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6月-26-2023

USPTI Ningbo Branch Office Grand Opening on June 20th, 2023

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...
6月-17-2023

Updates of Current Issue at West Coast Terminals

Dear Customer,Finally comes a clear picture for the global supply chain right after a tentative agreement being reached by ILWU and PMA. Swept all the concerns away, the tentative agreement is for a new six-year contract which covers the dockworkers at all 29 ports on the US West Coast and is subjec...
6月-09-2023

Current Operation Status of West Coast Terminals

Dear Customer,Due to the failed consensus between PMA and ILWU, the dockworker absences since last Friday forced several terminals at West Coast to halt operations and impacted cargo flows at other facilities. Except for LA/LB, the operations at the Port of Seattle have been significantly impac...
6月-05-2023

Temporarily Shut Down of West Coast Ports

Dear Customer,We would like to inform you that due to failed negotiations with port management, and “no show” of the union workers causing insufficient labor for terminal operations. Therefore, Port of Oakland, Los Angeles, Long beach have been temporarily shut down as of Friday 6/02.USPTI will clos...
5月-16-2023

Cargo Weight Limitation for Cargos via Panama Canal

Dear Customer,We would like to inform you, that due to the lower-than-usual water levels in the Gatun Lake are causing severe draft restrictions on vessels transiting the Panama Canal. Therefore, carriers are now putting strict weight limitation for cargos via Panama Canal.YML: Request to control th...
12月-14-2022

Panama Canal Congestion

Dear Customers,Please refer to the latest announcement published as below by Canal de Panama. As you can see from the chart below, the current average waiting time at Panama Canal is around 20 days. Also, please be informed current total volume is still much more than pre-pandemic (2019) even i...
10月-24-2022

USPTI Neihu Building Grand Opening on November 8th, 2022

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...
10月-18-2022

Customer Advisory-Lockdown at Beilun District

Dear Customers,China government is still under a strict policy of zero-covid. Few months right after the lockdown lifted at Shanghai, Beilun, core of Ningbo Port in East China's Zhejiang Province, has tightened epidemic control measures once again after new COVID-19 cases were reported, which posed ...
9月-15-2022

US RAIL STRIKE UPDATE

Dear Valued Customers,As of September 14, 2022, a tentative agreement has been reached with 10 out of the 12 unions. Based on the feedback from the railroads, now they are still trying to negotiate with the unions to avert the strike. Most Railroads prohibit DG and Reefer as first ste...
8月-31-2022

Opening of Vietnam Office

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...
8月-03-2022

Customer Advisory-Cargo clogging at Port of Los Angeles

Dear Valued Customer,Just as retailers are starting to gear up for the holiday season, there are warnings of a possible nationwide shipping logjam. Shipments start to pile up at the terminal plus the shortage of the rail cars, workers, and the delay pick up of the importer, which forces the U.S. sup...
7月-13-2022

US IPI CARGO & RAIL UPDATE

Dear all customer,We could see another supply chain headache during the back half of the year and into the holidays as rail congestion at West Coast ports remains elevated and labor issues are unresolved. BNSF and Union Pacific (UP) are both reported to be seeing slowdowns in loading freight at West...
6月-22-2022

Update on ILWU and PMA Contract Negotiation

Dear Valued Customer, A strike or work slowdown at West Coast ports won’t be a possible scenario. That’s the word from the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) employer group, which are negotiating a new contract for ILWU West Coast port ...
6月-01-2022

Shanghai Covid Lockdown Updates – June 1st, 2022

Dear valued customers,Finally, the Covid lockdown in Shanghai was ended today (June 1st). It's a significant easing of the restrictions, which will allow most people to move freely around the city, but this is not going to be a full lifting of the lockdown. Below latest information was just updated ...
5月-12-2022

TPEB Market Updates – May 12th, 2022

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...