Archive for June 2022

Due to congestion and serious constraints on the operational productivity at La Spezia, the port operator will implement a congestion surcharge on all transport in or out of La Spezia ports as follows: La Spezia Congestion surcharge: EUR 150 per unit, applicable on imports or exports effective July 1st, 2022 until further notice We realize…

NASA and its shipping partner will be closed on Monday July 4th for Independence Day. Important reminder for import customs ISF filing and airfreight arrivals:  Thursday June 30th is the ISF filing cutoff for departures through Thursday July 7th, 2022  For any pending airfreight orders arriving between Thursday June 30th through Monday July 4th, please contact…

Germany’s trade union Ver.di has called for a 24 hour warning strike after the disputing parties look unlikely to reach a settlement in the fourth round of collective bargaining with port employers (the Central Association of German Seaport Companies). The trade union has announced a 24-hour warning strike to take place on June 23rd, 2022…

Next year there are important changes coming to the current process of CBMA rate filing for eligible imports of wines, spirits and beer.  We will continue to update you if there are any changes to announced procedures or deployment timeline.  As it stands today, any CBMA rate filing or protests for 2021 and 2022 via…

The Spanish transport union (Plataforma Nacional Defensa Sector del Transporte) is planning to call for a vote on June 26th to strike on July 1st, 2022.  This same transport union organized the earlier strikes in March over high gas prices and working conditions.  It remains to be seen if the transport union will choose to…

Services from South Africa to North America are suffering from severe congestion and equipment shortages.  As a result ocean carriers are modifying services or restricting bookings on all schedules. For exports from South Africa to the USA, several carriers either do not provide service or are not accepting any bookings due to congestion on routings…

With the current shipping congestion and delays, a lot of attention has been given to the upcoming West Coast Port labor agreement.  The current agreement between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) expires on July 1st, 2022.  ​​​​​​Members of the ILWU and PMA met with President Joe Biden…

OSRA 22 Update – Congressional House Vote this week The Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (OSRA22) will go to a House vote this week on the final version of the bill that passed in the Senate in early March.  If approved, the legislation will go to the President to sign into law.  OSRA aims…

The Port of Genoa is experiencing severe congestion at all of its main export marine terminals (Genova Port Terminal, VTE, SECH, Bettolo).  Vessel operation windows and receiving capacity at terminals for loaded export containers is extremely restricted. In order to maintain weekly services, the export receiving windows per vessel are constantly changing with little or no prior…