It's been a little while since we've checked in on what's happening with freight rates. So let's check out current freight rate changes and trends for U.S. businesses that import goods. See [...]
You might have thought the drama at the ports and the disruption threat to U.S. supply chains was over, but it's not... After shutting down the East and Gulf Coast ports for three days last week [...]
This is a guest post by Melissa Davies. Miami, a critical hub for international trade, becomes a buzzing epicenter during its peak shipping season. Exporters face a unique set of challenges [...]
The ILA Strike is over!
On Tuesday, the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) went on strike, shutting down all of America's East and Gulf Coast ports. Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su issued a brief and, [...]
The International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) went on strike today, shutting down U.S. East and Gulf Coast ports. President Biden's words in response to the strike are not those of a [...]
The International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) is officially on strike, shutting down ports all along the East and Gulf Coast ports. Read more in Universal Cargo's blog.
I did the math. Here's how much ILA members make. 4 days... East and Gulf Coast ports shutting down next week is practically a certainty. In fact, International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) [...]
6 days... With less than a week before the International Longshoremen's Association's (ILA) master contract expires, even the most optimistic people in the international shipping industry expect [...]
A week ago, we asked in the ILA Strike Watch if the White House will stop the strike. The Biden/Harris Administration has given an answer: No. That's probably not what shippers want to hear [...]
This is a guest post by Charlotte Sanders. Peak season freight surcharges have become a major issue for firms in the logistics and supply chain management industry as they navigate the year's [...]
18 days... The clock is ticking. With about two and a half weeks until a planned strike from the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) shuts down all the East and Gulf Coast ports of [...]
20 days... That's all that's left before a new deal has to be reached between the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX). No deal by then, [...]
Last week, shippers thought they could feel a little more optimistic about cargo continuing to flow through East and Gulf Coast ports. After all, the International Longshoremen's Association [...]
For more than a handful of years, a big problem for international shipping has been a trucker shortage problem. A partial, if not full, solution for that problem could be automated trucks. The [...]
