most importers don’t want to disclose the names of their Chinese suppliers. But, in the US, the names of shipper and importers (as shown on the bill of lading) is public information. And it is available through more and more websites: Import Genius, Panjiva, Tradesparq, Trade...
Please note in response to increased cases of Covid-19 in the Chinese province of Pudong, Shanghai will be locked down in two stages over the next nine days. This is the largest city-wide lockdown since the pandemic first broke more than two years ago. At present,...
The u-turn on a Shanghai lockdown was announced on Sunday followed record 3,450 asymptomatic Covid-19 cases and 50 symptomatic cases, numbers that seem small compared to most countries. The city of 26 million will be locked down in two phases for mass testing with the Pudong...
Congestion at North Europe’s container ports is on the rise again, causing ocean carriers to juggle their schedules and restrict import and export operations at terminals. Vessels are arriving at North European ports already delayed by supply chain disruptions in China, and with sanctioned Russian cargo...
In the U.S., the headwinds ocean carriers are sailing into are increasing in force. While the push in Washington for reform of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act is targeting antitrust immunity and calling for more curbs on carriers’ ability to impose charges, lawmakers in California are...
Terminals in Europe and North America have been told to brace for another whiplash effect from delayed shipments out of southern China. The cumulative TEU waiting time in days based on container vessel capacity (e.g., a vessel with a 10,000-TEU capacity waiting 12 days equals 120,000 TEU...
Update from John Brooks, Executive Vice-President & Chief Marketing Officer: CP and TCRC agree to enter into binding arbitration Dear customers, I am pleased to advise you that the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) – Train and Engine Negotiating Committee has agreed to enter into binding arbitration...
Rail and Truck Updates On Thursday, the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC)-Train & Engine provided CP with its 72-hour strike notice to be effective 00:01 ET on Sunday, March 20. CP had previously issued notice to the TCRC of its plan to lock out employees at...
Pay-Anything Mood Grips U.S. Importers Fearful of Shipping Woes U.S. importers, straining under a tapped-out supply chain, are increasingly offering top dollar for long-term shipping contracts that may not even be honoured as they try whatever it takes to guarantee the arrival of their products. The pandemic-driven...
Ocean Updates Shenzhen Partially Lifts Lockdown Shippers will be relieved with news from Shenzhen, where local authorities are easing lockdown rules as a COVID scare passes without too great damage to supply chains, especially compared with an outbreak last summer that wiped out three-quarters of the vital...
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