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Join the conversation as we explore current events impacting the international freight market. From capacity crunches to legislative impacts, Green gives you deep insights for big freight decisions.
BRAZIL: HISTORIC RAINFALL AND FLOODING IMPACT AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY MARKET
Over the last week Brazil, more precisely the southern Rio Grande do Sul state, has seen record rainfall and flooding. Of the three ports in the state which all handle agricultural commodities like grains and fertilizers, Pelotas and Porto Alegre have been closed. Floodwaters are expected to reach the southernmost [...]
SECTION 301 TARIFFS SET TO INCREASE
"To encourage China to eliminate its unfair trade practices regarding technology transfer, intellectual property, and innovation, the President is directing increases in tariffs across strategic sectors such as steel and aluminum, semiconductors, electric vehicles, batteries, critical minerals, solar cells, ship-to-shore cranes, and medical products." White House Fact Sheet | May [...]
FREIGHT MARKET UPDATE | WEEK 20 | 2024
Week 20 brings good some news for the global supply chain. The Port of Baltimore expects to reopen for container freight sooner than expected and the potential labor strike in Canada is postponed until further notice. However, ongoing challenges with equipment shortages and inclement weather have led to heavy [...]
WEST COAST PORTS PLAN FOR IMPORT SURGE AMIDST EQUIPMENT SHORTAGES
A surge in Asian imports to the Pacific Southwest is driving an increase in eastbound intermodal train movement, adding to the chronic deficit in rail cars returning west. ASIAN IMPORTS SURGE AT PACIFIC PORTS The Port of Los Angeles reports that local dockworkers moved 2,380,503 TEUs in the first quarter [...]
GREEN WORLDWIDE Q1 DONATIONS SUPPORT TREES: A WORLD RESTORATION FLAGSHIP AWARD PROGRAM
GREEN WORLDWIDE 2024 Q1 TREES DONATION IMPACT Green Worldwide Shipping® proudly supports Trees for the Future (TREES) by planting a tree for each shipment, customer, and employee. The company is pleased to announce the donation of 21,056 trees in 2024 Q1 to support TREES' work training farmers in nine [...]
FREIGHT MARKET UPDATE | WEEK 19 | 2024
In this Week 19 Freight Market Update, we explore the impact of a potential labor strike in Canada, the Paris Olympics, and Key Bridge responses to supply chain delays along with the slight relief rainy season has brought to Panama Canal operations. PARIS OLYMPICS 2024 The upcoming Olympic and [...]
CBP CLARIFIES AIR CARGO ADVANCE SCREENING DATA SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
In a ruling on April 19th, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) provided clarification on Air Cargo Advance Screening (ACAS) data. In the ruling, CBP stated the ACAS data must be submitted at the initial loading airport regardless of whether the aircraft makes stops at other foreign ports before [...]
FREIGHT MARKET UPDATE | WEEK 18 | 2024
Green Worldwide Shipping’s Freight Market Update covers port information, import and export news, vessel wait time and cargo vessels at major ports & more. For continuous updates, make sure to check out our website at greenworldwide.com. As Green continues to monitor international shipping [...]
2024 PARIS OLYMPICS IMPACT ON SUPPLY CHAIN
PARIS OLYMPICS UPCOMING IMPACT ON GROUND TRANSPORTATION The 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games are coming to Paris this summer, and with the excitement of the competition also comes the challenge of logistics in and around the capital city. Both the Olympic and Paralympic Games will have prolonged impacts on traffic [...]
ILA CONTRACT DEADLINE APPROACHES FOR EAST AND GULF COAST PORTS
As dockworkers on the East and Gulf coasts prepare to negotiate local port agreements ahead of the mid-May deadline set by their union president, management sources are divided on the risk of a strike as the September 30th expiration of the current contract approaches. While some believe a deal will [...]
FREIGHT MARKET UPDATE | WEEK 17 | 2024
The Week 17 Freight Market Update finds ongoing challenges with the global supply chain. Forecasts predict an increase in water levels for the Panama Canal water system in the coming weeks. FINLAND LABOR STRIKE Several labor unions went on strike at port across Finland this month. The unions have [...]
GREEN WORLDWIDE SHIPPING CELEBRATES FIRST SUCCESSFUL ZERO-EMISSION SHIPPING COLLECTIVE TENDER
ZEMBA & GREEN WORLDWIDE: REDUCING GHG EMISSIONS THROUGH COLLECTIVE TENDER Green Worldwide Shipping® is proud to announce the successful completion of the inaugural collective tender initiated by the Zero-Emission Maritime Buyers’ Alliance (ZEMBA). This groundbreaking tender for zero-emission ocean shipping will provide greenhouse gas emissions reduction of more than 90% compared [...]
SECTION 301 PROBE INTO CHINA’S MARITIME INDUSTRY
Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (Trade Act) aims to tackle unfair foreign practices that impact U.S. commerce. It serves as a means to address unjustifiable, unreasonable, or discriminatory actions by foreign governments that hinder or limit U.S. trade. Under the Section 301 provisions of the Trade Act, [...]
GREEN WORLDWIDE SHIPPING® JOINS SMARTWAY TRANSPORT PARTNERSHIP
Green Worldwide Shipping® has joined the SmartWay® Transport Partnership, an innovative collaboration between U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the logistics industry that provides a framework to assess the environmental and energy efficiency of goods movement supply chains. The SmartWay program helps freight shippers, carriers, logistics companies and other stakeholders [...]
FREIGHT MARKET UPDATE | WEEK 16 | 2024
The Week 16 Freight Market Update sees some relief to the global supply chain as the Panama Canal expects the rainy season to bring canal operations to near normal levels. Challenges, however, remain with potential labor unrest in Canada and vessel closures at the Port of Baltimore. PANAMA CANAL [...]
THE U.S. BAN ON RUSSIAN-ORIGIN METALS: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
The U.S. Department of the Treasury enacted directives on Friday, April 12, 2024 that prohibit the import of Russian-origin aluminum, copper, and nickel into the U.S. These actions also limit the use of these Russian-origin metals on global metal exchanges and over-the-counter derivatives trading. This move supports the G7 Leaders' [...]
latest publications
Join the conversation as we explore current events impacting the international freight market. From capacity crunches to legislative impacts, Green gives you deep insights for big freight decisions.
BRAZIL: HISTORIC RAINFALL AND FLOODING IMPACT AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY MARKET
Over the last week Brazil, more precisely the southern Rio Grande do Sul state, has seen record rainfall and flooding. [...]
SECTION 301 TARIFFS SET TO INCREASE
"To encourage China to eliminate its unfair trade practices regarding technology transfer, intellectual property, and innovation, the President is directing [...]
FREIGHT MARKET UPDATE | WEEK 20 | 2024
Week 20 brings good some news for the global supply chain. The Port of Baltimore expects to reopen for [...]
WEST COAST PORTS PLAN FOR IMPORT SURGE AMIDST EQUIPMENT SHORTAGES
A surge in Asian imports to the Pacific Southwest is driving an increase in eastbound intermodal train movement, adding to [...]
GREEN WORLDWIDE Q1 DONATIONS SUPPORT TREES: A WORLD RESTORATION FLAGSHIP AWARD PROGRAM
GREEN WORLDWIDE 2024 Q1 TREES DONATION IMPACT Green Worldwide Shipping® proudly supports Trees for the Future (TREES) by planting [...]
FREIGHT MARKET UPDATE | WEEK 19 | 2024
In this Week 19 Freight Market Update, we explore the impact of a potential labor strike in Canada, the [...]
CBP CLARIFIES AIR CARGO ADVANCE SCREENING DATA SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
In a ruling on April 19th, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) provided clarification on Air Cargo Advance Screening [...]
FREIGHT MARKET UPDATE | WEEK 18 | 2024
Green Worldwide Shipping’s Freight Market Update covers port information, import and export [...]
2024 PARIS OLYMPICS IMPACT ON SUPPLY CHAIN
PARIS OLYMPICS UPCOMING IMPACT ON GROUND TRANSPORTATION The 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games are coming to Paris this summer, and [...]
ILA CONTRACT DEADLINE APPROACHES FOR EAST AND GULF COAST PORTS
As dockworkers on the East and Gulf coasts prepare to negotiate local port agreements ahead of the mid-May deadline set [...]
FREIGHT MARKET UPDATE | WEEK 17 | 2024
The Week 17 Freight Market Update finds ongoing challenges with the global supply chain. Forecasts predict an increase in [...]
GREEN WORLDWIDE SHIPPING CELEBRATES FIRST SUCCESSFUL ZERO-EMISSION SHIPPING COLLECTIVE TENDER
ZEMBA & GREEN WORLDWIDE: REDUCING GHG EMISSIONS THROUGH COLLECTIVE TENDER Green Worldwide Shipping® is proud to announce the successful completion of [...]
SECTION 301 PROBE INTO CHINA’S MARITIME INDUSTRY
Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (Trade Act) aims to tackle unfair foreign practices that impact U.S. commerce. [...]
GREEN WORLDWIDE SHIPPING® JOINS SMARTWAY TRANSPORT PARTNERSHIP
Green Worldwide Shipping® has joined the SmartWay® Transport Partnership, an innovative collaboration between U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the [...]
FREIGHT MARKET UPDATE | WEEK 16 | 2024
The Week 16 Freight Market Update sees some relief to the global supply chain as the Panama Canal expects [...]
THE U.S. BAN ON RUSSIAN-ORIGIN METALS: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
The U.S. Department of the Treasury enacted directives on Friday, April 12, 2024 that prohibit the import of Russian-origin aluminum, [...]
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