United States
June 10, 2022
West Coast Dock Workers Continue Labor Negotiations
U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh, seaport officials, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association are hoping to reach a long-term contract with the ILWU's more than 22,000 workers at the 29 ports along the U.S.…
READ MORE >June 3, 2022
FMC Releases Report on the Effects of COVID-19 on the International Supply Chain
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has announced that Commissioner Rebecca F. Dye released her Final Report for Fact Finding 29, “The Effects of COVID-19 on the U.S. International Ocean Transportation Supply Chain.” The report is the result of a two-year…
READ MORE >May 17, 2022
EMO Trans Ships Spargel for U.S. Celebrations
EMO Trans proudly supports the longstanding annual tradition of bringing German white asparagus (Spargel) stateside while this wonderful delicacy is in season. The German American Chamber of Commerce hosts an annual gala with Spargel as the star.
READ MORE >May 11, 2022
Safeguarding a Supply Chain Against Rising Fuel Costs
Bidvest International Logistics offers some perspective on minimizing the impact of rising fuel costs.
READ MORE >May 5, 2022
U.S. Takes First Step Towards Four-Year China Tariffs Review
The Biden administration is taking the first step toward a review of tariffs on more than $300 billion in Chinese imports that’s required to keep them from starting to automatically expire in July. The U.S. Trade Representative’s office is notifying…
READ MORE >April 27, 2022
Dwell Fee Remains on Hold at LA Ports
The Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles continue to hold off consideration of the container dwell fee.
READ MORE >April 22, 2022
EMO Trans Neutralizes Scopes 1 and 2 Emissions
Happy Earth Day! 🌳Climate change is an issue that affects all of us, and our industry contributes roughly 8% to global CO2 emissions. To address our contribution to carbon emissions, EMO Trans USA launched its Corporate Sustainability Initiative one year…
READ MORE >April 20, 2022
Earth Week Highlights Sustainability Efforts in Air Cargo
It's Earth Week, and we would like to highlight some of the ways in which EMO Trans is supporting sustainability both within the company and in the industry! Our VP, Sales & Marketing Jennifer Frigger-Latham moderated an industry panel discussion…
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