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Green Academy Trainees Clean Up Local Park

GREEN ACADEMY TRAINEES CLEAN UP LOCAL PARK Green Worldwide Shipping's Academy Trainees spent the day volunteering at Barker Bryant Memorial Park in DeKalb County, Georgia. The group cleaned up litter in and around the lake to beautify the park for their local community and to help the environment. Their efforts [...]

September 22nd, 2022|Categories: Green News, News, Open Positions, Sustainability|

Freight Market Update | Week 38 | 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, [...]

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

Green Worldwide’s Miami Branch Supports St. Jude Walk/Run 2022

GREEN WORLDWIDE'S MIAMI BRANCH SUPPORTS ST. JUDE WALK/RUN 2022 Green Worldwide Shipping committed to raising $30,000 in 2022 to benefit St. Jude. Participation in St. Jude's Annual Walk/Run to help raise funds and awareness for childhood cancer has been a Green tradition for years. Last weekend, Green Worldwide's Miami Branch [...]

September 21st, 2022|Categories: Freight Talk, Green News, Sustainability|

Renewal of FDA Food Facility Registration Begins Oct. 1

RENEWAL OF FDA FOOD FACILITY REGISTRATION BEGINS OCT 1 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will begin accepting food facility registration renewals from October 1 through December 31, 2022. All food facilities must submit renewals before the registration window closes. Failure to renew food facility registrations will result [...]

September 21st, 2022|Categories: Customs & Compliance, Freight Talk, Import, Shipping News|

Green Worldwide HQ & Local Branch Complete Atlanta 2022 Walk/Run for St. Jude

GREEN WORLDWIDE HQ & LOCAL BRANCH COMPLETE ATLANTA 2022 WALK/RUN FOR ST. JUDE Green Worldwide Shipping committed to raising $30,000 in 2022 to benefit St. Jude. Participation in St. Jude's Annual Run/Walk to help raise funds and awareness for childhood cancer has been a Green tradition for years. Last weekend, [...]

September 19th, 2022|Categories: Freight Talk, Green News, Sustainability|

Recent Environmental and Human Rights Legislation Changes

Guest post by The Uplift Agency THE U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION'S (SEC) PROPOSED NEW CLIMATE-RELATED DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS. Pending a public review period, the new rule is set to begin in 2024. The proposal will require public companies to disclose: Climate-related risks and the specific process the company is [...]

September 16th, 2022|Categories: Freight Talk, Sustainability|

Tentative Rail Labor Agreements Reached Preventing Strike Action

TENTATIVE RAIL LABOR AGREEMENTS REACHED PREVENTING STRIKE ACTION All twelve U.S. rail labor unions and the six Class 1 railroads have reached tentative labor agreements in the early morning hours of September 15, 2022. Union members must vote to ratify the agreements for them to take effect however, the [...]

September 15th, 2022|Categories: Domestic, Domestic Transport, Freight Talk, Import, Industry Spotlight, Shipping News|

REMINDER: U.S. Rail Embargoes are in Effect

U.S. RAIL EMBARGOES ARE IN EFFECT TODAY Several Class 1 railroads updated their freight embargoes to exceed those recommended by the American Association of Railroads (AAR). Instructions by the AAR to all Class 1 railroads included securing HAZMAT and security-sensitive commodities in preparation for the possibility of a nationwide [...]

September 14th, 2022|Categories: Domestic, Domestic Transport, Freight Talk, Import, Industry Spotlight, Shipping News|

Freight Market Update | Week 37 | 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, [...]

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

U.S. Rail Service Embargoes and Labor Negotiations Update

U.S. RAIL SERVICE EMBARGOES AND LABOR NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE The two largest rail unions representing roughly 90,000 U.S. rail workers (SMART-TD, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen) and representatives for the Class 1 Railroads remain deadlocked over contract renewals while President Biden's July executive order that prescribed a "cooling off" period [...]

September 12th, 2022|Categories: Domestic, Domestic Transport, Freight Talk, Import, Industry Spotlight, Shipping News|

Manufacturing Slows in China

MANUFACTURING SLOWS IN CHINA An energy-draining heatwave, COVID-19 resurgence, and tropical storms have slowed Chinese manufacturing in recent weeks. FACTORS IMPACTING CHINESE MANUFACTURING COVID-19 Tropical Storms Heatwave COVID-19 LOCKDOWN China's no-tolerance COVID-19 policy forced lockdowns in Chengdu, part of Sichuan Province, shuttering some manufacturing operations. China recently announced an [...]

September 8th, 2022|Categories: Freight Market, Industry Spotlight, News, Shipping News|

Liverpool Port Containers’ Workers Plan Strike

LIVERPOOL PORT CONTAINERS' WORKERS PLAN STRIKE Nearly 560 port container operations and engineer workers are planning a two-week strike from September 19 through October 3 due to disagreements over wages. Mersey Dock and Harbor Company (MDHD), a member of Peel Ports Group, oversees operations for Liverpool Port which is [...]

September 6th, 2022|Categories: Freight Market, Freight Talk, Industry Spotlight, News, Shipping News|

Freight Market Update | Week 36 | 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, [...]

September 6th, 2022|Categories: Freight Market, Freight Talk, Shipping News|

Hours of Service Exemption Extended for Carriers, Truckers

HOURS OF SERVICE EXEMPTION EXTENDED FOR CARRIERS, TRUCKERS On August 31, 2022, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMSCA) extended its Emergency Declaration exempting motor carriers and drivers that provide direct support to the national COVID-19 emergency from maximum driving time requirements. Enacted in March 2020 due to the [...]

September 2nd, 2022|Categories: Domestic, Domestic Transport, Freight Talk, Industry Spotlight, Shipping News|

Three U.S. Rail Labor Unions Reach Tentative Agreements

THREE RAIL WORKER UNIONS REACH TENTATIVE AGREEMENTS Three of the twelve rail worker labor unions currently negotiating with various Class 1 and Shortline Railroads reached tentative agreements that, if ratified by members, will increase worker pay, improve benefits, and receive more paid time off. Leaders at these three unions [...]

September 1st, 2022|Categories: Domestic, Domestic Transport, Freight Talk, Import, Industry Spotlight, Shipping News|

Freight Market Update | Week 35 | 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, [...]

August 30th, 2022|Categories: Freight Market, Freight Talk, Shipping News|

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