by Audrey Chaney | Jul 8, 2021 | News & Events
The West Coast MTO Agreement (WCMTOA) today announced that on August 1, 2021, the Traffic Mitigation Fee (TMF) at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will increase by 2.2 percent. The adjustment matches the combined 2.2 percent increase in longshore wage and...
by Audrey Chaney | Jul 8, 2021 | News & Events
CN and Kansas City Southern (“KCS”) have highlighted the benefits realized by agriculture customers, including farmer-owned grain co-operatives, through CN’s open gateways commitment in the CN-KCS combination. These stakeholders, including agricultural customers in...
by Audrey Chaney | Jul 1, 2021 | News & Events
Mainland China Tianjin: All shipping lines are in tight supply of 40HQ. CMA is the worst. Qingdao: CMA is lacking 20GP/40HQ/45HQ. ONE/HPL/SML/MSC is lacking 40HQ. Shanghai: CMA/EMC/ZIM lack 40HQ/40GP. COSCO is releasing equipment vessel by vessel. HMM lacks 40HQ and...
by Audrey Chaney | Jun 25, 2021 | News & Events
Egypt expects to finalize an agreement next week for compensation over the giant ship that blocked the Suez Canal in March, according to the waterway’s top official. The Suez Canal Authority will sign a deal with the owners and insurers of the Ever Given vessel around...
by Audrey Chaney | Jun 25, 2021 | News & Events
Over the past couple of months, the congestion at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach – the main US west coast gateway – has eased and vessel turn times improved. However, shippers may see renewed strain on the ports and their rail and truck networks...
