COVID-19 cases continue to spread throughout main cities in China, causing further concern about the affects to the supply chain. As the flow of goods remains challenging, anxieties are not limited to simply the status of ports and surrounding infrastructure, but also on the labor force and sourcing of raw materials that make production possible.…
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Over the last few months, the industry has felt growing concerns over a potential strike by the ILWU or lockout by terminals regarding the expiration of the longshoreman’s labor contract. On Wednesday March 30, Jim McKenna, the chief executive of the Pacific Maritime Association, announced May 12 as the date for talks to begin around…
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UPDATE: 3/28/2022—On Sunday evening, March 27, the city government in Shanghai ordered a split lockdown of two city sections in Shanghai. The first section of Pudong, which contains Shanghai-Pudong International Airport, will be shutdown from Monday, March 28 to Friday, April 1, for COVID-19 testing. Following this shutdown, the Puxi area (closer to central/downtown) will…
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UPDATE: 3/22/2022—Employees will return to work at noon on March 22, after an agreement was reached between CP Rail and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference, which ended a two-day lock-out. UPDATE: 3/21/2022—There has been no resolution since CP Rail issued its 72-hour notice. Therefore, the lock-out officially began on Sunday, March 20. This may cause…
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Shippers that export containers from both Northern Europe and Mediterranean origins heading westward to North America, have faced difficult conditions over the last several months. However, the factors leading to these issues have continued to worsen, and the situation has degraded rapidly. While the Ukrainian Conflict has not helped matters, it is also not completely…
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The labor issue was high on the list of concerns at TPM last week. It is evident to all that a strike by the ILWU or lockout by the terminals would cause disastrous effect on top of an already severely congested port complex. This has prompted many importers to build in alternative routing to U.S.…
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In the past few days, Mohawk Global has been closely monitoring the situation of the U.S. posing new sanctions and new export controls on Russia and Belarus. After careful consideration, it is our decision to temporarily suspend Mohawk Global’s service to Russia & Belarus. The suspension will begin immediately. As of March 2, 2022, no…
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One potential roadblock to port congestion recovery this year is the expiration of the ILWU longshoreman’s labor contract at West Coast ports on July 1. The last contract renewal period in 2014-15 was peppered with work slowdowns that ultimately resulted in a lock-out by employers—ocean terminals—which stopped cargo flow for 10 days and took weeks…
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Due to COVID-19 reducing staffing levels, Lufthansa Cargo has set a transit embargo for Frankfurt for cargo shipments from USA & Canada and Europe—including Germany. What does this mean? All shipments from the regions Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa as well as Latin and South America (also via Frankfurt) are not affected. The following…
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UPDATE: 3/15/2022—The ports of Los Angeles & Long Beach announced that they have delayed implementation of the Container Excess Dwell Fee further, now targeting a start date of March 18, 2022. The two ports have seen a decline of 64% combined in aging cargo on the docks, since announcing the new fee in October. UPDATE: 11/16/2021—The…
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