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GREEN WORLDWIDE EARNS 2023-2024 GREAT PLACE TO WORK CERTIFICATIONâ„¢

Green Worldwide Shipping® is proud to announce our achievement of earning the 2023-2024 Great Place To Work Certification™.  The award is entirely based on what our current employees say about their experience working at Green Worldwide, with 92% voting Green Worldwide as a great place to work – 35% higher than [...]

CTPAT ANNOUNCES TRADE COMPLIANCE PROGRAM BENEFIT EXPANSION

The Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT), in March 2023, announced an additional Trade Compliance program benefit: Preliminary Notification of a Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Hold. Preliminary Notification of a UFLPA Hold: the Trade Compliance program will provide advanced notice of a possible hold, detention, exclusion, and/or seizure [...]

2024-03-12T14:29:50+00:00June 1st, 2023|Customs & Compliance, Freight Talk, Import, News|

SEVERE DROUGHT PROMPTS NEW PANAMA CANAL DRAFT RESTRICTIONS

SEVERE DROUGHT PROMPTS ADDITIONAL PANAMA CANAL DRAFT RESTRICTIONS Water levels in Gatun Lake - a main source of water for the Panama Canal locks - continue to fall below historic levels forcing the ACP to carefully manage this critical resource. ACP scheduled additional maximum authorized draft restrictions in June [...]

GREEN ACADEMY: EMPOWERING FUTURE LOGISTICS LEADERS

EMPOWERING FUTURE LOGISTICS LEADERS Green Worldwide Shipping, a leading global freight forwarder, proudly commemorated a significant milestone last week as it celebrated the graduation of its inaugural class from the Green Academy. Katarina Moellering-Baratas (Kat) and Keyla Ahrens successfully completed their educational journey in the Green Academy, positioning themselves [...]

2024-03-12T14:09:45+00:00May 19th, 2023|Freight Talk, Green News, News|

AIR CARGO PILOTS PLAN STRIKES OVER CONTRACT DISPUTES

AIR CARGO PILOTS DEMAND BETTER CONTRACTS Air cargo pilots throughout North America are planning strikes if their demands for better contracts are not met. In Canada, pilots for a startup air cargo company are on the cusp of a labor stoppage, while union members at major integrator company in the [...]

Treasury Department Releases New Requirements for Clean Vehicle Tax Credit

On March 31, the Treasury Department released The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), providing guidance on new clean vehicle credits under The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.  The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022: Amended a tax credit for new clean vehicles purchased, either a plug-in electric vehicle (EV) or fuel [...]

2024-03-12T15:31:45+00:00April 12th, 2023|Freight Talk, News|

Liners Cease Container Storage Fees

MAJOR LINES TO CEASE CHARGING CONTAINER STORAGE FEES WHEN TERMINALS ARE INACCESSIBLE Major container lines are revising their detention and demurrage fees as the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) considers container storage rules changes. The Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (OSRA-22) mandated FMC evaluate rule changes for detention [...]

2024-03-12T15:33:30+00:00April 10th, 2023|Freight Talk, Import, News, Shipping News|

PMA Announces Los Angeles and Long Beach Ports Shut Down

The Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) issued a notice to shippers advising negative impact to terminal operations at the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports, stating Local 13 International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) is withholding labor leading to work stoppages. “A majority of the jobs for last night’s shift went [...]

2024-03-12T15:41:51+00:00April 7th, 2023|Freight Talk, Import, News, Shipping News|

German Labor Strike Paralyzes Transport Network

Unions representing transportation workers across most German airports, transport, and port workers have begun taking strike actions this week. The rail and transport union EVG, representing 230,000 workers, and the trade and transport union Verdi (United Services Union), representing 120,000 workers, staged a 24-hour walk-out seeking wage increases to combat [...]

2024-03-12T16:18:13+00:00March 28th, 2023|Airfreight, News, Updates|

West Coast Port Negotiations Causing Delays at LA-LB Marine Terminals

Delays at the Los Angeles and Long Beach (LA-LB) ports have taken place over the last week, according to the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA). MEAL BREAKS CAUSE DELAYS AT LA-LB PORTS In response to the continuous negotiations between PMA and Local 13 of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) [...]

2024-03-12T16:16:30+00:00March 24th, 2023|Freight Talk, Import, News, Shipping News|
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