power shortages in china China’s rebound from the pandemic and steady rise in factory production throughout the second half of 2020 is resulting in an unforeseen power surge affecting factories, offices and even street lights in some areas. As a result, the Chinese government is cutting power in some provinces and requesting Central China factories … Continued
Worldwide Logistics Group (WWL) is excited to announce the opening of a new logistics facility in East London, close to Heathrow, London Gateway and within convenient reach of all UK ports. Strategically located in Dagenham, this facility allows WWL to provide next day delivery on E-Commerce orders anywhere within London city limits. “We chose this … Continued
Importers have been experiencing unprecedented service disruption around the world but especially in the TransPacific. We are living through a period of record high rates, chassis shortages at US ports, equipment shortages at origin loading ports and severe congestion at both Asia and US ports. All of this creating a perfect storm of issues, causing … Continued
Space and equipment shortages persist in the trade between India and North America. Import volumes into India, in particular volumes from China, are down due to restrictions on trade imposed by the India Government. This has resulted in a shortage of empty equipment in India. The shortage is most critical at Inland Container Depots (ICD) … Continued
A recently filed lawsuit could result in refunds of all Section 301 tariffs levied to date on List 3 and List 4A goods from China, regardless of whether or not a timely protest was filed. However, importers must file their own independent claims to preserve their potential refunds by Friday, September 18. For more than two years the U.S. … Continued
Last Friday we provided an alert regarding the September 15 scheduled GRI in the Trans-Pacific trade. With more clarity we can provide additional information today. Based on an administrative directive by the Chinese Government, COSCO announced a postponement of their scheduled GRI. This postponement has been extended beyond China origin to all Far East origins. … Continued
China Ocean Shipping Corporation (COSCO) has postponed their scheduled Trans-Pacific rate increase for September 15 under pressure from the Chinese Government. It is expected that OOCL will follow suit on this postponement. While the Chinese government can only issue this administrative direction to COSCO and OOCL, it is expected that other members of the consortium … Continued
Worldwide Logistics Group is pleased to announce the opening of their subsidiary in Germany. WWL Germany GmbH represents the company’s first office in Continental Europe. Worldwide Logistics Group now operates from 15 locations in eight countries. Tom Peacock, Worldwide Logistics’ Director of Supply Chain Solutions and a key figure in the expansion into Germany, said, … Continued
Worldwide Logistics Group has expanded its warehouse operations in California adding a 38,000 sq. ft. warehouse for additional capacity. The new facility is in close proximity to the existing Worldwide Logistics Group Torrance warehouse. Since opening the initial warehouse in Torrance in 2019, Worldwide Logistics has seen huge growth in both container transloading and fulfillment … Continued
Amazon has imposed restrictions on FBA (Fulfillment by Amazon) sellers, dictating the quantities they are allowed to store at Amazon warehouses. Sellers will have to comply with specific storage limits in cubic feet, which are calculated based primarily on commodity type and sales volume. Going forward, sellers will need to find alternative arrangements for any volumes … Continued
