Archive for August 2021

Crews at the Port of New Orleans continue to assess the impacts of Hurricane Ida; initial reports indicate no major damage to the facilities.  However flooding and power outages will impact the timeline for resuming operations. All terminals will be closed until further notice, dependent upon power restoration.

NASA and Hillebrand offices will be closed in observance of Labor Day holiday as follows: Early Closing Friday September 3rd, 2021Closed Monday September 6, 2021  Labor day is an ILA and ILWU (US port longshore worker unions) “no-work” holiday.    Important reminder for import customs – ISF filing cutoff will be on Thursday Sept 2nd…

Port of New Orleans prepares to close for Hurricane Ida Ports in the Gulf coast have started to make storm preparations at Hurricane Ida moves further inland. Port of New Orleans The US Coast Guard has set port condition to X-RAY and is expected to move to YANKEE later today.  Port terminals will be closed…

Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has announced a surcharge on all cargo from Europe to US West Coast ports and Vancouver.  ​​​​​​​Effective September 11, 2021 MSC will increase rates on all container equipment types, by USD $1000 for cargo from Europe discharging at ports of Seattle, Oakland, Los Angeles, Long Beach and Vancouver, Canada. This applies…

US Port, Intermodal, Drayage and Trucking Outlook Port congestion remains high on the US West Coast and Vancouver as well as hot spots in Norfolk and Savannah.  Chassis shortages are impacting deliveries and rail transfers from all major port terminals.  Metering continues throughout the rail network due to volume surges and is pushing trucking demand higher.…

NASA’s shipping partner Hillebrand and its shareholders have decided to enter into an agreement to sell up to 100% of Hillebrand to Deutsche Post DHL Group (DPDHL), the world’s leading logistic company. The transaction is still subject to regulatory approval in certain jurisdictions. Such clearances are expected in the coming months. Headquartered in Bonn Germany, DPDHL…

Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has announced a general rate increase (GRI) from South Africa to USA and Canada as follows:  South Africa (and Mozambique and Namibia) to USA and Canada​​​​​Effective September 1st, 2021 rates will increase by $200 per 20′ Dry/Reefer container and $400 per Dry/Reefer container.   Please reach out to your Hillebrand representative for…

Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has implemented a general rate increase (GRI) from Argentina (Buenos Aires) to US East Coast and Gulf ports and Canadian East Coast ports as follows:   Argentina East Coast to US East Coast / Gulf and Canada East coast​​​​​Effective August 1st, 2021 rates will increase by $1,500 per 20′ Dry container, $1,200…

The State of Detention and Demurrage  Last week we had a trade call organized by the NASA President Max Moran (who is also Chair of the DISCUS Supply Chain Committee and VP of Operations at Remy Cointreau NY) and had the opportunity to hear from the Federal Maritime Commissioner Carl Bentzel.  It’s not encouraging when he…