Tyler Forrest 11/21/24 Tyler Forrest 11/21/24

Inauguration Day Looms: Importers Brace for Potential Tariff Changes

President-elect Trump has pledged a sweeping overhaul of tariffs aimed at rebalancing global production and bolstering the U.S. economy. However, with just over 60 days left, many questions remain unanswered

Tyler Forrest 11/21/24 Tyler Forrest 11/21/24

January Strike Potential - USEC

As December approaches, stakeholders across the supply chain should begin bracing for potential disruption. With the threat of renewed strikes, shippers may find themselves out of time to implement alternative plans.

Tyler Forrest 9/5/24 Tyler Forrest 9/5/24

USEC Strike On the Horizon

“At this point, we’re at a standstill. We can’t even agree on the contract’s economic terms. We’re very far apart.”

Tyler Forrest 9/5/24 Tyler Forrest 9/5/24

Steamship Lines Aggressively Cut Rates

As September unfolds, pricing desks across the industry are being hit by a relentless wave of rate adjustments and amendments from steamship lines. The silver lining? These recent adjustments are all about cost reductions...

Tyler Forrest 7/2/24 Tyler Forrest 7/2/24

Massive GRI, The New Normal?

So why are we seeing such savage changes to costs? My thoughts are simple. Steamship lines have seen the levels of profitability…

Tyler Forrest 7/1/24 Tyler Forrest 7/1/24

Panama Canal Works To Increase Bandwidth

Panama Canal Authority plans to increase daily transits to 35 starting August 5, progressing incrementally from 32 to 33 on July 11 and reaching 34 on July 22

Tyler Forrest 7/1/24 Tyler Forrest 7/1/24

Canadian Rail Strike - Alert

Canadian rail workers, affiliated with the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC), have overwhelmingly voted to reauthorize strike action and plan to strike at the earliest opportunity.

Tyler Forrest 5/14/24 Tyler Forrest 5/14/24

Canada - Rail - Strike Looms

We are only days away from the potential widespread rail strikes rendering Vancouver obsolete… temporarily.

Tyler Forrest 5/14/24 Tyler Forrest 5/14/24

Blank Sailings Persist!

Congestions Persists; 17% global capacity effectively gone due to Red Sea diversions.

Tyler Forrest 5/14/24 Tyler Forrest 5/14/24

May General Rate Increases

May 15th GRI in excess of $1,000

Tyler Forrest 12/19/23 Tyler Forrest 12/19/23

Red Sea Crisis

Yesterday, there were four new attacks, one including a missile fired upon MSC Clara (missed the vessel) and later a Houthi ballistic missile successfully struck the oil tanker Swan Atlantic.