We are pleased to announce that Green Worldwide Shipping® has earned the Great Place To Work Certification for second year in a row. 78% of employees rated Green Worldwide Shipping® as a great place to work, 21% higher than the average U.S. company. “Obtaining the Great Place To Work Certification [...]
Demand for air cargo surged in Asia, the Middle East, and India. The volume spike began in May 2024 driven by the ongoing disruptions in global container shipping. As shippers find it increasingly difficult to secure space on container vessels, they turn to air cargo freight solutions. VOLUMES TRENDING UP [...]
The Port of Nevada officially opened this month. Its first container was received on June 3rd. Located in Fernley, 30 minutes east of Reno, the 224-acre inland port handles imports and exports between northern Nevada and the Port of Oakland. The President of the Port of Nevada, Stuart Lichter, emphasized [...]
The United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) recently announced plans to implement Phase VII of the Lacey Act Provisions. The Lacey Act protects global plant species by regulating the import, export, and trade of plants and plant products to prevent illegal logging and [...]
As dockworkers on the East and Gulf coasts prepare to negotiate local port agreements ahead of the mid-May deadline set by their union president, management sources are divided on the risk of a strike as the September 30th expiration of the current contract approaches. While some believe a deal will [...]
Green Worldwide Shipping® has joined the SmartWay® Transport Partnership, an innovative collaboration between U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the logistics industry that provides a framework to assess the environmental and energy efficiency of goods movement supply chains. The SmartWay program helps freight shippers, carriers, logistics companies and other stakeholders [...]
The U.S. Department of the Treasury enacted directives on Friday, April 12, 2024 that prohibit the import of Russian-origin aluminum, copper, and nickel into the U.S. These actions also limit the use of these Russian-origin metals on global metal exchanges and over-the-counter derivatives trading. This move supports the G7 Leaders' [...]
The Port of Baltimore is currently working towards handling containers within the next four weeks after shutting down because of the Key Bridge collapse. Starting in a limited capacity to containers as well as other freight (such as ro/ro) the port is targeting a full reopening by the end of [...]
BRIDGE COLLAPSE Maryland Governor Wes Moore declared a state of emergency for the city of Baltimore after a container ship collided with a support column of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing a total collapse early in the morning of March 26, 2024. The Francis Scott Key Bridge stretched 1.6 [...]
WEEK-LONG RAIL STRIKE German rail workers are in the midst of a week-long nationwide strike over working conditions and pay disputes. The Gewerkschaft Deutscher Lokomotivführer (GDL) initiated the strike. Spanning from January 23 to January 29, 2024, the labor action involves locomotive drivers, dispatchers, and other transport sector employees. [...]
