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Join the conversation as we explore current events impacting the international freight market. From capacity crunches to legislative impacts, Green gives you deep insights for big freight decisions.

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|

UFLPA Guidance for Importers Released Just Days Before June 21 Implementation

The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) was enacted on December 23, 2021, to strengthen the existing prohibition against the importation of goods made wholly or in part with forced labor into the United States and to end the systematic use of forced labor in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous [...]

June 20th, 2022|Categories: Customs, Freight Talk, Industry Spotlight, Sustainability|

Freight Market Update | Week 24 | 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 15th, 2022|Categories: Freight Market, Freight Talk, Shipping News|

What Shippers Need to Know About the Ocean Shipping Reform Act (OSRA) of 2022

UPDATE 6/17/2022: OCEAN SHIPPING REFORM ACT OF 2022 SIGNED INTO LAW ON JUNE 16 United States President Joe Biden signed the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (OSRA-22) into law on June 16, 2022. SUMMARY OF S.3580 OCEAN SHIPPING REFORM ACT OF 2022 This bill revises requirements governing ocean [...]

June 14th, 2022|Categories: Customs, Export, Freight Talk, Import, Industry Spotlight, Shipping News|

Trucker Strike in South Korea Sends Economic Ripples

UPDATE AS OF TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 2022 The Cargo Truckers Solidarity union and the South Korean Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport reached a tentative agreement on Tuesday evening, ending an eight-day long nationwide trucking strike that impacted major manufacturing and shipping ports.  It estimated that South Korea has lost $1.2 [...]

June 13th, 2022|Categories: Export, Freight Market, Freight Talk, Import, Industry Spotlight, Shipping News|

Freight Market Update | Week 23 | 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 on [...]

June 9th, 2022|Categories: Freight Market, Freight Talk, Shipping News|

Norfolk Southern Increases Accessorial Charges by 40 Percent, Effective July 18

ABOUT NOFOLK SOUTHERN Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) is one of the nation’s premier transportation companies.  The Norfolk Southern Railway Company subsidiary operates approximately 19,300 route miles in 22 states and the District of Columbia, serves every major container port in the eastern United States, and provides efficient connections [...]

June 8th, 2022|Categories: Domestic, Export, Freight Talk, Import, Shipping News, Uncategorized|

Green is Proud to Support The Trevor Project

DIVERSITY IS WHAT MAKES US STRONG Green Worldwide Shipping is focused on creating a diverse and inclusive workplace, where everyone can bring their true, authentic selves to work.  Everyone is welcome at Green regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, or any other characteristic that makes [...]

June 7th, 2022|Categories: Freight Talk, Green News|

FMC Makes 12 Recommendations in Report on Effects of COVID-19 on the U.S. International Ocean Transportation Supply Chain

FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION: FACT FINDING INVESTIGATION 29 FINAL REPORT Effects of the Covid-19 Pandemic on the U.S. International Ocean Supply Chain: Stakeholder Engagement and Possible Violations of 46 U.S.C. § 41102(C) On May 31, 2022, the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) published Fact Finding Investigation 29 Final Report on “The Effects [...]

June 2nd, 2022|Categories: Export, Freight Talk, Import, Shipping News|

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FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION: FACT FINDING INVESTIGATION 29 FINAL REPORT Effects of the Covid-19 Pandemic on the U.S. International Ocean Supply [...]

June 2nd, 2022|Categories: Export, Freight Talk, Import, Shipping News|

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