Over on the west coast, the International Longshore Worker’s Union (ILWU) and Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) are deep into negotiations on the new contract that will dictate work for the… read more →
Now that the Ocean Shipping Reform Act has passed, the FMC will be taking a closer look at the carrier practices that impact shippers. During the Pandemic, the disruption that… read more →
Shanghai is set to begin lifting Covid lockdown restrictions on June 1, and while this is a much-welcomed development for both citizens and corporations, it does come with further supply-chain… read more →
April was another banner month for the Port of Virginia as the port processed 323,244 teus, a 12.9% increase over April of 2021, and only 2,300 containers short of the… read more →
The West Coast port congestion continues to present new challenges to resolution. To recap, with the onset of the pandemic, e-commerce and import traffic devolved into a wildfire, but with… read more →
Thanks to the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which gave $72 million in funds to the project, the Port of Virginia is embarking on another dredge and widening project that… read more →
Air freight rates rise again with the Ukraine invasion by Russia, but that’s to be expected. As the air freight market becomes increasingly paralyzed and expensive, more air lines are… read more →
When container ships jumped from carrying 6,000 Twenty-foot Equivalent Units (TEU’s) to 10,000 or more TEU’s per vessel, Beneficial Cargo Owners (BCO) and shippers started scratching their heads questioning why… read more →
Nothing’s a bigger head scratcher this week for BCO’s and shippers at the TPM22 conference in Long Beach, than why ocean carriers decided to deploy bigger ships without consulting hub… read more →
Snow storms hit the Port of Virginia twice in late January, shutting down the port both times, and increasing congestion that port officials believe will be cleared out in just… read more →