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...
Dear Customer,We wish to provide some market and outlook for the remainder of 2023 and detail as follows.As we all know the situation is subject to change depending upon anything which could affect shipping and the supply chain. As we all know one of the most visible signs of disruption was during t...
Dear Valued Customer,We would like to provide you with an update on the current situation regarding the ongoing strike by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Canada, and its potential impact on the transportation of goods.As a result of the strike, Trans-Pacific carriers have deci...
Dear Customer, We would like to inform you that in a recent vote held from June 9th-10th, 99.24% of ILWU Canada voted to support a strike at US west coast ports. After union members voted overwhelmingly, ILWU Canada has issued a notice on June 28 to strike at West Coast ports in Canada, effecti...
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...
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...
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...
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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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
Dear Valued Customer, This is to inform you that some carriers are announcing the notice that liners and terminals will suspend, but not waive, the collection of demurrage due on import containers. Line release and ability to pick up containers will not be affected if demurrage is not satisfied...
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...
Dear Valued Customer,USPTI would like to give you some latest update on the new contract negotiation between ILWU and PMA. Although both parties have not come to an agreement after the contract expired on July 1st, 2022, there will not be any strike or slow down.Latest Joint Statement:“While there w...
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 ...
Dear Valued Customer,Please note ONE has announced a Container Maintenance Charge (CMC) from July 1, 2022 for TPEB (Trans-Pacific Eastbound) shipments. ONE’s announcement is as below: Container Maintenance Charge (CMC)Effective July 1, 2022, ONE will be instituting a Container Maintenance Charg...
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 ...
The seven-week Covid lockdown in Shanghai, prompting carriers to blank a third of export sailings on the Asia-Europe and transpacific tradelanes, is creating a lull in May import volumes through US west coast ports.Moreover, the coastal shift by shippers from the west coast to east ports appears to ...
