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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.
U.S. Threatens 25% Tariffs Amid Final Negotiations with China
As Chinese negotiators prepare to visit the United States this week for what is supposed to be the final round of trade talks, two ominous messages have U.S. shippers on alert. On Sunday, May 5, 2019, the United States President, Donald Trump, posted threats to increase the existing 10% tariffs [...]
Carriers Seek Shipper Help in Fight for Houston Ship Channel
This past April, the local Port Authority implemented a rule limiting the number of calls a 9,500+ TEU vessel can have in the Houston Ship Channel. Piggybacking on the decision, Houston Ship Pilots also decided to prohibit two-way traffic on the narrow passageway further restricting the number of times a [...]
Ceramic Tile from China Targeted in Antidumping and Countervailing Investigation
On May 1, 2019, the Department of Commerce (DOC) announced the initiation of antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations on imports of ceramic tile from the People’s Republic of China. Dumping occurs when a foreign company sells a product in the United States at less than its fair [...]
Personnel Shift Causes Freight Crunch at US-Mexico Border
Truckers importing from Mexico into the United States are experiencing severe delays and increased wait-times after the U.S. drastically reduced the number of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) personnel handling Mexican border crossings, reassigning them to assist with the processing of illegal immigrants. Citing a “large scale surge of migrants [...]
Is the Truck Driver Shortage Real? Study Questions Industry
If domestic carriers are the bloodlines of American commerce, why has this industry found it so difficult to attract and retain drivers to service U.S. supply chains? And, were the higher trucking rates in 2018 reflective of this driver shortage? The American Trucking Association (ATA) has pointed to an ongoing [...]
May Accepts October 31 BREXIT Extension
The European Union (EU) has agreed to delay the United Kingdom’s departure from the EU until October 31, 2019. The decision avoids a political crisis days after Britain’s Prime Minister, Theresa May, failed to come to an agreement with Parliament on a BREXIT strategy. May has voiced her desire for [...]
US Targets EU in New Section 301 Tariffs for Aerospace, Product List Published
On Monday, April 8, 2019, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative announced that it will begin yet another round of Section 301 retaliatory tariffs, this time, aimed at an ongoing dispute with the European Union (EU) and the subsidization of Airbus, one of the two leading providers of [...]
Green Worldwide Shipping Sponsors Beth Barbiers on her Journey to Team USA
At Green Worldwide Shipping, we believe our employees are our greatest assets and adamantly support team members that go above and beyond to deliver exceptional shipping experiences. That’s why Green Worldwide Shipping is proud to sponsor Export Specialist, Beth Barbiers, on her journey to playing for Team USA in [...]
BREXIT’s Failure to Launch, May Seeks More Time
Today, a besieged UK Prime Minister, Theresa May, announced intentions to seek a further extension for Britain’s exit from the European Union (EU). May has already declared to implement any deal that was agreed to by the majority of UK Parliament, even agreeing to meet and compromise with the opposition’s [...]
New 44 FT Draught Restrictions for Drying Panama Canal
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) announced a fifth draught reduction for ocean vessels passing through the new locks of the Panama Canal as a severe dry season hits Central America. Ocean carriers have been warned that after April 30th, the maximum draught for transiting the new locks will be restricted [...]
U.S. Trucking, the Congested Road to Balance in 2019
The shipping market may have finally softened after almost a year of tariff increases and U.S. government trade programs wreaked havoc on inventory levels as companies rushed to import additional product and maintain service levels to consumers. But the mad rush for warehousing, intermodal, and equipment left domestic trucking carriers [...]
Green Worldwide Shipping Gets Greener with Trees for the Future
In an effort to offset supply chain environmental impact for its customers and employees, Green Worldwide Shipping, a leading provider of international logistics services, is partnering with Trees for the Future to plant one tree for every shipment and employee in 2019. “We are very excited to be able to [...]
Fires force Houston Ship Channel to Close for Cleanup
More than 60 ships remain stranded in the Houston Ship Channel this morning as emergency responders look to skim gasoline ingredients from the waterway from a fire that occurred on March 18th. The region’s worst chemical disaster in 14 years occurred after three tanks at an Intercontinental Terminals Co.’s (ITC) [...]
Déjà vu? LA-LB Equipment Export Challenges Further Port Congestion
Import volumes may have leveled off since the beginning of the year, but congestion at the Los Angeles-Long Beach port complex has steadily found new ground. Turn times, on average, are exceeding 100 minutes and over 50 percent of chassis equipment, while more available, is displaced causing extreme delays. A frustrated [...]
‘Bomb Cyclone’ brings Hurricane Strength Winds to the Midwest
An intense winter storm system will rapidly bring hurricane-force wind gusts, blizzard conditions and a flood threat across the United States today. Known as a ‘bomb cyclone’, the storm is expected to be one of Colorado’s most dangerous storms ever. The National Weather Service issued a blizzard warning along the [...]
March 22 Deadline for TSCA Title VI Import Certification Filing
On March 22, the TSCA Title VI import certification requirement that applies to composite wood products (panels of hardwood plywood, particleboard, medium density fiberboard, thin-medium density fiberboard, etc.,) component parts containing such composite wood products, and finished goods containing such composite wood products that are imported into the U.S. goes [...]
latest publications
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.
U.S. Threatens 25% Tariffs Amid Final Negotiations with China
As Chinese negotiators prepare to visit the United States this week for what is supposed to be the final round [...]
Carriers Seek Shipper Help in Fight for Houston Ship Channel
This past April, the local Port Authority implemented a rule limiting the number of calls a 9,500+ TEU vessel can [...]
Ceramic Tile from China Targeted in Antidumping and Countervailing Investigation
On May 1, 2019, the Department of Commerce (DOC) announced the initiation of antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) [...]
Personnel Shift Causes Freight Crunch at US-Mexico Border
Truckers importing from Mexico into the United States are experiencing severe delays and increased wait-times after the U.S. drastically reduced [...]
Is the Truck Driver Shortage Real? Study Questions Industry
If domestic carriers are the bloodlines of American commerce, why has this industry found it so difficult to attract and [...]
May Accepts October 31 BREXIT Extension
The European Union (EU) has agreed to delay the United Kingdom’s departure from the EU until October 31, 2019. The [...]
US Targets EU in New Section 301 Tariffs for Aerospace, Product List Published
On Monday, April 8, 2019, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative announced that it will begin yet another [...]
Green Worldwide Shipping Sponsors Beth Barbiers on her Journey to Team USA
At Green Worldwide Shipping, we believe our employees are our greatest assets and adamantly support team members that go [...]
BREXIT’s Failure to Launch, May Seeks More Time
Today, a besieged UK Prime Minister, Theresa May, announced intentions to seek a further extension for Britain’s exit from the [...]
New 44 FT Draught Restrictions for Drying Panama Canal
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) announced a fifth draught reduction for ocean vessels passing through the new locks of the [...]
U.S. Trucking, the Congested Road to Balance in 2019
The shipping market may have finally softened after almost a year of tariff increases and U.S. government trade programs wreaked [...]
Green Worldwide Shipping Gets Greener with Trees for the Future
In an effort to offset supply chain environmental impact for its customers and employees, Green Worldwide Shipping, a leading provider [...]
Fires force Houston Ship Channel to Close for Cleanup
More than 60 ships remain stranded in the Houston Ship Channel this morning as emergency responders look to skim gasoline [...]
Déjà vu? LA-LB Equipment Export Challenges Further Port Congestion
Import volumes may have leveled off since the beginning of the year, but congestion at the Los Angeles-Long Beach port [...]
‘Bomb Cyclone’ brings Hurricane Strength Winds to the Midwest
An intense winter storm system will rapidly bring hurricane-force wind gusts, blizzard conditions and a flood threat across the United [...]
March 22 Deadline for TSCA Title VI Import Certification Filing
On March 22, the TSCA Title VI import certification requirement that applies to composite wood products (panels of hardwood plywood, [...]
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