US Customs trigger eCommerce crackdown
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has confirmed that it is cracking down on ‘de minimis’ eCommerce shipments, to ensure they are compliant, with several high-profile freight forwarders and customs…
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Vancouver dock workers, railways and Canadian Customs staff edge closer to strike action
We are monitoring a potential strike by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) that would impact Vancouver container terminals, as well as possible action by the Canada Border Services…
US news updates
The supply chain press have been accusing some container shipping lines of ignoring contracted ex-Asia volume allocations, in favour of carrying higher-yielding cargo at spot rates that have increased by…
Ex-Asia spot rates rise with cargo rolled
As predicted in our last freight market report the container shipping lines believe that volumes are rebounding to Europe, with projections for US imports also increasing and with capacity squeezed…
New ocean service is fastest between Ireland and U.S.
Offering transatlantic transit times that will be one to two weeks faster than current services from Dublin and Belfast, a new container shipping service launches tomorrow and with spare time…
Imports grow on trans-Pacific and trans-Atlantic trades
US demand for European goods rose 10% in the first quarter, taking volumes back to pre-pandemic levels, while growth in imports from Asia has been accelerating this year, growing 11%…
China trade into Mexico and US West Coast
Trade between China and Mexico expanded in 2023 and the massive growth in movements saw Mexico leapfrog China in the first quarter to become the No.1 trading partner for imports…
Container ship in catastrophic Baltimore bridge collision
This morning at 05:30 GMT, the containership “Dali” collided with the mile-long Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, with a significant section of the bridge collapsing into the Patapsco River…
US sea freight spot rates from Asia tracking Europe
Two weeks after sea freight spot rates from Asia to Europe started to peak, when the scramble for capacity ahead of Lunar new Year subsided, it seems that the US…
Cape diversions are the new normal (for now)
The Houthi attacks on commercial shipping began in December 2023 and show no sign of ending, with the major container shipping lines scheduling the 3,500 mile diversion around the Cape of Good Hope…
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