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The latest industry news and PSA BDP Happenings from across the globe.

February 16, 2021

ocean freight

Union Pacific began shutting all intermodal gates Tuesday morning as a result of weekend winter weather that impacted railroad crews in Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma, Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, Illinois, Wisconsin and Washington, it said in a service alert Monday. Adverse weather conditions are expected to continue this week.

February 15, 2021

air freight

Forwarders and other stakeholders are being urged to help stem the chaos at airports, as multiple hubs and handlers across western Europe face severe congestion, with no sign of flows easing despite China’s holiday.

February 15, 2021

ocean freight

The South is being slammed by a rare winter storm, leaving millions in Texas without power on Monday as officials scramble to respond to snow and low temperatures in states that typically deal with neither.

February 14, 2021

ocean freight

A historic Arctic outbreak continues to bring a bone-chilling deep freeze to the central United States, as the coldest air in generations plunges south and is accompanied by snow and ice all the way to the Gulf of Mexico.

February 1, 2021

ocean freight

Global container service scheduled reliability has declined to its lowest levels since records began, according to new data from SeaIntelligence Consulting.

January 27, 2021

ocean freight

The Maersk containership that suffered a significant container loss In the Pacific while sailing toward Los Angeles is now diverting south to Mexico.

January 26, 2021

President Biden has issued a recent Presidential Action that places a freeze on all new and pending rules, including the recent announcement regarding aluminum imports.

January 25, 2021

ocean freight

The European Commission has said it does not regard the huge container spot rate increases between Asia and Europe as sufficient justification to investigate carriers for an infringement of the Block Exemption Regulation (BER) for consortia.

January 20, 2021

ocean freight

A Maersk operated containership en route to Los Angeles, California has reportedly lost some 750 containers overboard in the Pacific Ocean.

January 19, 2021

ocean freight

Shipping lines in Hong Kong have warned of disruption and added costs following the reduction of Pearl River Delta barge connections until after Chinese New Year (CNY) next month.