U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has released a notice detailing plans to increase Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act fees by 26.670% to reflect inflation. Importers will see an increase in their U.S. Customs user fees—minimum and maximum Merchandise Processing Fees (MPF)—effective October 1, 2023. Below are examples of the current fees and what the adjusted fees…
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Trans-Pacific carriers have announced a General Rate Increase (GRI) effective August 15, 2023. 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 ports Effective August 15, 2023 Equip.USD20…
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Pondus Weighing Platform is an innovative weighing solution that helps drive safety across the container handling sector. Mis-declared containers create potential safety risks throughout the supply chain from transport companies to terminal operators and shipping lines. This new weighing solution, introduced in 2021, helps identify mis-declared weights by statistically sampling containers for weighing and then…
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Here is what to expect in the trucking industry, as we move into the third quarter. Demand for now, consumers have been resilient and remain focused on services, despite analyst expectations of a slowing economy because of the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes. After riding the COVID-19 lockdown wave spiking logistics rates to the current…
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UPDATE: 8/7/2023—This weekend, the contract put forth last week was ratified by ILWU Canada. It will take some time to clear out any backlog that was created during this turmoil, but overall, we are happy to have the overarching dispute settled. Details on the provisions of the deal have not yet been released, however according…
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Mohawk Global, a leading supply chain services provider, recently announced the launch of sister company MGL Europe in April 2023. The European team continues to grow by welcoming Master International Logistics to the joint venture. Master International Logistics has been an experienced and collaborative partner with Mohawk Global and will now continue that relationship under…
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Trans-Pacific carriers have announced a General Rate Increase (GRI) effective August 1, 2023. 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 ports Effective August 1, 2023 Equip.USD20…
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UPDATE: 7/19/2023— ILWU Canada announced yesterday that it rejected the tentative proposal and as of 4:30 PM PST, they would re-engage in strike activity. "The ILWU Canada Longshore Caucus does not believe the recommendations had the ability to protect our jobs now or into the future." Mohawk will continue to monitor the situation and correspondence…
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LCL is a term used in sea freight to describe loads that are “less than a container load,” or a shipment that does not fill an entire container. When cargo volume is not enough to fill a full container, different shippers might share a container to create an LCL shipment. An LCL shipment is usually…
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Trans-Pacific carriers have announced a General Rate Increase (GRI) effective July 15, 2023. 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 ports Effective July 15, 2023 Equip.USD20…
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