A labor strike is happening at the Ports of New York and New Jersey. Without any prior warning, the dockworkers at the New York and New Jersey walked off the job. Their demands are not yet clear. [...]
Get ready. It looks like the West Coast ports are about to shut down. The Los Angeles Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders Association (LACBFFA) forwarded the following words of warning from [...]
Congestion at West Coast ports, especially the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, has been a growing problem for shippers and everyone involved in the international shipping industry. The [...]
In yesterday’s blog we wrote how shippers feared pre-filed Port Congestion Surcharges (PCS) would be implemented by carriers as the ILWU has made a bad congestion situation worse with [...]
Struggles continue between the ILWU and Terminal 6 at the Port of Portland. An ILWU walk-off has closed the terminal. ILWU Local 40 Clerks walked off the job at 9:30 am PST, effectively [...]
UPDATE: 9/23 @ 9:45 am PST – Most of Los Angeles Terminals are closed today due to the heavy smog from Pasha Facility Fire last night at APL Terminal. Port of Los Angeles West Basin: [...]
Obviously, the negotiations taking place in San Francisco between the ILWU and PMA are extremely pertinent to shippers who import and export in the US. The way the negotiations go have serious [...]
The P3 Network got approval from the US and Europe, but China said no. Maersk, MSC, and CMA CGM–the 3 largest container shipping carriers in the world–will not be moving forward with [...]
Anti-China protests have arisen in Vietnam and the Philippines as tensions have been rising in the region. This week, protests turned to riots in Vietnam when China deployed an oil rig in [...]
Truckers who move import and export cargo in and out of the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach went on strike today (Monday, April 28th). Justice for Port Truck Drivers, a group backed [...]
This is an update from BNSF Railway. Midwest Rail Operations Update Chicago Area Hub Status Local intermodal operations, inventories and operations are current at BNSF Chicago area hubs. CTCO [...]
Delays at ports across the country have been difficult for truckers and shippers this winter. At Universal Cargo Management, we work hard to make sure your imports and exports ship as smoothly as [...]
This is an update from BNSF Railway. A new storm system with expected snowfall levels of 5 to 10 inches is moving across the Midwest, affecting BNSF territories in Illinois, Missouri, Indiana, [...]
This is an advisory from APL: Please be advised that another winter storm is moving through the US Midwest and Northeast. As a result of this winter weather, several port, rail and container [...]
This is a service advisory from APL. Please be advised that extreme winter weather in January has had a negative impact on cargo movement. APL is closely working to minimize the impact to your [...]
Severe port congestion and rail delays are slowing many inland shipments throughout the U.S. Here are the three most notable ports experiencing congestion and causing shipment delays: Ports of [...]
For the last 3 months, the Port of Oakland has been experiencing delays and backlog at SSA terminals. Waiting time at the port is causing a blockade from truckers. Shippers should try to avoid [...]
Anti-Israel, Iranian-backed Houthi rebel attacks on container ships in the Red Sea. Freight rates spiking. Cargo delays. That's what has dominated international shipping news over the last few [...]
Freight rates are massively spiking in the wake of Iranian-backed Houthi Rebel attacks on ships in the Red Sea. Literally hundreds of ships are being rerouted away from the Suez Canal. Spot [...]
Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels continue to attack ships in the Red Sea. They hit the Liberian-flagged cargo ship Al Jasrah today, which set the ship on fire, as reported by Jon Gambrell in [...]