As a record-setting drought throttles transits through the Panama Canal, most of the focus has been on higher-capacity ships: the container vessels, liquefied natural gas carriers and liquefied petroleum gas carriers that use the larger Neopanamax locks. But there’s another shipping…
READ MORE >The US Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) has announced over $653m to fund 41 port improvement projects across the nation under the Port Infrastructure Development Program (source: Splash 247).
READ MORE >U.S. dockworkers ratified a six-year contract that improved pay and benefits for 22,000 employees at 29 ports stretching from California to Washington State (source: Reuters).
READ MORE >The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has expanded its ‘Certified Cargo Screening Program’ to enable more air cargo shippers to enter the secure supply chain, while boosting speed and security of shipments. Supply chain stakeholders now have the option of undergoing…
READ MORE >The Biden administration is coming under renewed pressure to intervene and resolve labor issues across US west coast ports as industrial action stretches into a fifth day, and the threat of strikes north of the border emerges (source: Splash 247).
READ MORE >The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) staged a ‘hit and miss” series of job actions this morning, June 2, according to a source located at the Port of Los Angeles. This is impacting the Ports of Los Angeles and…
READ MORE >US air cargo forwarder associations have linked up to lobby both the House and Senate to fund much needed improvements to cargo facilities at airports. At last week’s Transport Logistics event in Munich, Airforwarders Association executive director Brandon Fried told The…
READ MORE >Contract talks between unionized longshore workers and employers at West Coast ports appear to be headed into their final stretch following agreements on several major issues. Some shipping officials familiar with the talks hope a tentative agreement could be reached…
READ MORE >Container terminals at the port complex of Los Angeles and Long Beach reopened on Friday evening after a 24-hour work stoppage, but there is still no contract negotiation breakthrough. Hopes of a resolution to the impasse in talks between the…
READ MORE >On March 18, 2023, CBP deployed the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Region Alert enhancement to the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE). A set of FAQs is available to importers and their representatives.
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