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Our team is growing!!! Sending a big “Welcome Aboard!!” to our newest addition to our operations team, Ashley!! We are so excited to have you with us, and to see you shine! #welcometotheteam #teamworkmakesthedreamwork #logistics #freightforwarding #imports #oceanfreight #supplychain #transportation #team

Our team is growing!!! Sending a big “Welcome Aboard!!” to our newest addition to our accounting team, JoAnn!! We are so excited to have you with us, and to see you shine! #welcometotheteam #teamworkmakesthedreamwork #logistics #freightforwarding #accounting #supplychain #transportation #team

A lack of vessel capacity in the trans-Pacific and a shortage of chassis won’t show the first signs of easing for at least six months, but even then US import pressures will continue to slow velocity through ports, rail ramps, and warehouses, according to industry analysts. “More than 400,000 TEU are just sitting there [off Southern California],” Lars Jensen, CEO

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Our team is growing!!! Sending a big “Welcome Aboard!!” to our newest addition to our operations team, Crystal!! We are so excited to have you with us, and to see you shine! #welcometotheteam #teamworkmakesthedreamwork #logistics #freightforwarding #exports #airfreight #supplychain #transportation #team

Just two weeks after launching an audit of container lines, US maritime regulators have ordered eight carriers to show how congestion surcharges and other fees tied to the pandemic-driven supply chain disruption meet legal and regulatory requirements. Carriers have already begun levying a new wave of surcharges for August. The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) on Wednesday said it was launching

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The Transatlantic team is monitoring the global situation carefully and currently pleased note: Ocean General conditions indicate that space is fully booked until mid-May. ONE/HPL/YML/HMM(EC6)/EMC(AUG) will launch a new direct service connecting Taiwan, South & Central China, and Busan to US Gulf Ports (Houston, Mobile, New Orleans). Maiden voyage is set for May 9, 2021. 2M(TP23)/ZIM(ZSE) will launch a new transpacific

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To Our Valued Clients, As we begin a new month, it is evident that the industry is not slowing down. The unprecedented amount of freight being moved has stressed the global supply chain. While some areas are improving, such as the Ports of Los Angeles-Long Beach decreased waiting vessels to under 20, the improvement is likely temporary. The increase in demand combined

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MONTREAL PORT STRIKE, Dear Ocean clients regarding an impending strike action by Longshoremen at the Port of Montreal, the Maritime Employers Association (MEA) has received 72 hours’ advance notice from the Longshoremen Union on Saturday, April 10th announcing the following Partial Strike action: Starting Tuesday, April 13 at 6:00 pm, employees will do no overtime / extension hours. Starting Tuesday,

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Air cargo shippers should prepare for at least another three years of elevated freight rates, according to Glyn Hughes, the newly appointed director general of The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA). Airlines will struggle to match capacity with highly uncertain passenger demand, Hughes and others told the JOC’s virtual TPM21 conference, while also facing the prospect that some lucrative business

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Shippers, carriers, and forwarders are reporting growing trans-Atlantic demand, but the strengthening westbound market is being tempered by equipment shortages and deteriorating service levels ahead of record rate increases. The trans-Atlantic has avoided the volatility in volume and rates experienced by the other east-west trades, but its stability is being rocked by fast-rising demand and the spillover effects of disruption

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