July 24, 2020/
The adage, anything that can go wrong, will go wrong is working overtime when it comes to port congestion in China. Because of huge demand, bad weather and COVID-19 health concerns impacting the number of people working in close...
The adage, anything that can go wrong, will go wrong is working overtime when it comes to port congestion in China. Because of huge demand, bad weather and COVID-19 health concerns impacting the number of people working in close...
There’s a lot of news circulating about upcoming new tariffs, expiring tariffs and possible tariffs that might impact U.S. importers, especially if you’re bringing in cargo from the E.U. or China. Tariffs on imports from the E.U. stem from...
The Port of Norfolk experienced its largest single-month drop in cargo amounts during May of 2020 as the coronavirus shut down and recovery efforts get underway. The return of cargo is expected to increase after the third quarter as...
Multiple carriers announced more than 75 blanked sailings for the third quarter of 2020, causing shippers concern about how their cargo will be routed going forward. Blanked sailings are intentionally skipped ports in a ship’s itinerary that carriers use...
Blanked and canceled sailings have left ports around the world empty of vessels and loaded with cargo awaiting transportation since the Chinese Lunar New Year shutdown was exacerbated by the COVID-19 global pandemic. The issues that arose from dealing...
With coronavirus slowing down import volumes, the Port of Virginia has temporarily stopped container operations at the Portsmouth Marine Terminal as of May 4th. As this is an older facility, there isn’t a dramatic need for its operation since...
Last night, the White House issued an Executive Order regarding the postponement of duties to alleviate some of the burden businesses are feeling from the COVID-19 pandemic. CBP followed up with a CSMS message to clarify which goods would...
Since the domestic and travel flights have dropped off due to shelter in place orders, airlines who specialize in passenger cargo have seen their customers decrease to almost nothing. In light of the unflown planes sitting in wait for...
To stop the spread of COVID-19, the US and Canada have agreed to close the border to non-essential crossings, freeing up time and space for cargo to move swiftly between the two as a reduction in vehicle crossings enables...
Last night the President’s announced that the United States, effective Friday March 13, 2020 will suspend and limit entry into the United States for immigrants or non-immigrants who were physically present within the Schengen Area* during the 14-day period...
