Shippers just experienced possibly the worst April on record in terms of shipping congestion and rising ocean freight costs. May will likely be even worse. We've written extensively about the various issues driving the increased congestion. However, ...

We've posted warnings the past half year about the global supply chain steadily becoming more congested and the cost of shipping rising accordingly. In the past few months, more articles have published about shortages in everything from boba balls to...

Here is an example of how serious the congestion is at the port of Los Angeles / Long Beach by showing the recent sailing schedule of a vessel, the ONE Falcon. Here is a summary of the most recent port calling data from the vesselfinder.com website: ...

With factories in China now back at full steam producing products after the Chinese New Year, the outlook for ocean freight shipping for the remainder of the year is becoming clearer. Congestion The entire supply chain is still bogged down. Vesse...

As we mentioned last fall, global ocean freight shipping was on the verge of facing shipping Armageddon. There was a huge shortage of equipment (empty containers), vessel delays, and sharply increasing shipping cost. In the past six months, this cris...

Importers who bring in products containing composite wood need to be aware of new EPA rules that may impact their imports. The new rules are called TSCA Title VI and take effect on March 22, 2019. These rules govern formaldehyde emissions from compos...