Industry Insights
Charleston Port Complex facts and information
Earlier this year, John Rowe visited the Charleston port complex and toured the Wando terminal with Marion Bull, manager, marketing for South Carolina Ports Authority. He also visited MSC’s South American United States headquarters where he met with Amanda Diniz,...
Port perspectives: Rebounding from coronavirus
We continue to hear from agent partners in China and read about the rebound from coronavirus. While the news coming from China is positive as cargo begins to move again, the impact and ripple effect to the freight business are being felt in the United States. First...
Coronavirus impact: A partner agent’s view
Our team had a call with a partner agent based in Shanghai, China this week. He gave great insight into the impact of the coronavirus on the shipping industry and the subsequent recovery. Here’s a summary of the conversation. The epicenter of the virus is in...
Air freight & coronavirus contingency planning
The information below about air freight is from American Shipper and important to consider for supply chain planning. Finding all-cargo aircraft with room to move goods from China to international customers could be difficult for manufacturers and retailers once...
Coronavirus impact to shipping
We’re passing along information received from Drewry Supply Chain Advisors about the impact and potential impact to supply chains resulting from the effect of the coronavirus. The article headline: Health crisis cannot be ignored by shippers. It states: Current...
Say thanks to your container truck driver
John Rowe Co-Owner Cargo Services A few times every year we make the rounds visiting our container trucking company friends in Chicago, a city that’s among the busiest cargo hubs in the country. We do this to gain their valuable insight on what’s happening with the...
Freight Forwarding 2020: What to watch
The last 12 months have been among the most memorable in the freight forwarding business. We kicked off 2019 with the frigid Polar Vortex, recovered and spent the year navigating tariffs. While we can never predict exactly what will happen in the New Year, we are...
Phase One tariff trade deal
Our team sent the following information to clients this morning by email about the Phase One tariff trade deal. To receive updates, sign up for our newsletter above.
Blank Sailings impacting freight
We issued the following email to our customers on Oct. 15. Blank sailings are impacting the freight industry. This is a trend that is likely to continue. Read more below.
EU tariffs and effective dates
There has been focus on tariffs resulting from the trade ware between the United States and China. This week, tariffs related to the EU were announced. These take effect Oct. 18. Download the list here. The tariffs come on top of existing ones that the U.S. and EU...
Reflections from China
Cargo Services Owners Steve Fugate and John Rowe were in China this month for business meetings. The following is John’s reflection on what they heard from the people who they met with and saw during the trip. Steve and I just returned from our latest visit to China....
Alternatives to China: Consider Eastern Europe
This the third article in an an ongoing series. Two previous articles outlined Vietnam and Malaysia as alternatives to manufacturing and shipping from China. The Cargo Services team is providing background and information about countries and areas of the world that...