As the expiration of the International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) quickly approaches, shippers are getting more and more anxious about the potential of contentious negotiations throwing [...]
U.S. ports are finally getting a period of time to recover from the unyielding demand and congestion that has plagued them since 2020. However, there are a few things that could make the relief [...]
Contract negotiations between the International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) and their employers at the West Coast ports, the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA), have been suspended until [...]
Ocean freight rates are falling. Yes, they're still extremely high, but they're moving in the right direction. Greg Miller reported this week in Freight Waves that global spot rates for ocean [...]
Countdown ‘Til ILWU Slowdowns Contract Negotiations The countdown is at nine days. This isn’t an exciting countdown like counting down the days ’til Christmas or the seconds [...]
There is still no end in sight to the horrific Shanghai lockdown, where the Chinese government has actually barricaded people inside their homes, worsening the struggle for citizens to get food [...]
On Friday, the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) served its initial decision, fining Hapag-Lloyd over $800,000 for violating the Shipping Act by assessing unfair detention fees against a drayage [...]
It seems like every time you turn around there's a new fee announced at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Sometimes those fees are merely threats in a less-than-successful attempt to speed [...]
We may have seen a full shift in U.S. import patterns for 2022, particularly with an increase in cargo volumes through East Coast ports. Bill Mongelluzzo reports in the Journal of [...]
This is a guest post by Matthew Rayden. The pandemic has played havoc on anyone looking to make a living by importing and exporting goods. The question we are left with is just how bad the [...]
Russia is prepared to invade Ukraine. They've built up troops on the border. They're running massive military drills. And most think it is not a question of if they'll attack but when they'll [...]
Three-month-plus transit times for sailings goods across the Pacific? After more than a year of severe congestion at U.S. ports, especially at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach and along [...]
It's said that the United States Congress can't work together. It's said that Democrats and Republicans can't agree on anything – that all they do is fight with each other. If that's the rule, [...]
In July, I went out on a limb as seemingly the only one in the shipping industry to predict ocean freight rates could fall by the end of the year. I turned out to be right. YAY! Headlines like [...]
The peak season is often a time of particular danger for shippers' cargo from cargo theft. For the last 18 months, it has felt like a continuous peak season, with near-record to record high [...]
This is a guest post by Lance Peterson. The import/export business has always been a lucrative affair. However, where there is money to be had, there are mistakes to be made. It's a sort of [...]
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg went on a press tour, where he talked about the port congestion we're seeing right now. The Biden Administration has been talking about the ports and the [...]
A good supply chain is predictably critical. Without goods, no one can grow and thrive. This, of course, causes imports and exports to grow in importance in turn. Fresh goods, goods not available [...]
In the last blog we talked about the very likely scenario that, with the master contract for the International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) expiring in less than a year, contract [...]
As the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach hit record volumes of imports for March and freight rates reached a new peak, experts are telling us that the days of overcapacity, and the lower [...]