Getting all your favorite ingredients and supplies to the stores and e-commerce distribution centers in time for your Thanksgiving shopping is a momental operation taking six to twelve months to prepare for and...
LOGISTICS OF THANKSGIVING
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TIT FOR TAT TARIFFS
The US and China have agreed to suspend for one year their respective fees on ship/ port calls. The US will not levy fees on Chinese-built or controlled ships, and China will not levy fees on US ships. The timeline for...
EXPAND ENFORCEMENT
In the wake of terrible accidents in both Florida and California, the crackdown on non-domiciled CDL (commercial drivers license) holders and English Language Proficiency (ELP) is in full swing, and US Department of...
SHAQ ATTACK
Fresh on the heels of the 60 Minutes report on the theft of more than $1M of Guy Fieri and Sammy Hagar's Santo Tequila, Shaquille O'Neal's custom $180,000 Range Rover was stolen in transit to Baton Rouge LA. In the...
ICE BREAKER
Recently, Haijie Shipping Company launched its Arctic Express service. This service uses 4,900 range TEU container ships to transit the Northern Sea route between China and Europe through the Arctic Ocean. This route...
SET SAIL
What is old is new again is not just a phrase that applies to fashion but to ocean shipping as well. Neoliner and VELA are bringing back wind-powered shipping to the Trans Atlantic trade. VELA concentrates on the...
WILL NOT LET GO
As we have written about in our monthly newsletters, California Governor Gavin Newsom was not happy the US Congress passed a Congressional Review Act (CRA) rescinding the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA)...
MIXED BAG
California Governor Gavin Newsom had two troublesome port-related bills cross his desk recently. He signed one and vetoed the other. He signed SB703 which requires trucking companies and individual motor carriers to...
NAME THAT PART
Do you know what this part is? Hint, it is something used in truck or container transportation. Play "Name That Part" on our Facebook page. Click here to be directed to our page and place your guess.
THE SKY’S THE LIMIT
November is busy in our night skies. On Wednesday the 5th, look for the brightest Supermoon of the year. A Supermoon is when the full moon occurs at the same time the moon's orbit is closest to the earth. There will be...
AND THE WINNER IS
Every year, the National Park Service at Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska holds a "tournament" where voters select the fattest bear of the season. This year's winner, Chuck. Impressive, but we think Tahoe's...
NOMINATIONS
Laura DiBella and Robert Harvey, President Trump's nominees for the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC), are making their way through the Senate confirmation process.