Archive for September 2020

As we share what’s happening in the global shipping industry, we want to remind you we’re here to help you navigate through the constantly changing environment with short and longer-term transport solutions.  We appreciate your continued support during these challenging times. Reefer Equipment from North Europe – as mentioned in our September 11th update, volume…

French ocean carrier CMA-CGM has shut down its IT network to prevent the spread of a malware attack as reported this morning by an article in Lloyds List, a maritime news source.  Currently website and booking operations are not available for CMA-CGM, APL, and ANL.  Hillebrand is checking on the extent of impact to import…

Due a combination of high winds, hot temperatures and extremely dry conditions, a new wildfire in Sonoma County called the Glass Fire has prompted new evacuations and road closures (Highway 29 near St Helena which is a major route in that area), and public safety power outages.  A red flag alert for critical fire conditions…

Ocean Carrier Congestion Surcharges from Sydney   While industrial action has been postponed at the DP World Terminals (one of three at Sydney port), the congestion is and will continue affecting the supply chain for some time.  While Sydney is not a typical routing for the export of wine shipments to the USA, it has…

The Maritime Union of Australia agreed to stop industrial action and operations resumed at DP World Sydney terminals over the weekend. While this is positive news as the shipment supply chain from both Australia and New Zealand has been severely disrupted, it doesn’t not fully resolve the dispute.  Unless a new binding agreement is reached,…

As mentioned in last week’s shipping update, the industrial action at port of Sydney and severe weather continues to disrupt the flow of container units and shipments in and out of Oceania ports.  While Sydney is not a typical routing for the export of wine shipments to the USA, it has a trickle-down effect on…

Dockworker unions will strike at Lisbon port from September 16, 2020 to November 2nd, 2020.  Strikes at Lisbon and Setubal ports have disrupted normal cargo flows each months since February of this year. Our shipping partner Hillebrand continues to work with you to offer alternative port routing options.  We also urge you to take precautions…

Major French trade unions have called for a national strike on Thursday September 17, 2020.  Dockworkers will participate in the strike action for at least 2 hours on that day so we expect container terminal gate in and gate out operations at the ports will be impacted. Hillebrand France will work to adjust scheduling to…

As we share what’s happening in the global shipping industry, we want to remind you we’re here to help you navigate through the constantly changing environment with short and longer-term transport solutions.  We appreciate your continued support during these challenging times. USA Shipping Updates and Forecast: North Europe to USA – volume capacity on this…