A COVID-19 infection that shut down Customs and Border Protection’s office at the port on Thursday will not impact cargo operations, the agency said.
Pres. Donald Trump suspends non-essential travel across Mexico border into U.S.
President Trump announced the U.S.-Mexico border will be closed to nonessential travel to further help stem the spread of the novel coronavirus.
Will ports bar cargo ships with COVID-19-positive crew?
Ports have yet to deny container, dry bulk or tanker ships the right to load or unload cargo due to coronavirus outbreaks among crew. But things could get much dicier in the months to come.
No COVID-19 found on CMA CGM Marco Polo
French carrier reports entire 500-vessel fleet is free of coronavirus cases.
Port of L.A. Operating at 80% Because of Coronavirus
Officials at the Port of Los Angeles, the nation’s largest, said the facility is operating at about 80% as factories in China slowly come back online, and the U.S. economy struggles amid the coronavirus pandemic.
COVID-19 confirmed on Gjertrud Maersk
Crew members evacuated from container ship, tested for coronavirus and hospitalized in China.
Georgia ports employ ‘isolate and operate strategy’ to battle COVID-19
It’s business as usual at Georgia’s ports, but with an “isolate and operate strategy.” That strategy includes spreading out workers at the 1,300-acre Garden City Terminal in Savannah to minimize the risk of exposure to the coronavirus, Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) Executive Director Griff Lynch said.
Coronavirus brings famine before feast for trans-Pacific container volumes
Just as the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) spreads from China to North America, the disruptive impact of the pandemic will shift from worries about securing goods to intensified volume pressures on the containerized supply chain.
Coronavirus could deliver 17 million-TEU blow to container shipping
The impact on container shipping lines from the coronavirus pandemic could total about 17 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), according to Lars Jensen, CEO of Copenhagen-based SeaIntelligence Consulting.
Brexit explained: What US shippers need to know
Brits head to the polls next week (Dec. 12) in a general election which should bring more clarity to the endless Brexit saga ahead of the U.K.’s scheduled departure from the European Union (EU) at the end of January. In an exclusive interview with FreightWaves, U.K.-based Andy Cliff, managing director of freight and international logistics […]