for the holiday [...]
Earlier this week, Cosco Shipping Holdings (Cosco) and Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG) jointly announced the acquisition of Hong Kong-based Oriental Overseas International (OOIL/OOCL) for $6.3 billion USD, pending regulatory and shareholder approval.
On Tuesday, June 27th, industry leading firms such as A.P. Moller-Maersk, Merck, Rosneft, Mondelez and others were victims of the second massive international ransomware attack in two months. Would blockchain have prevented this security breach?
