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...
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 valued customers, On 8/11/2021 (Wed), Ningbo terminal had a worker who tested positive for COVID-19 and is raising the specter of a Chinese port meltdown given officials’ aggressive effort to contain the pandemic and pre-existing vessel congestion in Ningbo and nearby Shanghai.If you ship ...
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...
