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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.
GREEN WORLDWIDE SHIPPING JOINS BUYERS’ ALLIANCE FOR ZERO-EMISSION TRUCKING
Green Worldwide Shipping® (Green), a freight forwarder on a mission to become one of the most sustainable and responsible leaders in logistics, is proud to announce its founding membership in the GMA Trucking buyers' alliance, an initiative led by the Center for Green Market Activation (GMA) to accelerate the [...]
FREIGHT MARKET UPDATE | WEEK 37 | 2024
In Week 37, the freight market is recovering from one typhoon and bracing for a hurricane. While capacity softens, some ports in North America remain congested due to order surges and container shortages. U.S. EAST COAST LABOR STRIKE PENDING With the 'no strike' clause still in effect, job actions [...]
COLOMBIA: TRANSPORT BLOCKADES TO END
COLOMBIAN TRUCKERS STRIKE, SET UP ROADBLOCKS IN PROTEST OF DIESEL FUEL HIKE Demonstrations, protests, and blockades ground the transportation industry to a near-halt in Colombia this week. Anger over a government price hike on diesel fuel triggered the labor unrest which included truckers going on strike and setting up blockades [...]
GREEN WORLDWIDE SIGNS PLEDGE TO COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING
Green Worldwide Shipping® (Green) proudly announces that it has expanded its work against human trafficking by signing the Transportation Leaders Against Human Trafficking (TLAHT) pledge. A collaboration between the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDoT), logistics sector, and travel industries, the voluntary TLAHT program works collaboratively to combat human trafficking. [...]
FREIGHT MARKET UPDATE | WEEK 36 | 2024
Week 36 finds the global freight market in a state of ongoing turbulence. While shippers prepare for China’s Golden Week holiday, capacity adjustments and port congestion dominate the landscape. PROJECTION: BLANK SAILINGS TO SPIKE In advance of China’s Golden Week holiday, in early October, an increase in blank sailings [...]
USTR FURTHER DELAYS SECTION 301 DETERMINATION
USTR: SECTION 301 MODIFICATIONS DETERMINATION FURTHER DELAYEDÂ On July 30, 2024, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) office announced that it continues to work on finalizing the determination, with plans to make it public in the coming days. This announcement marks another delay in the final decision on proposed Section [...]
UNLOCKING OPPORTUNITIES: GREEN ACADEMY GRADUATION
Green Worldwide Shipping® (Green), a leader in global freight forwarding, continues its commitment to fostering the next generation of logistics professionals with the graduation of its latest cohort from the Green Academy. Green is proud of Stephen Hanes and Grant Marquardt, for successfully completing the rigorous program and positioning [...]
FREIGHT MARKET UPDATE | WEEK 35 | 2024
Week 35 finds the freight market strained but rebounding. Government involvement ended the railway labor actions in Canada, water levels continue to improve in the Panama Canal, but the market remains fluid due to ongoing disruptions such as the recent rail lockout/strike and the Red Sea Crisis. CANADA RAILWAY [...]
GREEN WORLDWIDE SHIPPING PUBLISHES 2023 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT
Green Worldwide Shipping® proudly presents our 2023 Sustainability Report, highlighting Green's sustainability progress over the past year and previewing the actions set for 2024 and the future. This publication marks an important milestone in Green Worldwide Shipping's journey to establish itself as a leader in sustainability and responsibility within [...]
CANADA RAIL CRISIS: GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION & CARGO DIVERSIONS
UPDATE: MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 2024 - WORK RESUMES AT CANADIAN RAILWAYS Effective at 12:01 AM today, August 26, 2024, work has resumed at both CN and CPKC. This work resumption is the result of the Canada Industrial Relations Board order published on Saturday, August 24, 2024 that ruled the Teamsters [...]
FREIGHT MARKET UPDATE | WEEK 34 | 2024
In Week 34, port congestion remains a challenge throughout the global supply chain. The threat of a Canada railway work stoppage looms large as the August 22, 2024 collective bargaining "cooling off" period nears the deadline for an agreement. CANADIAN RAILWAYS ANNOUNCE LABOR LOCKOUTÂ Both CN and CPKC officially [...]
CANADIAN RAILWAYS ANNOUNCE RAIL SHUTDOWN
CANADIAN RAILWAYS: COLLECTIVE BARGAINING TALKS REACH BOILING POINT The months-long, heated collective bargaining talks between Canada's two major railways, Canadian National Railway Company (CN) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC), and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) reached a boiling point yesterday. Both CN and CPKC officially announced a labor [...]
NORTH AMERICA: IMPACT OF LABOR DISPUTES, EMBARGOES ON GLOBAL SHIPPING
Collective bargaining disputes in both the U.S. and Canada may exacerbate congestion at key ports in both countries. Ports on the West Coast for both countries remain congested due to recent natural disasters and equipment shortages. The threat of labor action is expected to further disrupt operations at the Ports [...]
GREEN WORLDWIDE Q2 DONATIONS SUPPORT AGROFORESTRY
GREEN WORLDWIDE 2024 Q2 TREES DONATION IMPACT Green Worldwide Shipping® proudly supports Trees for the Future (TREES) by planting trees for each shipment, customer, and employee. The company is pleased to announce the donation of 22,849 trees in 2024 Q2 to support TREES' work training farmers in nine African [...]
GREEN WORLDWIDE SHIPPING OFFSETS 2023 EMISSIONS
Green Worldwide Shipping® (Green) is on a journey to become one of the most sustainable and responsible transportation and logistics company in the world. In a move to combat climate change and offset Green's 2023 Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions, Green Worldwide purchased 265.05 metric tons of carbon [...]
FREIGHT MARKET UPDATE | WEEK 33 | 2024
In Week 33, port congestion remains a challenge throughout the global supply chain. Recent dangerous goods container explosions aboard Yang Ming and MSC vessels impacted operations in Ningbo and Colombo while the threat of potential labor action sees shippers placing orders early to avoid potential delays. CONTAINER EXPLOSIONS AT [...]
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.
GREEN WORLDWIDE SHIPPING JOINS BUYERS’ ALLIANCE FOR ZERO-EMISSION TRUCKING
Green Worldwide Shipping® (Green), a freight forwarder on a mission to become one of the most sustainable and responsible [...]
FREIGHT MARKET UPDATE | WEEK 37 | 2024
In Week 37, the freight market is recovering from one typhoon and bracing for a hurricane. While capacity softens, [...]
COLOMBIA: TRANSPORT BLOCKADES TO END
COLOMBIAN TRUCKERS STRIKE, SET UP ROADBLOCKS IN PROTEST OF DIESEL FUEL HIKE Demonstrations, protests, and blockades ground the transportation industry [...]
GREEN WORLDWIDE SIGNS PLEDGE TO COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING
Green Worldwide Shipping® (Green) proudly announces that it has expanded its work against human trafficking by signing the Transportation [...]
FREIGHT MARKET UPDATE | WEEK 36 | 2024
Week 36 finds the global freight market in a state of ongoing turbulence. While shippers prepare for China’s Golden [...]
USTR FURTHER DELAYS SECTION 301 DETERMINATION
USTR: SECTION 301 MODIFICATIONS DETERMINATION FURTHER DELAYEDÂ On July 30, 2024, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) office announced that [...]
UNLOCKING OPPORTUNITIES: GREEN ACADEMY GRADUATION
Green Worldwide Shipping® (Green), a leader in global freight forwarding, continues its commitment to fostering the next generation of [...]
FREIGHT MARKET UPDATE | WEEK 35 | 2024
Week 35 finds the freight market strained but rebounding. Government involvement ended the railway labor actions in Canada, water [...]
GREEN WORLDWIDE SHIPPING PUBLISHES 2023 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT
Green Worldwide Shipping® proudly presents our 2023 Sustainability Report, highlighting Green's sustainability progress over the past year and previewing [...]
CANADA RAIL CRISIS: GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION & CARGO DIVERSIONS
UPDATE: MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 2024 - WORK RESUMES AT CANADIAN RAILWAYS Effective at 12:01 AM today, August 26, 2024, work [...]
FREIGHT MARKET UPDATE | WEEK 34 | 2024
In Week 34, port congestion remains a challenge throughout the global supply chain. The threat of a Canada railway [...]
CANADIAN RAILWAYS ANNOUNCE RAIL SHUTDOWN
CANADIAN RAILWAYS: COLLECTIVE BARGAINING TALKS REACH BOILING POINT The months-long, heated collective bargaining talks between Canada's two major railways, Canadian [...]
NORTH AMERICA: IMPACT OF LABOR DISPUTES, EMBARGOES ON GLOBAL SHIPPING
Collective bargaining disputes in both the U.S. and Canada may exacerbate congestion at key ports in both countries. Ports on [...]
GREEN WORLDWIDE Q2 DONATIONS SUPPORT AGROFORESTRY
GREEN WORLDWIDE 2024 Q2 TREES DONATION IMPACT Green Worldwide Shipping® proudly supports Trees for the Future (TREES) by planting [...]
GREEN WORLDWIDE SHIPPING OFFSETS 2023 EMISSIONS
Green Worldwide Shipping® (Green) is on a journey to become one of the most sustainable and responsible transportation and logistics [...]
FREIGHT MARKET UPDATE | WEEK 33 | 2024
In Week 33, port congestion remains a challenge throughout the global supply chain. Recent dangerous goods container explosions aboard [...]
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