United States

May 20, 2024


Updated UFLPA Entity List Available

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced an updated Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List, a list of entities that use forced labor. DHS states that it remains steadfast in its duty to address the global…

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April 18, 2024


General Average Declared Over Key Bridge Collision

Singapore-based Grace Ocean, the owner of the M/S Dali containership involved in the collision with the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore on March 26, resulting in its collapse, has officially declared general average. The declaration of general average in…

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March 20, 2024


DOT Confirms Boost in West Coast Container Imports

An increase in timely ocean container import data being supplied by private industry into the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Freight Logistics Optimizations Works (FLOW) initiative confirms what has been predicted since earlier in the year — a boost in U.S. West…

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March 12, 2024


US Container Imports Robust in February

February’s U.S. container import volumes decreased 6% from January — a better-than-expected performance as the sector enters its slow season. But other signs point to potential softness in domestic freight in March and April. The 2.14 million twenty-foot equivalent units…

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