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In two weeks, the Traffic Mitigation Fee (TMF) at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are going to increase. TMF is part of the PierPass OffPeak program designed to reduce congestion at the [...]

A recently passed bill has U.S. shippers primed to save millions of dollars in tax breaks through tariff reductions and eliminations. You might be able to take advantage of this bill to [...]

This year has seen record low freight rates due, in part, to overcapacity. To put it simply, there has been way more space on container ships than demand from shippers to fill it. Overcapacity is [...]

After years of labor and billions of dollars have been invested in expanding the Panama Canal to allow much larger cargo ships through, many shippers worry sending their cargo through the canal [...]

If you see a golden shipping container, step inside and be instantly transported to another part of the world. It sounds like science fiction or fantasy, but these portals exist. No, they [...]

Try not to hear Steve Carell saying, “That’s what she said!” in your head when considering the international shipping industry’s stance on size: bigger is better. It seems [...]

Sigh no more, ladies, sigh no more, … And be you blithe and bonny, Converting all your sounds of woe Into Hey, nonny nonny. –William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing The new [...]