The Getting to Zero Coalition has set a goal of decarbonization of the shipping industry. Many are wondering how different policy measures will be impacted in the process and if making zero-emissions shipping is even commercially feasible or perhaps too lofty of an endeavor. The World Economic Forum, Friends of Ocean Action, and the Global […]
HTS Codes are an important part of the import/export shipping process to identify and classify items. Used by governments to determine the amount of duty or taxes that must be paid to bring an item into a country, HTS codes, which stands for Harmonized Tariff Schedule, lists all code classifications for traded goods. The […]
Years ago, it was common for shippers to be asked for quotes. Typically, it was a painless process and entailed simple questions – “How much to ship from here to there?” Nowadays, due to the complexities of supply chain pricing, the answer is no longer easy and will eventually be – “It depends.” With […]
The Getting to Zero Coalition has set a goal of decarbonization of the shipping industry. Many are wondering how different policy measures will be impacted in the process and if making zero-emissions shipping is even commercially feasible or perhaps too lofty of an endeavor. The World Economic Forum, Friends of Ocean Action, and the Global […]
China: Ningbo Quarantine and the Beijing Olympic Delays The news from across the globe states that Ningbo’s quarantine is starting up again due to another outbreak that jumped from 1 case to 23. Ningbo Customs has issued a notice that has detailed a business emergency response, with changes to certain customs clearance inspections and operations […]
“How much from here to there?” While that may have been the way shippers asked for a quote years ago, today the inherent complexities within supply chains have made the default answer to a question that is superficial, “Depends.” Now, it’s not to say that we don’t have rates between foreign and US ports […]
The upswing in container shipping rates has the potential to impact the global economic recovery, with many smaller countries expected to take the most brutal hit from the escalating prices. Consumer demand for goods during the COVID19 pandemic has caused significant supply chain bottlenecks, which have impacted container ships significantly. Most officials continue […]
With the holiday season and the new year of rolling out, many are wondering about upcoming supply chain predictions for 2022. Will the current supply chain problems persist? Is port congestion the new ‘norm’? Will driver issues continue to be an ongoing concern? Sadly, the wrinkles in the supply chain are not going to be […]
President Biden signed a bipartisan bill into law on December 23rd 2021, that ensures goods made with forced labor in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China do not enter the market. This law, called the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) is a direct response to the reports of Uyghurs […]
When you have a complaint about your shipment or cargo, or something else entirely that you forward to your ocean carrier, and nothing happens, what do you do? When you’ve got a legitimate issue and your ocean carrier will not bother with your service complaint, there is something you can do to get things moving. […]
