Eight ocean carriers have been asked to provide the Commission’s Bureau of Enforcement (BoE) with details about the congestion or related surcharges they have recently implemented. This request comes after the FMC launched an expedited inquiry into the timing and legal sufficiency of these surcharges. BoE has given the carriers until August 13, to provide…
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Trans-Pacific carriers have announced a General Rate Increase (GRI) effective September 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 September 1, 2021 Equip.USD20 ft$180040…
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Trans-Pacific carriers have announced a General Rate Increase (GRI) effective August 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 August 15, 2021 Equip.USD20 ft$180040…
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On the heels of the recent Executive Order issued by the Biden Administration urging the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) to step up enforcement of Shipping Act violations, U.S. manufacturer, MCS Industries—a maker of household furnishings—has filed a formal complaint accusing two ocean carriers of failing to honor their service contracts. The allegations include abandonment of agreed…
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Several ocean carriers have announced significant congestion surcharges with various start dates through the month of August and into September. Two types of surcharges are being announced: Rail congestion surcharges in the U.S, dealing with the high demand for international intermodal containers moving inland throughout the U.S.Port Congestion / High Demand surcharges relating to the…
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The Port of Houston has closed both Barbours Cut and Bayport Container Terminals, as of July 27, due to a major failure of the storage devices that support all applications used for operations. This has been confirmed as a system failure and not a cyber-attack. The Port Authority assures that the ships already in progress…
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Throughout Ho Chi Minh and the surrounding areas in Vietnam, COVID-19 cases have now risen to thousands of cases per day. To combat the outbreak, the government has declared a “total lockdown.” New regulations allow factories to operate only if they can arrange their workers to stay inside their factories or dedicated quarantine place—with a…
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Was it really made in the USA? For years, businesses have dealt with Made in the USA fraud. Small businesses often find it difficult to defend themselves against brands that lie about their products being Made in the USA, and as a result have lost sales to dishonest competitors. Consumers also face a disadvantage as…
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We are seeing measured congestion in every corner of the globe, which accounts for more than 10% of all containers in transit being stuck waiting somewhere. Cargo that backed up during the Yantian COVID-19 outbreak, will be hitting USA ports for the next six weeks, and the holiday cargo season is also upon us. With no…
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Union Pacific Railroad (UP) has announced that it will halt all international intermodal services from the West Coast to Chicago for seven days beginning Monday, July 19. The logic behind this move is to relieve significant congestion at the inland intermodal terminals, though the move will certainly cause more short-term pain for shippers to the…
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