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03
Mar
PANAMA CANAL – New Fees due to climate change
Transportation & Logistics Council, Inc. Unlike the Suez Canal, which is a sea-level cut without locks, the Panama Canal has to lift vessels up 85 feet through a series of three locks, and then lower them back down. The engineering […]
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02
Mar
Coronavirus hits come fast for aviation sector
by American Shipper / Eric Kulisch, Air Cargo Market Editor The airline industry is becoming a leading indicator of the global economic contraction now projected for the first quarter, and possibly for the full year, as the new coronavirus escapes […]
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25
Jan
by Doug Cameron and Jennifer Smith wsj.com Companies are shipping more items by plane to meet customers’ rising expectations for rapid delivery, prompting a scramble for cargo space that has sent airfreight rates soaring and pushed Amazon.com Inc. and others […]
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16
Oct
Gloomy Outlook for Container Lines
Container spot rates from Asia to North Europe slumped this week, losing about 4% in value. Following the Chinese Golden Week holiday, spot rates are continuing to slide and are now trending below long-term rates. The short-term market has had […]
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03
Oct
Tightening Truck Capacity: What You Need to Know
You may already be very aware that truck capacity has been tightening steadily across the country. There is also a large-scale driver protest starting today, October 3rd, and running through Sunday, October 8th which may turn into a national strike. This […]
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21
Sep
Automated Export System – Updates
The Automated Export System is used by the US Government for compiling trade statistics. It is also US law to report shipment date via AES filing when sending any exports out of the country valued over $2,500.00. To see common […]
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23
Aug
Why Less-than-Truckload Rates Are Changing
If you’ve been in transportation or logistics for any length of time, you already know that nothing stays the same for long. Recent less than truckload (LTL) rates and capacity levels have been below the historical levels we saw from […]
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12
Jul
PNG Worldwide offers third party no hassle CARGO freight insurance
Every day thousands of shipments are processed by Less Than Truckload (LTL) carriers. Many LTL and FTL carriers are trusted by SHIPPERS to ensure that their freight makes it to the final destination safely and in one piece. However, an […]
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15
May
THE DISPUTE CONTINUES OVER DETENTION AND DEMURRAGE FEES AT FMC
The dispute over detention and demurrage fees at the Federal Maritime Commission (“FMC”) continues. As PNG Logistics reported in a recent blog post, on December 7, 2016 the Coalition for Fair Port Practices, a 25 member group of retailers, manufacturers, […]
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06
Feb
INDUSTRY PETITIONS FMC FOR REPRIEVE FROM “UNFAIR” PORT FEES
A broad range of retailers, manufacturers, truckers and other business groups in the United States are appealing to the Federal Maritime Commission to set new policy preventing terminal operators and ocean carriers from charging unfair fees when uncontrollable incidents such […]
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