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Freight Market Update | Week 34 | 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 24th, 2022|Categories: Freight Market, Freight Talk, Shipping News|

Carriers Divert Vessels as Workers at the Port of Felixstowe Begin 8-Day Strike

Over 1,900 Unite labor union members are on an eight-day strike that began Sunday, August 21st at the Port of Felixstowe, the United Kingdom’s largest container shipping gateway.  The union includes workers that undertake all forms of manual roles at the docks including crane drivers, machine operators and stevedores. Unite [...]

August 22nd, 2022|Categories: Freight Market, Freight Talk, Shipping News|

Freight Market Update | Week 33 | 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 17th, 2022|Categories: Freight Market, Freight Talk, Shipping News|

Chassis Market Will Remain Constrained Through 2024

3 REASONS U.S. CHASSIS MANUFACTURING ISN'T MEETING DEMAND As chassis shortages continue to create inland ramp delays resulting in bottlenecks for North American supply chains, chassis manufacturers are racing to meet growing U.S. demand.  Access to new equipment has been limited after the United States began levying anti-dumping penalties on [...]

Green Worldwide Reaches 415,000 Trees Donated with Trees for the Future

GREEN WORLDWIDE DELIVERS ON ITS PROMISE TO PLANT TREES WITH Q2 DONATIONS TO TREES FOR THE FUTURE Green Worldwide Shipping®, a leader in international freight forwarding and global trade solutions, donated 25,000 trees in Q2 achieving over 415,000 planted since Green Tree Initiative started in 2019. Through a partnership with [...]

August 11th, 2022|Categories: Freight Talk, Green News, Sustainability|

FMC Affirms Empty Container Congestion a Problem at U.S. Ports

EMPTY CONTAINER CONGESTION PROBLEM GROWS AT U.S. PORTS AS THE INDUSTRY SEEKS HELP FROM FMC U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) Chairman Maffei and Managing Director Lucille Marvin visited Newark to meet with representatives from the trucking community and marine terminal operators on August 3rd to address concerns about congestion [...]

August 11th, 2022|Categories: Domestic, Freight Talk, Industry Spotlight, Shipping News|

Freight Market Update | Week 32 | 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 10th, 2022|Categories: Freight Market, Freight Talk, Shipping News|

FMC Begins OSRA22 Ocean Carrier Data Collection

The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) issued a new data collection directive that will create visibility over containerized vessel imports and exports coming in and out of the United States as required by the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (OSRA22). Under OSRA22, the FMC is now responsible for quarterly [...]

August 5th, 2022|Categories: Customs, Freight Talk, Shipping News|

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|

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