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HMM Signs Agreement with Unions, Avoids Shipping Disruptions

On Thursday, September 2, 2021, after 77 days of negotiations, Korea’s largest shipping line and member of THE Alliance, HMM, reached an agreement with its seafarers and land workers to increase wages in order to avoid further disruption to global supply chains. During the final round of discussions, after 18-hours, [...]

September 2nd, 2021|Categories: Freight Market, Freight Talk, Shipping News|

Freight Market Update | Week 35

     As Green continues to monitor international shipping news, stay up-to-date on supply chain disruptions by following us on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. 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 [...]

September 2nd, 2021|Categories: Freight Market, Freight Talk, Shipping News|

U.S. Supply Chains Battle Disruption After Natural Disasters

IMPACT OF HURRICANE IDA The Port of New Orleans remained closed Tuesday, August 31 2021 as a severe power loss in the region prevented operations from returning to normal following Hurricane Ida. The main utility provider along the Gulf Coast announced that 820,000 customers without power as a result of [...]

August 31st, 2021|Categories: Domestic, Freight Market, Freight Talk, Industry Spotlight|

Texas Governor Exempts Hours of Service for Drivers at Port of Houston

On August 6th, the Governor of Texas, Greg Abbot, signed a proclamation exempting truckers from hours of service regulations (FMSCR Part 395, Title 49) for drivers servicing the Port of Houston, declaring a regional emergency. As reported last week, the Port of Houston was impacted by technical issues for several [...]

August 10th, 2021|Categories: Domestic, Freight Talk, Import, Shipping News|

CTPAT Trade Compliance Program Coming Soon

On Aug. 4, during a Detroit Field Office virtual trade week event, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) advised trade to be on the lookout for the Federal Register notice that will officially launch the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT) Trade Compliance program, putting an end to Importer Self-Assessment. The [...]

August 6th, 2021|Categories: Customs, Freight Talk, Import|

Vietnam Lockdown Extended, Transshipment Operations Suspended

Due to recent Covid outbreaks, the lockdown in Ho Chi Minh City and 19 other cities in South Vietnam has been prolonged until the end of August. Since August 1, local port authorities have stopped the handling of transshipping cargo at Cat Lai port, partially suspending operations for the next [...]

August 3rd, 2021|Categories: Freight Market, Freight Talk, Shipping News|

Green Supports Beth Barbiers at the USDWNT Soccer Camp

For the second year in a row, Green Worldwide Shipping® is proud to sponsor Accounting Specialist, Beth Barbiers, as she competes in Salt Lake City, Utah at the USA Deaf Soccer Association’s Women’s National Training Camp this weekend, July 27 through August 1, 2021. Selected athletes will go on to compete [...]

July 30th, 2021|Categories: Freight Talk, Green News|

Green’s Website Goes Climate Neutral

Green Worldwide Shipping®, a leading provider of international freight forwarding and supply chain management, has selected to offset the annual impact of its website carbon emissions through Clean Oceans program, an international recycling effort powered by the Plastic Bank and wind farms. Servers and data centers that support web-based activities [...]

July 30th, 2021|Categories: Freight Talk, Green News|

Technical Difficulties Stall Operations at the Port of Houston

On July 27, 2021, the Port of Houston suffered a significant technical failure on systems used to operate both Barbours Cut and Bayport Container Terminals just before the truck gates opened at 7:00 a.m. TIMELINE OF EVENTS 7:00 a.m. – Barbours Cut and Bayport Container Terminals systems failure reported. 10:00 [...]

July 28th, 2021|Categories: Domestic, Freight Talk, Import, Shipping News|

Typhoon In-Fa Closes Shanghai Ports

On Sunday, July 25, 2021, Typhoon In-Fa wreaked havoc on the Shanghai area, causing some of the world's busiest maritime ports to shut down until at least Tuesday. According to local officials, all Shanghai ports, as well as some in adjacent regions, will remain closed after the severe storms over [...]

July 27th, 2021|Categories: Freight Market, Freight Talk, Industry Spotlight, Shipping News|

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