Archive for November 2022
Global Shipping Updates
US Rail Labor Update – Congressional Action underway Congress is voting on legislation to intervene on a potential rail strike. A bill has passed the House today and will move to the Senate. If Congress agrees to enact legislation, this would eliminate a legal rail strike; workers could still organize a walkout but could be replaced…
Read MorePort of Houston introduces Import Container Dwell Fees
The Port of Houston is the latest port to introduce long-term container dwell fees on imports at Barbours Cut and Bayport container terminals. Sustained Import Dwell Fee Starting December 1st, 2022, the Sustained Import Dwell Fee of $45 per unit per day fee will be assessed on the eighth day after the expiration of free time. The…
Read MoreStrike updates: Spain strike cancelled, Australia Tugboat strike Nov 18, 2022
Spain / Trucking Strike Cancelled The transport strike in Spain this week was called off after failing to gather enough support from transport association and unions through the country. The strike only caused some disruption in the port of Algeciras. Australia / Tugboat Strike November 18, 2022 Tugboat operator Svitzer will start an indefinite lockout on Friday November 18,…
Read MoreStrike updates: US Rail, UK Liverpool Port and US Holiday schedules
UK / Liverpool Port Strike Postponed In a positive development, the Unite union reached an agreement with Peel Ports Group and the Liverpool Port strike, previously announced to start on November 14th, 2022, will be postponed to allow members to vote on the new agreement later this week. US / Rail Labor Update Yesterday the…
Read MoreFlorida port closures for Hurricane Nicole
Due to Hurricane Nicole, Florida ports have announced closures as follows: Miami – POMTOC Gate will be closed Wednesday and Thursday Nov 9 – 10, 2022. The terminal anticipates re-opening with a holiday operations schedule on Friday Nov 11th Veterans Day. SFCT will be closed on Wednesday Nov 9th, Thursday operations to be announced. SFCT previously…
Read MoreShipping Updates November 2022 – Closures and Strike Alerts
Port of Antwerp – Belgium general strike A national strike in Belgium on November 9-10th, 2022 will impact port operations at the Port of Antwerp. This combined with a national holiday on Friday Nov 11, 2022 will mean three consecutive days of disruption for cargo. Plan for delays from the closures and resulting backlog. Spain…
Read MoreAdditional road transport fees on shipments from New Zealand’s South Island
Due to highway infrastructure damage from flooding in New Zealand’s south island, road construction is underway starting November 1, 2022 and is expected to last seven weeks. Traffic will be rerouted via SH63 which will add to the transit time and incur additional charges due to heavily reduced capacity. Plan for delays for packing, fitting and transport from…
Read MoreAlert: Port of Oakland Closes Terminals citing labor issue
The Port of Oakland has closed terminals this morning citing a protest by the clerks union ILWU local 34. This has stopped all work at Oakland terminals without any advance notice. We will continue to monitor the situation to see the dispute can be resolved this morning or we will advise if there are further…
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