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A US administrative law judge on Friday ordered Hapag-Lloyd to pay a California drayage provider $822,220 in civil damages stemming from a Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) investigation into whether the carrier improperly assessed detention charges on 11 containers in mid-2021. In justifying the amount of the penalty, the FMC’s Bureau of Enforcement (BOE) determined that [...]

On Sunday, March 27th, Shanghai officials announced a city-wide lockdown after an extreme surge in COVID-19 cases. This mandate follows a similar 7-day lockdown imposed on Shenzhen that just recently ended on the 20th. Per one article, the details of the lockdown are as follows: “districts east of the Huangpu River, including the Pudong financial [...]

Although the ports in Shenzhen and Shanghai remain open and operational, productivity at the ports is being affected by workers having to home quarantine. Also tighter restrictions on truck drivers is causing some major slow downs and delays. There have been some reports of bad weather also playing a role in some vessel delays. The [...]

The Shenzhen Government just announced that all non-essential business has to work from home from March 14th to March 20th. Residents are also not allowed to enter or exit, and all public transport is suspended. In terms of port operations, everything is running as normal currently. However, it is expected that warehouse operations will be [...]

The U.S., along G7 members from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the U.K. as well as the European Union, announced that it will take the necessary steps to revoke Russia’s Most-Favored-Nation status in solidarity against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Other measures announced by the White House against Russia include: • Banning export of luxury [...]

As a result of the traffic issues created by the "Freedom Convoy" blocking commercial traffic from crossing the Ambassador Bridge, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) at the Port of Detroit allowed "PAPS" (Formal Entry) shipments to be diverted to the Detroit Windsor Tunnel for processing. "This diversion, while necessary, created significant system, procedural and examination [...]

Some opportunities come along once in a lifetime. John S. Connor’s came this year as it handled customs brokerage and provided vessel agency services for The James Webb Space Telescope Vessel! The James Webb Space Telescope was launched successfully on December 25th, 2021. The James Webb Space Telescope will build on the legacy of the [...]

The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have continued to postpone their “Container Dwell Fee,” and said in a press statement that they will "revisit" its possible imposition on Jan. 21. Since the fee was announced on Oct. 25, 2021, the two ports said they have seen a decline of 55 percent combined in [...]

Global forwarders have dramatically expanded air charter networks to compensate for the long-term absence of belly cargo on passenger flights, and that costly option will ensure air freight prices remain elevated through the year. Even when below-deck space does return at scale — which is not expected before 2023 at the earliest — rates in [...]

This is a fourth follow-up to ongoing news regarding fees incurred for longstanding containers at the Ports of LA and Long Beach. The official start date of the "Container Dwell Fee" proposed by the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach is being pushed back again; it will now start on Monday, Jan 10. The [...]