GRI Update March 15, 2021
U.S. Import General Rate Increase for Full Container Shipments Carriers have announced a General Rate Increase (GRI) for cargo from […]
Category: Industry News
Chinese Ports Descend into Congestion Chaos Amid Lunar New Year
In the latest challenge for global supply chains, Chinese ports have developed severe congestion even as the nation’s Lunar New Year […]
House Democrats Point to Retroactive GSP Renewal in 2021
The widely popular Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) trade program officially expired December 31, 2020. But there is hope ahead for retroactive GSP […]
Biden to Issue Executive Order for Critical Supply Chain Review
President Joe Biden is set to order a comprehensive governmental review of supply chains to find and shore up vulnerabilities. The […]
The Scarbrough Group Elevates Samuel Camarillo to Director, Southern Border Region
KANSAS CITY, MO — The Scarbrough Group has named Samuel Camarillo, Director of Southern Border Region. In addition to his role […]
Max Capacity in Trans-Pacific Spurs Ocean Carriers to Blank Sailings
Container line Hapag-Lloyd has blanked 21 trans-pacific sailings as west coast port congestion and maxed out vessel capacities take their toll. More ocean carriers are likely to follow. According to Hapag-Lloyd, this latest […]
GRI Update March 1, 2021
U.S. Import General Rate Increase for Full Container and Less than Container Freight Carriers have announced a General Rate Increase […]
Port of Los Angeles Mired in Congestion, COVID-19 Challenges
Scarbrough Group Weighs the Outlook The Port of Los Angeles is turning the page for a new year. But despite optimistic goals, […]
Recap: State of the Port of Los Angeles Address
Director of the Port of Los Angeles Gene Seroka highlighted both the challenges of a volatile year and optimistic goals for the year […]
Spot Rates Soar as COVID-19 Congests Maritime Logistics
Container spot rates out of Asia climbed to impressive heights by the end of 2020 as a result of the global COVID-19 pandemic. Record setting rate […]