Ningbo - YM Mobility Update Dear Value Customer,With the market drawing to a close for the traditional peak season, the shipping industry experienced a vessel explosion last week at the Ningbo Port coming out of China. Yang Ming’s ‘YM Mobility’ was set to berth at Beilun phase Terminal Th...
Dear Valued Customer,We would like to provide you some updates for the possible Canadian railway strike. Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) voted by majority in favor of the impasse ‘rest period’ for railway workers. This will cause serious disruption to the Canadian supply chain as ...
Dear Valued Customer,With the upcoming peak season, ocean carriers have started to file some new GRI’s and PSS’ to the market. USPTI is gathering all the information and will provide it for you. Below are some of the ones which can be for your reference. 2024 May and June GRI (General Rate Incr...
Dear Valued Customer,The ongoing drought issue starting in early 2023 at the Panama Canal has yet to be resolved. The number of vessels allowed to pass through the canal has been increased back up to 32 vessels/day; still less than the previous 50-60 vessels/day back in 2022. With the ex...
Based on the projected level of Gatun Lake and present historically low water level in Panama, the Panama Canal Authority has imposed strict restrictions on draft and the number of vessels crossing the canal. Despite several action taken by the Panama Canal Authority over the last few months, lack o...
Attacks by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi militants on ships in the Red Sea are disrupting maritime trade and global shipping carriers start to reroute their vessels via the Cape of Good Hope to avoid the Suez Canal.Below are carriers that are considering or have decided to pause shipping via the Red S...
Because of the escalation in missile and drone attacks by Houthi rebels on merchant shipping on passage to and from the Suez Canal, some global shipping companies have halted journeys through the Red Sea b. Maersk, Hapag-Loyd, MSC and CMA CGM have stopped transiting the Suez Canal after last Friday'...
Dear Valued Customer,The challenges at the Panama Canal continue as the drought caused by the El Nino has not changed over the past few months. Hence, the number of vessels opting to reroute to the Suez Canal has gradually increased to avoid delay. THE Alliance has rerouted th...
It is with great pleasure and excitement that we announce a significant addition to our leadership team. Ms. Wen-Ling Sarah Chiu, who has taken on the role of Vice President at USPTI.Sarah served as Finance Controller for several large, multinational organizations, including Optoma Corporation and D...
We are thrilled to share a momentous that marks a significant forward in our global coverage network. It’s with utmost honor and excitement that we announce our partnership with Youngs, a company with remarkable 40-year legacy of collaboration with Argentina’s premier agents. Under the visionary lea...
Dear all valued customer, We are delighted to unveil the expansion with our new branch and support in Shenzhen, China.Ms. Bowie Gao will be our new Operations Manager to spearhead our endeavors in Shenzhen.Thank you for being an integral part of our journey forward.USPTI, Inc. wants to take thi...
Dear all valued customer, We are thrilled to announce the grand opening of our new branch office in Ningbo, China.USPTI, Inc. wants to take this opportunity to thank you for all the support for all these years. Without the great support and trust from you, USPTI will not have a chance to d...
Dear all valued customer, USPTI, Inc. wants to take this opportunity to thank you for all the support for all these years. Without the great support and trust from you, USPTI will not have a chance to develop our business structure to current stage. Thank you and we appreciate f...
Dear Customers,USPTI is excited to announce the launch of our brand-new Vietnam office!Please be advised USPTI has officially received our Vietnam business license. USPTI Vietnam office will officially open for all our valued customers on September 5th , 2022. Our VN office address Level 6...
Dear valued customers,As you know, China have been executed the zero-covid cases policy for a while. Finally, after more than a month of strict lockdown in Shanghai, authorities have begun gradually easing Covid restrictions. There’re some bullet points that we’d like to share and updated to you.Pro...
Dear valued customers,As the pandemic seems spreading across mid-China now, USPTI would like to give you some updates about the major Shanghai and Ningbo ports and we hope this could help you better arrange your cargoes to make sure your supply chain affected as less as possible. Cargo backlog ...
Dear customers,In view of recent serious outbreak of Covid-19 at China, USPTI would like to give you a brief update of current situation. We will keep you posted if any further update.Due to serious outbreak of Covid-19, Shenzhen went into lockdown for 7 days till 3/20/2022. All business were ordere...
Dear valued customers,It’s almost the end of first quarter of 2022 and we believe it’s the time of the year for you to plan your peak season shipment for the rest of the year and keep your supply chain smooth.USPTI would like to update you some of insights about TPEB market and we hope this could he...
Announcing the Launch of our New Website! USPTI is excited to announce the launch of our brand-new website! After months in the works, we are happy to officially share it with all of you.Our main goal in launching this new website is to provide our clients, staff and others with a more intuitiv...
Date: December 6th, 2021Dear valued customers,As we’ve updated you about the market in our last advisory, Labor contract negotiations atWest Coast ports between the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) and the InternationalLongshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) are looming. The current coastwide contr...
