As the COVID-19 pandemic has continued to spread throughout the world WWL has taken measures to protect the health and safety of our staff as well as provide the most consistent service possible to our clients. Following is an update on the situation at each of our worldwide locations: USA Our office staff is now working … Continued
This morning COVID-19 shut down two terminals at the Port of Houston after a worker tested positive for the disease. Bayport and Barbours terminals are closed while an investigation is conducted. Port officials said the employee worked at both terminals. According to KHOU11 TV in Houston, officials have no reason to believe anyone else at … Continued
With all the grim news about the COVID-19 pandemic, we are happy to share some positive news. Today marks the 22nd anniversary of Worldwide Logistics Group. Worldwide Logistics is a more than just company. It is a group of incredibly talented, resourceful and resilient people and resilience is what everyone needs these days! What started modestly in 1998 with … Continued
Over the past few days WWL China has surveyed seventy five (75) exporters in China. This group represents the factories who supply our 20 largest import customers. Each of these companies was asked to provide information on the date they resumed work after the extended Chinese New Year holiday (CNY), the date they made or … Continued
The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, California are feeling the effects of the spread of the coronavirus as dozens of work shifts are cancelled due to the severe decrease in cargo volumes from Asia. This has a ripple effect including making it difficult for shippers and truckers to return empty containers, causing a … Continued
After months of sweat and tears, we have been given the green light to announce the launch of our new website! We hope our new features will help our customers to do their jobs. Please visit our site. With the Worldwide Logistics Group website redesign, we’ve created a Client Tools page with important forms, documentation … Continued
SM Line announced last week that they will be restructuring their Transpacific service with 2M (Maersk Line and MSC) affective April 1, 2020. This new service change will replace their independent PSW service (CPX) with two services in joint operation with 2M. They will deploy two 11,000TEU class vessels in cooperation on PS1 (TP8/Orient) and … Continued
Due to the rapidly spreading Coronavirus, the Chinese government has announced the extension of the Chinese New Year holiday to February 2nd and many of the municipal governments are extending the holiday until February 9thThe following. areas have extended the holiday: Shanghai, Guangdong Province, Fujian Province, Zhejiang Province and Jiangsu Province. As of now, all … Continued
Original Article, SupplyChain Dive, Author Shefali Kapadia Seven out of ten manufacturing executives agree that a prolonged trade war would lead to a global recession, with 61 percent suggesting that this year’s recession is imminent, according to a LevaData survey of over 100 manufacturing and manufacturing executives across the automotive, consumer goods, life sciences, industrial … Continued
Original Article, SupplyChain Dive, Author Morgan Forde Last week the U.K. House of Lords approved Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s EU Withdrawal Agreement Bill unamended. It now waits the Queen’s signature before becoming law and paving the way for the country to exit the EU. This gives Johnson more time to draw up a new trade … Continued
