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The steep drop in Russia’s container traffic has created a container shortage that has forced the cancellation of rail routings and raised exporters’ costs. A weakening economy, exacerbated by the price of oil, Russia’s top export, and Western trade sanctions, has created a shortage of 400,000 containers. As a result,...

Shipments are being impacted in New York City, Elizabeth, Newark and Jersey City. The Port Authority of NY/NJ has asked carriers not to queue on nearby roadways or even send trucks to the affected terminals. The Port Authority has stated they are making every effort to resume normal operations as...

Striking aviation workers forced LATAM Airlines to ground flights out of Buenos Aires’ Ezeiza Airport on Tuesday. The workers, who belong to Argentina’s Union of Commercial Airline Senior and Professional Personnel (UPSA), walked out over stalled pay negotiations. In a separate dispute, 12 days ago Argentina’s government ordered pilots from...

All Marine Terminals in the Port of New York and New Jersey will be open on Wednesday, January 27th at their regularly scheduled times. Please check TIPS and individual terminal websites for additional information on container availability, receiving schedules, restrictions, availability of extra hours etc. As a reminder, in order...

A month-long industrial unrest in Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust, spearheaded by some employees at DP World-operated Nhava Sheva International Container Terminal over demands tied to wage increases and better working conditions, was settled over the weekend, allowing restoration of normal operations at India’s biggest container gateway. 

Looks like the U.S. was not the only country hit with weather disruptions, Korea and Japan saw hundreds of flight cancellations over the weekend as unusually heavy snowfalls and high winds hit the region. In the Korean holiday island of Jeju, more than 1,000 flights were canceled over the two-day...

Ships travelling through waters off the coast of Somalia face an increased risk of piracy this year, fostered by deteriorating political conditions in the center of the Horn of Africa nation, IHS Inc. said. Conditions that led regional politicians to provide safe havens between 2005 and 2012 for hijacked ships...

Shippers across the U.S. can expect delays this week as the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast dig out from Winter Storm Jonas, which dumped two or more feet of snow on a region stretching from West Virginia to New England and created icy road conditions in an even larger area. The storm created...

There are reports of yet another 48 hour strike in Greece starting January 27th. This is further to the strike last week. The action is expected to impact routes of domestic and local ferries and commercial vessels calling at Piraeus, Aspropyrgos, Eleusis, Pachi and Megara ports for cargo discharging. The...

All marine terminals at the Port of New York and New Jersey will be closed on Monday, January 25. In accordance with the Winter Plan, free time will be extended and per diems will be waved for Monday. An update will follow later on Monday regarding the status of operations....