Tag: supply chain

Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) is switching to Electronic Bills of Lading (eBL), in order to enhance the efficiency of the global supply chain. 

The Coalition for Reimagined Mobility (ReMo) released a report that details the impact of freight sector data sharing to improve the sustainability and reliability of the global supply chain.

President Joe Biden signed into law the Ocean Shipping Reform Act (OSRA). The law aims to stop “shipping companies taking advantage of American families, farmers, ranchers and businesses,” the president said.

The Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio, Chair of the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Salud Carbajal, and Congressman John Garamendi applauded House passage of  S. 3580, the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022, considering key steps toward easing current supply chain challenges.

The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) is establishing three new initiatives that will provide enhanced assistance to shippers, continue to improve legal and regulatory compliance of regulated entities, and focus on remedies to supply chain problems.

In its latest report, Windward focuses on the recent re-opening of the Shanghai port and the impact it will have on the supply chain.

With the war in Ukraine and China’s zero-Covid policy, delays and prolonged supply bottlenecks are defining this year’s world trade outlook. Yes, demand is softer, notably from China but the backlog is such that supply chains will remain strained for the rest of the year, ING argues.

FMC Commissioner Rebecca F. Dye released her Final Report on “The Effects of COVID-19 on the U.S. International Ocean Transportation Supply Chain.”

CMA CGM announced that it will implement the Early Container Return Incentive Program at the FMS terminal in Los Angeles and all CMA CGM return locations in Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, and Memphis.

The Port of Hamburg and Klaipėda State Seaport aim to strengthening their cooperation regarding the development and implementation of joint projects and the development of new logistics routes for maritime and other types of transport between Germany and Lithuania.