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 suspending flights, but not just to Russia; Korea, China,...
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 ocean carriers decided the hub ports could handle that...
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 ports on if they could even handle them in...
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 a few short weeks. It started out with 11...
Thanks to the semi-automated cranes in the container yard and the two marine terminals linked by barge services at the Port of Virginia, the port has been able to alleviate backlogs that have slammed other ports on the USEC....
President Trump announced on Monday that the USTR will place additional tariffs of $200 billion imports from China. Set to take effect on Monday, September 24, 2018 at ten percent and rising to twenty-five percent on January 1, 2019,...
On July 20, Nippon Cargo Airlines received a mandate from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transportation and Tourism, (MLIT) for a Business Improvement Order after their entire fleet was grounded when an investigation by Japan’s Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB)...
Someday we’re going to report on a year where the Port of Virginia isn’t breaking records. We’ll discuss what ways we can deploy to reinvigorate our ocean cargo and reminisce on the glory days when we were posting almost...
Due to extreme weather issued this winter, the Port of Virginia has seen container volumes fall slightly. An unusual issue for a port that is celebrating record setting trends and numbers year after year, the beginning of the calendar...
Your friends are encouraging you to go ahead and do it. The product is selling well here, why not expand your business and sell overseas. You have the extra inventory. You think to yourself, “What do I have to lose?” There...
