Holidays present logistics companies, manufacturers, and facilities with a difficult challenge: the closing of facilities for holiday vacations leave them highly vulnerable to theft. When facilities are shut down during this time, the risk of thieves accessing and stealing cargo increases greatly since facilities are left unattended. In order to prevent cargo loss and theft,…
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Negotiations for a new labor contract for West Coast ports "will continue to move forward" and "normal operations will continue at the ports until an agreement can be reached," according to a joint press release issued last night by the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) and the International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU). Both parties are…
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Transpacific ocean carriers are rallying for increased rates this year through two recent announcements. Peak Season Surcharge Applies to container moves from the Transpacific to U.S. and Canadian Ports Effective July 1, 2014 All amounts are in USD. Equip. USD LCL cbm $8 20′ Std $320 40′ Std $400 40′ HC $450 45′ Std $505…
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While there is still a media blackout on the status of negotiations between ILWU labor and employers at ocean terminals, the effects of the negotiations are being felt through increased terminal congestion related to "slow work". Reportedly, ILWU longshoremen have been deliberately slowing their work and taking 2-hour lunches. The result is long lines for…
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Not your typical day at the office. One of our Belgian clients recently came to us with quite the loading dilemma—how could he get his 800-pound sailboat containerized for export. The client’s sailboat, a high-tech trimaran with hydrofoils, was equipped with a 23-foot mast. The length of the mast and the configuration of the cradle…
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With two weeks left to the ILWU (International Longshore and Warehouse Union) contract renewal deadline, there is still little to no news about the negotiations. There have been no work slowdowns or stoppages reported, and no saber rattling in the public eye, but what is happening behind the scenes? We are seeing heavily booked vessels…
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As the July 1 contract renewal deadline approaches for U.S. West Coast longshore labor, we are beginning to see an upsurge in U.S. East Coast bookings, particularly those to/from Asia. It's apparent that importers are trying to hedge their bets by using the East Coast as an alternative routing. If you are booking to/from U.S.…
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Transpacific ocean carriers are pushing back implementation of a Peak Season Surcharge for container moves to the U.S. East Coast. Originally scheduled to start on 6/15, the surcharge will now begin on 7/1. We predict further delays and/or mitigation of the amounts announced: 20′ Std $ 320 40′ Std $ 400 40′ HC $ 450…
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In February 2014 C-TPAT announced its recognition of a best practice implemented at the Port of Antwerp in Belgium, the second largest port in Europe. In order to close security gaps and increase port security, the Port of Antwerp instituted the Neighborhood Information Network (BIN). This program allows the anonymous reporting of information regarding suspicious…
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Many of our clients are asking us this question: What contingency plans make sense to reduce the effects of a looming labor issue on the West Coast? Considering that roughly 2/3’s of shippers polled by the Journal of Commerce plan to move at least a portion of West Coast cargo to East Coast ports, simply…
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