Archive for September 2020
Reefer Equipment from Northern Europe, Northern California Wildfires and more shipping alerts
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…
Read MoreOcean Carriers CMA-CGM, APL, ANL Reporting System Shutdown
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…
Read MoreNew Wildfire in Sonoma County
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…
Read MoreService Alerts and Ocean Carrier Charges
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…
Read MoreOperations resume at DP World Sydney Terminal
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,…
Read MoreSydney Strike Continues to Delay Shipments from Australia and New Zealand
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…
Read MorePortugal: Strike at Lisbon port
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…
Read MoreStrike in France September 17, 2020
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…
Read MoreUSA Shipping Updates and FDA Foreign Supplier Registration Renewals
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…
Read MoreHillebrand Monthly Bunker and Intermodal Fuel Levels for October 2020
Ocean carrier BAF formulas have not returned to normalcy as disruptions in sailing demand, stringent capacity adjustment and fuel swings are still impacting shipping line’s overall financial health. Given this environment and the fact that all carriers work off of separate fuel calculations depending on origin, destination and equipment type, we will extend the same…
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