Recently, numerous railroad operational changes have caused extensive transit-time delay and equipment shortages in the Los Angeles area. Combined with the increased volume of peak season shipping, these shortages have resulted in extended delays of departure schedules and service transit times. Due to the peak season volume and challenges around [...]
It’s about that time of year when supply chain and logistics managers feel the true urgency and impact of peak season shipping. From time-critical deliveries to warehousing fulfillment, freight is moving – fast. But regardless of how your inventory makes its way to the shelves, it’s equally important to pause [...]
I come from the operational side of freight transportation, so naturally, that’s my focus. I've built up a good amount of empathy for (often overworked) logistics managers and their (more overworked) staff. No matter the organization, their procedures or the individual operator’s role, responsibility and work-ethic, there always seems to be [...]
Due to the holiday weekend, please the following summary of ports hours of operation for Veterans Day 2017. For full closure details, please see visit the links provided. WEST COAST LOS ANGELES & LONG BEACH - open 11/10; see Pierpass for full weekend schedule (APM terminal, Terminal C 60, Eagle Marine Services Terminal, International [...]
In 1992, a shipping container fell overboard as it traveled from Hong Kong across the Pacific. No one knew that 25 years later, those 28,000 plastic rubber bath toys would lead to a much deeper understanding of earth’s ocean currents and the impact of plastic pollution. Nicknamed the “friendly floatees” [...]
At Green Worldwide Shipping, no one fights alone. Supporters from across the nation came together for the annual St. Jude Walk/Run to End Childhood Cancer during September’s Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. 58 cities participated in raising money to support the kids and mission of St. Jude. Green Worldwide participants received company registration and donned [...]
With the recent catastrophic weather events, Harvey, Irma and the devastating Western fires, many people start questioning if donations are being used properly and really going to those that need them most. We at Green thought it would take this opportunity to discuss why it chose to partner with the [...]
Green Worldwide Shipping adamantly believes in maintaining a healthy work-life balance through company-wide health initiatives and local community volunteering; it’s who we are. Green values… Every shipping experience should be a pleasure; Respect for our clients, our vendors, our employees, and our world; We encourage the personal and professional growth [...]
Hurricane Irma battered through Florida over the weekend causing widespread power outages and flooding. While landing as a Category 2 hurricane, Irma has been downgraded to a tropical storm as it travels over Florida into Georgia. The city of Tampa was spared direct impact from the hurricane, resulting in debris [...]
Due to severe flooding from Hurricane Harvey, Green Worldwide Shipping’s Houston office has been closed. Employees were relocated to safety with no injuries as the water levels rose. Port terminals, major highways, rail lines, airports, Customs, trucking and warehouses have been and will remain closed with cargoes stuck until waters [...]
