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 →
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… read more →
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… read more →
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… read more →
On July 10th, the US Trade Representative announced the third list of HTS numbers that will be hit with penalties on imports from China. The escalating trade war between the… read more →
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… read more →
We’ve spent the year watching e-commerce grow into a behemoth shopping retailer, replacing brick-and-mortar experiences with convenient, almost second nature shopping from the comfort of our phones. While distribution centers… read more →