A few folks have asked us about the Canadian branch of the ILA and if they would be joining in this strike?   The short answer is, highly unlikely.  In

Following on our initial message regarding the contract expiration of the US and East Coast Longshoreman on October 1, and the potential for strike action if the contract can

October 1st looms large as the contract expiration is set to trigger a strike of the US East and Gulf Coast Longshoreman. There has not been much news in the form

The Canadian Government has intervened and ordered the railroads to resume operations and engage in binding arbitration.  The move will resume operations while negotiations continue! In our opinion, rail

The strike of the Canadian Rail Workers appears imminent with a potential strike commencing August 22.  On Sunday evening the Teamsters union served their strike notice, which will be

While we have shared conversations for months about the state of the industry and the almost certain spike in freight rates and equipment shortages, the tide has turned very

May 16, 2024 Dear Valued Clients, We are all hearing about the current administration proposing new tariffs on specific imports from China, specifically targeting certain imports as detailed below:

As we have discussed previously, the disruption in the Red Sea continues to be a very fluid situation.  This security situation is abruptly and seriously impacting Freight Rates because

It is with much concern we are closely monitoring the dynamic situation in the Red Sea and please find below a short summary and outlook on the anticipated impact:

On December 5th we sent a Market Update communicating an increase of about 50 – 60% on the inland rates in Germany. The purpose of this update is to