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Green Worldwide Welcomes Anne Shudy Palmer as Director of Sustainability

Shudy Palmer will accelerate company’s sustainability efforts advancing new innovations for the industry Atlanta, August 3, 2022 – Green Worldwide Shipping® is proud to welcome Anne Shudy Palmer as the firm’s new Director of Sustainability. Shudy Palmer will usher in a new era of sustainability solutions for shipping clients [...]

August 3rd, 2022|Categories: Freight Talk, Green News, Sustainability|

Freight Market Update | Week 31 | 2022

WEEKLY FREIGHT MARKET UPDATE Green Worldwide Shipping's Freight Market Update covers port information, import and export news, vessel wait time and cargo vessels at major ports & more.  For continuous updates, make sure to check out our website at greenworldwide.com. As Green continues to monitor international shipping news, stay up-to-date [...]

August 2nd, 2022|Categories: Freight Market, Freight Talk, Shipping News|

Freight Market Update | Week 30 | 2022

WEEKLY FREIGHT MARKET UPDATE Green Worldwide Shipping's Freight Market Update covers port information, import and export news, vessel wait time and cargo vessels at major ports & more.  For continuous updates, make sure to check out our website at greenworldwide.com. As Green continues to monitor international shipping news, stay up-to-date [...]

July 27th, 2022|Categories: Freight Market, Freight Talk, Shipping News|

Chassis Shortages Lead to Inland Ramp Delays Across the U.S.

Import containers are stacking up across inland ramps, rail yards, and marine terminals as the wait for available chassis continues to grow.  The cause of the chassis shortage is twofold; retaliatory tariffs on goods from China in 2020 temporarily stunted the primary source of chassis equipment to the U.S., [...]

July 22nd, 2022|Categories: Domestic, Freight Talk, Import, Uncategorized|

Freight Market Update | Week 29 | 2022

WEEKLY FREIGHT MARKET UPDATE Green Worldwide Shipping's Freight Market Update covers port information, import and export news, vessel wait time and cargo vessels at major ports & more.  For continuous updates, make sure to check out our website at greenworldwide.com. As Green continues to monitor international shipping news, stay up-to-date [...]

July 21st, 2022|Categories: Freight Market, Freight Talk, Shipping News|

Green Worldwide Partners with St. Jude for 2022 Walk/Run

GREEN WORLDWIDE PARTNERS WITH ST. JUDE FOR 2022 WALK/RUN For several years Green has participated in the St. Jude’s Annual Run/Walk to help raise funds and awareness for childhood cancer. In 2022, we have committed to raising $30,000 across our 14 locations. We invite you to join Green and Walk, [...]

July 18th, 2022|Categories: Freight Talk, Green News, Sustainability|

FMC Advises Shippers on How to File “Charge Complaints” Disputing Carrier Charges Under OSRA

The Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 became Public Law 117-146 on June 16, 2022. On Thursday, July 14, the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) published interim procedures for parties that need to dispute charges assessed by common carriers that may not comply with the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of [...]

July 15th, 2022|Categories: Export, Freight Talk, Industry Spotlight, Shipping News|

Labor Strikes in the U.S. and Germany Could Threaten Supply Chain Flows

While U.S. shippers have been anxiously focused on labor negotiations between West Coast terminal owners and port workers, even more precarious labor disruptions may threaten the flow of cargo even sooner. NATIONWIDE U.S. RAIL LABOR ACTION SUMMARY U.S. rail workers nationwide voted to support strike action since failing to negotiate [...]

July 14th, 2022|Categories: Freight Market, Freight Talk, Industry Spotlight, Shipping News|

Freight Market Update | Week 28 | 2022

WEEKLY FREIGHT MARKET UPDATE Green Worldwide Shipping's Freight Market Update covers port information, import and export news, vessel wait time and cargo vessels at major ports & more.  For continuous updates, make sure to check out our website at greenworldwide.com. As Green continues to monitor international shipping news, stay up-to-date [...]

July 13th, 2022|Categories: Freight Market, Freight Talk, Shipping News|

U.S. CBP Releases Green Trade Strategy Committing to a More Sustainable Future for Trade

CBP GREEN TRADE VISION Establish CBP as a champion for the green economy and a leader in the fight against climate change by facilitating the global transition to green trade and serving as a responsible steward of our own environmental footprint. Source: https://www.cbp.gov/trade/cbp-green-trade-strategy U.S. CUSTOMS GREEN TRADE STRATEGY Launched [...]

July 13th, 2022|Categories: Customs, Freight Talk, Sustainability|

Freight Market Update | Week 27 | 2022

WEEKLY FREIGHT MARKET UPDATE Green Worldwide Shipping's Freight Market Update covers port information, import and export news, vessel wait time and cargo vessels at major ports & more.  For continuous updates, make sure to check out our website at greenworldwide.com. As Green continues to monitor international shipping news, stay up-to-date [...]

July 5th, 2022|Categories: Freight Market, Freight Talk, Shipping News|

Green Worldwide Celebrates at ACG Atlanta Fast 40 Awards Dinner & Gala

ATLANTA, GA | On June 28th, for the third year in a row, Green Worldwide Shipping® was awarded one of Georgia’s fastest growing companies by the Atlanta National Chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth® (ACG). ACG ATLANTA FAST 40 AWARDS DINNER & GALA Green Worldwide was represented by Chief Commercial [...]

July 1st, 2022|Categories: Uncategorized|

West Coast Port Labor Contract Expires July 1

WEST COAST LABOR CONTRACT EXPIRES: 5:00 PM JULY 1, 2022 The existing contract between West Coast port labor, represented by the International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) and terminal owners, led by the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA), expires at 5:00 PM on July 1, 2022, leaving over 22,000 workers across [...]

June 30th, 2022|Categories: Domestic, Freight Talk, Import, Industry Spotlight, Shipping News|

Freight Market Update | Week 26 | 2022

WEEKLY FREIGHT MARKET UPDATE Green Worldwide Shipping's Freight Market Update covers port information, import and export news, vessel wait time and cargo vessels at major ports & more.  For continuous updates, make sure to check out our website at greenworldwide.com. As Green continues to monitor international shipping news, stay up-to-date [...]

June 29th, 2022|Categories: Freight Market, Freight Talk, Shipping News|

U.S. Increases Tariffs to 35% on Russian Imports

On June 27, 2022, U.S. President Biden met with G7 leaders in Germany to reaffirm America’s support for Ukraine and impose additional economic penalties on Russia.  Primarily, the United States will implement a higher 35 percent tariff rate on more than 570 groups of Russian products worth approximately $2.3 billion [...]

June 28th, 2022|Categories: Customs, Freight Talk, Import, Industry Spotlight|

Freight Market Update | Week 25 | 2022

WEEKLY FREIGHT MARKET UPDATE Green Worldwide Shipping's Freight Market Update covers port information, import and export news, vessel wait time and cargo vessels at major ports & more.  For continuous updates, make sure to check out our website at greenworldwide.com. As Green continues to monitor international shipping news, stay up-to-date [...]

June 21st, 2022|Categories: Freight Market, Freight Talk, Shipping News|

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