UPDATE: 5/27/21—YICT terminal in Yantian is extending its closed gate for outbound cargo to May 30, 23:59. Retrieval of inbound containers and empty pick up are not impacted. Laden acceptance will only allow shipments with vessel whose ETA is within four days. The implementation period for this new parameter is from May 28 to June…
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With eleven straight months of volume growth behind us, and no immediate end of sustained consumer demand in sight, ocean carriers and marine terminals continue to choke on the sea of import containers coming into U.S. ports. The COVID-19 virus caused intermittent labor shortages, by impacting drivers and longshoremen, and severely disrupted terminal efficiency and…
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As COVID-19 cases increase in India, several state governments have ordered lockdowns or curfews. These restrictions could continue until end of the month. The following are major updates we are seeing regarding the impact on commerce. Manufacturing—Manufacturing in India has come to a near standstill. Airports—More and more countries are restricting passenger travels to and…
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Trans-Atlantic carriers have announced a General Rate Increase (GRI) effective June 1, 2021. This GRI will affect all Canadian and USA destinations. The following amounts are in USD and apply to all freight originating in Asia and the Indian Sub-Continent. General Rate Increase—Trans-Atlantic Westbound Applies to all U.S. and Canadian portsEffective June 1, 2021 Equip.USD20…
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Trans-Pacific carriers have announced a General Rate Increase (GRI) effective June 1, 2021. This GRI will affect all Canadian and USA destinations. The following amounts are in USD and apply to all freight originating in Asia and the Indian Sub-Continent. General Rate Increase Applies to all U.S. and Canadian portsEffective June 1, 2021 Equip.USD20 ft$90040…
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Trans-Pacific carriers have announced a General Rate Increase (GRI) effective May 15, 2021. This GRI will affect all Canadian and USA destinations. The following amounts are in USD and apply to all freight originating in Asia and the Indian Sub-Continent. General Rate Increase Applies to all U.S. and Canadian portsEffective May 15, 2021 Equip.USD20 ft$90040…
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The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Local 375, has given a 72-hour strike notice to the Maritime Employers Association (MEA) at the Port of Montreal beginning April 26, 2021 at 7am. All services provided by the union members at the port will stop except for Oceanex services, as they are deemed essential. We will…
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The ripple effects from the Ever Given—the containership that was stuck in the Suez Canal a few weeks ago—will continue to be felt in trade lanes around the world for a month or two. We were already taxing the global transport system beyond its limitations when the grounding in the Suez Canal occurred. The delay…
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The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Local 375, has given a 72-hour partial strike notice to the Maritime Employers Association (MEA) at the Port of Montreal beginning April 13, 2021. All terminals at the port will be impacted. The following actions are taking place until further notice, Starting April 13th at 6:00 pm, the…
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The Commodity Classification Standards Board (CCSB) has announced a series of National Motor Freight Classification (NMFC) changes effective, April 10, 2021. Many items have been cancelled as obsolete, new items numbers have been added, and certain classes—based on density—have been changed. These changes may impact anyone with less than truckload (LTL) shipments of certain commodities…
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