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 [...]
On August 21st, millions of Americans paused to look up into the sky and witness first total solar eclipse in the continental U.S. in 38 years. While Green offices were not in the path of totality, our Atlanta, Seattle, and Denver branches were able to see it at 90%.
What is a bonded warehouse? U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) defines bonded warehouses as secured areas in which imported dutiable merchandise may be stored, manipulated, or undergo manufacturing operations without payment of duty for up to 5 years from the date of importation (19 U.S. Code § 1555). [...]
