Italian transport unions plan to strike Friday May 20, 2022 

The transport sector in Italy has announced a national general strike on Friday May 20, 2022.  The nationwide action will affect local, regional and national transport systems, including port activities and trucking services.  This is expected to cause disruption and backlogs for pending orders to be picked up or to sail from Italian ports.  For…

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Customs and Airfreight Cutoffs for Memorial Day May 30, 2022

NASA and its shipping partner Hillebrand will be closed on Monday May 30, 2022 for Memorial Day Holiday.  Important reminder for import customs ISF filing and airfreight arrivals:  Thursday May 26, 2022 at 5PM Eastern is the ISF filing cutoff for departures through June 2, 2022 For any pending airfreight orders arranged via Hillebrand arriving from…

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USA Monthly Bunker Levels for June 2022

Below are the BAF (bunker adjustment factor) levels on USA imports for June 2022.  Bunker rates will reflect the fuel increases from all import regions.  *Includes points and ports in continental Europe, the United Kingdom, Scandinavia, Baltic regions excluding countries/ports listed under South Europe ** Includes points and ports in the West Mediterranean: Italy, France (Fos-sur-Mer…

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Potential freight increase with MSC from Italy to USA on May 13, 2022

Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) has announced a public freight all kinds (FAK) increase from Italy to the USA starting May 13, 2022.    NASA is working to mitigate this increase, but there is the potential that it will apply to our existing ocean carrier contracts.     From: ItalyTo: All USA ports Effective: May 13, 2022Increase (to be confirmed): USD…

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