What a long strange year its been for import companies

By Susan Trautman (As published in Inside Indiana Business Perspectives) Wondering why you can’t get that new washer/dryer delivered next week, find your favorite products on store shelves or even get a desk for your newly discovered home office? Chalk it up to the...

U.S. imports landed… now what?

In August, we shared an update about the surge of shipments that came into the United States top ports: LA/Long Beach and New York/New Jersey. In fact, U.S. seaborne imports hit a record high in August after containerized freight shipments rose by 5.9% year over year...

Nation’s top ports realizing recovery

July U.S. imports surge; Blank sailings decline July trade reports are out for inbound container volumes to U.S. ports and point to recovery. Both west and east coast port officials say they’re seeing a surge of inbound volumes and reduction in blank sailings. On the...

Hong Kong goods relabeled Made in China

Advisory Notice Update On Aug. 24 we issued an update to the original advisory that is below. An additional 45-day compliance period has been granted to relabel goods made in Hong Kong to Made in China Compliance for Hong Kong Normalization has been extended for an...

Recalculating steamship routes and rates from Asia

Peak shipping season is coming, and Midwest manufacturers continue to work to recover the year. The Cargo Services team sees headwinds and strongly recommends now as the time to carefully review supply chains to determine if there are options to save cash by shipping...