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 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...
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 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 ...
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 ...
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...
Ports of Los Angeles & Long Beach Emergency SurchargeContainer Excess Dwell FeeNovember 3rd, 2021Dear Valued USPTI Customer, Due to terminal congestion, the historic record level of cargo volumes and in an effort to improve cargo movement, the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach under the d...
TPEB TRADE OUTLOOKDate: October 22, 2021Dear customers, We expect to see the market demand to be stronger for Trans-Pacific eastbound market toward the end of this quarter due to below reasons. Space and equipment continue to be scarce. We’ve summarized some of the current TPEB market...
Dear Customers,We are seeing serious port congestions in north America ports, especially for LA/LB, which also affects the vessel schedules unstable recently. Carriers are also filing port congestion surcharges onto the shipment due to these circumstances.Listed below is the most updated list by Ste...
Please be advised USPTI has officially received our Taiwan business license effective May 6,2021.USPTI will officially open our USPTI Taiwan office on May 14.2021.Our office address is:USPTI Taiwan , Inc.10F, NO, 289 SEC 4, Zhongxiao E. Rd.Da An Dist. Taipei City 106450, TaiwanT : 886-2-27789770F :...
Dear Client, We are facing a critical time in our industry that has not been experienced for years and it is making it very challenging in regards to the effect on all supply chains. See the below information: Equipment shortages in China are being experienced. Carriers are doin...
Dear Valued Customer; The Trans -Pacific import market remains extremely strong with cargo volume exceeding vessel and container supply. Although West Coast demand continues to exceed supply, the East Coast demand far exceeds the East Coast supply.Blank sailings, terminal congestions coupl...
