Month in Review – December 2024
Maritime December 3: U.S. East Coast Longshore Contract Talks Break Down Over Automation – The Maritime Executive After promising not to negotiate their new master contract in the media, the International Longshoremen’s Association and the United States Maritime Alliance issued statements arguing their positions on semi-automation technology for U.S. ports along the East and Gulf […]
Month in Review – November 2024
Maritime November 6: Trump Presidency Will Reignite U.S.-China Trade War and Threaten a Spike in Ocean Container Rates: Xeneta – American Journal of Transportation Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election is ‘a step in the wrong direction’ for international trade, as importers fear another spike in ocean container shipping freight rates. Data from […]
Month in Review – October 2024
Maritime October 1: East and Gulf Coast Ports Strike, with ILA Longshoremen Walking Off Job from New England to Texas, Stranding Billions in Trade – CNBC Approximately 50,000 ILA union longshoremen walked off the job at East Coast and Gulf Coast ports from New England to Texas starting at 12:01 am ET on October 1 […]
Month in Review – August 2024
Maritime August 2: Flexport Data Shows Sailings from China to U.S. West Coast 20 Days Faster than to East Coast Ports – American Journal of Transportation Sailing times from China to U.S. West Coast ports are averaging 20 days faster than to U.S. East Coast ports, according to the supply chain logistics platform Flexport. On […]
FORCE MAJEURE
Force majeure, a term originating in French, means “greater force”. Related to the act of God term, it implies an unforeseeable, external force beyond one’s control, like a hurricane or earthquake. Adopted into the legal terminology, the force majeure clause in contracts enables parties to suspend or vary the terms of performance, and removes their […]
INSURANCE, REGULATORY CHANGES FOR FREIGHT BROKERS AND FORWARDERS
What to Watch: Insurance, Regulatory Changes for Freight Brokers and Forwarders By Glenn Patton, Managing Director, Roanoke Insurance Group Canada, Inc. The following are several important issues regarding the insurance industry and regulatory changes that impact freight brokers and forwarders. With so many Canadian freight brokers and forwarders conducting cross-border business, U.S. regulatory changes affect […]
TraversEd and NCBFAA Form Alliance to Offer Internationally Recognized Freight Forwarding Education
TORONTO, January 9, 2024 – TraversEd has entered into an agreement with the NCBFAA Educational Institute (NEI) to offer internationally recognized freight forwarder education in the U.S. TraversEd provides flexible online courses that enable learners to start and finish at their own pace, from anywhere in the United States. These interactive, fully narrated lessons are […]
CIFFA Introduces TraversEd: A New Era in Global Freight Forwarding Education
TORONTO, July 11, 2023 – The Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association (CIFFA) is proud to announce the launch of TraversEd, its new educational arm designed to meet the needs of freight forwarding organizations and learners outside of Canada. Building on CIFFA’s 40-year legacy of successfully educating Canadians…
Top Technology Trends Transforming The Future Of Supply Chain Management
By Siddharth Priyesh, Vice President (Americas & Caribbean), CrimsonLogic Pte Ltd For many years now, enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems have been a proven tool to digitise and enhance the efficiency of supply chains. But many legacy implementations of these systems work in silos and are not able to deliver insights that respond to dynamic shifts in […]
Top Trends In Cybersecurity
As Cybersecurity continues to evolve, here are five trends Freight Forwarders should watch for: 1. Passwords Passwords are going away. This is great news for both security professionals and end users. With more than 80% of breaches resulting from weak or stolen passwords, users are bombarded with messages to create complex passwords for every system […]
