The Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT), in March 2023, announced an additional Trade Compliance program benefit: Preliminary Notification of a Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Hold. Preliminary Notification of a UFLPA Hold: the Trade Compliance program will provide advanced notice of a possible hold, detention, exclusion, and/or seizure [...]
SEVERE DROUGHT PROMPTS ADDITIONAL PANAMA CANAL DRAFT RESTRICTIONS Water levels in Gatun Lake - a main source of water for the Panama Canal locks - continue to fall below historic levels forcing the ACP to carefully manage this critical resource. ACP scheduled additional maximum authorized draft restrictions in June [...]
EMPOWERING FUTURE LOGISTICS LEADERS Green Worldwide Shipping, a leading global freight forwarder, proudly commemorated a significant milestone last week as it celebrated the graduation of its inaugural class from the Green Academy. Katarina Moellering-Baratas (Kat) and Keyla Ahrens successfully completed their educational journey in the Green Academy, positioning themselves [...]
AIR CARGO PILOTS DEMAND BETTER CONTRACTS Air cargo pilots throughout North America are planning strikes if their demands for better contracts are not met. In Canada, pilots for a startup air cargo company are on the cusp of a labor stoppage, while union members at major integrator company in the [...]
On March 31, the Treasury Department released The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), providing guidance on new clean vehicle credits under The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022: Amended a tax credit for new clean vehicles purchased, either a plug-in electric vehicle (EV) or fuel [...]
MAJOR LINES TO CEASE CHARGING CONTAINER STORAGE FEES WHEN TERMINALS ARE INACCESSIBLE Major container lines are revising their detention and demurrage fees as the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) considers container storage rules changes. The Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (OSRA-22) mandated FMC evaluate rule changes for detention [...]
The Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) issued a notice to shippers advising negative impact to terminal operations at the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports, stating Local 13 International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) is withholding labor leading to work stoppages. “A majority of the jobs for last night’s shift went [...]
Unions representing transportation workers across most German airports, transport, and port workers have begun taking strike actions this week. The rail and transport union EVG, representing 230,000 workers, and the trade and transport union Verdi (United Services Union), representing 120,000 workers, staged a 24-hour walk-out seeking wage increases to combat [...]
Delays at the Los Angeles and Long Beach (LA-LB) ports have taken place over the last week, according to the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA). MEAL BREAKS CAUSE DELAYS AT LA-LB PORTS In response to the continuous negotiations between PMA and Local 13 of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) [...]
Negotiations are currently taking place among the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 63 Office Clerical Unit (OCU) office workers and their employers – terminal operators and shipping lines, represented by the Harbor Employers Association. The OCU have expressed concerns that port employers are outsourcing jobs to out-of-state workers [...]
