News – Euro Cargo

ECX Newsletter: Volume 64, April 14, 2022

Posted On 12 May, 2022

EU In-cabin Cargo Ending This Summer When both passenger and flight counts plummeted on the north Atlantic with the COVID outbreak, airlines turned to “phfreighters,” - passenger aircraft carrying boxes in the cabins - to move cargo. To make this happen, not only did airlines have to reconfigure their planes,…..

ECX Newsletter: Volume 65, May 4th, 2022

Posted On 12 May, 2022

Carriers threaten “hardcore” blanking strategy The COVID lockdowns in Shanghai mean that factories are closed. With factories closed, China’s mighty export engine is not generating cargo to be carried out of the country. According to The Loadstar, figures as the lockout enters its fourth week could be as high as…..

ECX Newsletter: Volume 62, March 14, 2022

Posted On 15 Mar, 2022

Shenzhen lockdown portends major challenges The south China manufacturing hub of Shenzhen is under strict lockdown and the impact will be felt at factories and in the port. The city’s 17.5 million residents will each need to test 3x this week. The last time there was an outbreak in Shenzhen,…..

ECX Newsletter: Volume 61, March 1, 2022

Posted On 02 Mar, 2022

Ukraine conflict takes center stage Our thoughts are with the people of Ukraine today as they fight bravely for their democracy. Over the weekend, a flurry of activities that will impact finance, trade and travel were implemented by the EU, Canada, United States, Japan and other nations. As things move…..

January 28, 2022 | VOLUME 59

Posted On 08 Feb, 2022

Bring on the Lunar New Year The Lunar New Year is celebrated uniquely throughout Asia in different countries. We wish a happy and prosperous New Year to our colleagues in our Hong Kong and Vietnam offices who will be celebrating this year. LEARN HOW VIETNAM CELEBRATES South Korea imposes multi-million…..

HKG embargoes passengers from 150 countries

Posted On 19 Jan, 2022

HKG passenger embargo will cause massive delays Hong Kong International Airport has banned passengers from over 150 countries, including the US and Britain, and territories from Jan. 16 to Feb. 15, as it deploys critical pandemic control measures to stop the spread of the COVID-19 Omicron variant. Included in this,…..

COVID Restrictions and Delays Abound

Posted On 18 Jan, 2022

Air and Sea Shipments Delayed Due to COVID Protocols Import and export operations in Tianjin are slowing after a small cluster of COVID cases was discovered, according to third-party logistics providers in China. Meanwhile, in Shenzhen, authorities are blaming a contaminated import shipment infecting a cargo worker, who then spread…..

Container Dwell Fee Postponed

Posted On 24 Nov, 2021

We have been informed by the Port of Long Beach and the Port of Los Angeles that the Container Dwell Fee has been postponed once more by the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, this time until November 29th, 2021. This is due to the progress made in clearing…..

WE HAVE MOVED- MIAMI BRANCH

Posted On 24 Nov, 2021

Kindly adjust your contact information for all documentation, payments, and any mail correspondence to the following address: ECX Global Logistics 7200 NW 19th St Suite 111 Miami, FL 33126 NOTE: Our telephones, fax, and emails all remain the same. Thank you for your attention and reach out to our team…..

November 24th, 2021

Posted On 24 Nov, 2021

To our loyal clients, partners, and colleagues, Thanksgiving became my favorite holiday when I moved to the US from Italy because it is all about gathering with family and friends enjoying the traditional foods of the season. It is a holiday that can be celebrated by everyone, no matter what…..

Eurogram: Happy Diwali to all our Hindu friends and Colleagues

Posted On 04 Nov, 2021

ECX Newsletter- Volume 53 – October 29, 2021

Posted On 03 Nov, 2021

Halloween is coming a day late in Southern California It's neither a trick, nor a treat, but more of a horror, as the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have announced a compounding congestion fee for cargo that dwells too long on terminals beginning November 1st. In brief, containers…..

ECX Newsletter: Volume 52 – October 15, 2021

Posted On 15 Oct, 2021

Biden Announces Port Of LA Will Operate 24 Hours A Day In Effort To Ease Cargo Backlog In an effort to address the growing supply chain crisis caused by the cargo ship bottleneck, President Joe Biden announced Wednesday a deal in which the Port of Los Angeles will begin operating…..

Eurogram: The World’s Largest Ocean Carriers – INTERNAL MEMO

Posted On 13 Oct, 2021

A client asked me a question about the use of a carrier and in order to answer properly I did a little research. Enclosed is the information I gathered which I thought was interesting to share with all of our team. We have new staff that is not yet very…..

Eurogram: Welcome new team members in USA.

Posted On 06 Oct, 2021

Momodou D. McQueen III (Donald) Donald is currently working in our NY office as an Air Coordinator. He has a Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) in International Business. Receiving Honors/Awards: Dean’s List Fall 2020-Summer 2021 GPA: 3.50 He is pursuing his Masters of Business Administration at Hosfra University. ● Languages:…..

SEPTEMBER 30 | VOLUME 51

Posted On 06 Oct, 2021

Brewing fight over coastal infrastructure spending? Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka appeared on Bloomberg Television earlier this week to discuss what his port is doing to combat congestion while calling on the federal government to equalize spending on coastal infrastructure. According to Seroka, the US government has…..

Eurogram: LA/LB ports to test expanded night, weekend hours

Posted On 20 Sep, 2021

Facing an unprecedented shipping crisis, the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach on Friday announced their intent to extend operating hours at truck gates in an effort to reduce a massive backlog of containers gumming up retail, manufacturing and agricultural supply chains. The Port of Long Beach is drawing…..

September 17th, 2021

Posted On 17 Sep, 2021

Violent storm flooded underpasses, roads, squares and other areas close to the cargo city in Malpensa, Italy. Late last night many calls to the emergency numbers were placed to request help from people trapped in their cars. The Fire Brigade rescued several people through the use of rescue boats. For…..

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021 | VOLUME 50

Posted On 17 Sep, 2021

Two carriers say they'll stop with spot rates. Too little, too late. Both CMA-CGM and Hapag Lloyd think that they're doing the shipping community a favor by getting out of the business of issuing spot rates. CMA's reasoning, and we quote is, because, "The Group is prioritizing its long-term relationship…..

September 15th, 2021

Posted On 16 Sep, 2021

Shanghai has been partially affected (latest weather report shows no direct hit) Xiamen is another major city/port in China closing for Covid-19 outbreak Both events will have a severe effect as both hit simultaneously and located in central China regions (its 2 major export ports). Typhoon Chanthu current status Breaking…..

September 13th, 2021

Posted On 16 Sep, 2021

Flights and trains canceled in Shanghai as Typhoon Chanthu approaches..

September 11, 2021

Posted On 16 Sep, 2021

September 10, 2021

Posted On 13 Sep, 2021

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Vietnam government extends lockdown until September 15th.

Posted On 10 Sep, 2021

We continue to monitor news from Vietnam and the government is taking steps to extend the lockdown on people and businesses through September 15th. According to reporting from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC): " Hanoi, which has ordered people to stay at home and has halted all non-essential activities since…..

September 3rd, 2021

Posted On 05 Sep, 2021

AUGUST 31, 2021 | VOLUME 49

Posted On 02 Sep, 2021

White House puts forth Port Envoy for Supply Chain Disruption Task Force Last Friday, the White House nominated a former Obama-era DOT Deputy Secretary and COO as Port Envoy responsible for port, terminal and intermodal problems currently plaguing supply chains. The good news is that his background includes not just…..

URGENT SCAM ALERT TODAY

Posted On 26 Aug, 2021

TODAY WE CAUGHT SCAMMERS IN THE ATTACK We have been warning you of a possible SCAM that was the result of spoofing thus compromising some information details. They have tried to attack some of our customers and vendors today. PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE YOUR PAYMENT METHOD AND DISREGARD ANY EMAIL…..

SCAM ALERT

Posted On 20 Aug, 2021

This is a reminder of a previous communication sent. Please be alerted that our account has been compromised through Spoofing and you might receive an email indicating that our banking information has been changed, which would be fake. We will NEVER communicate changes regarding our bank account(s) via email. In…..

August 18th, 2021

Posted On 18 Aug, 2021

Please be alerted that our account has been compromised and you might receive an email indicating that our banking information has been changed, which would be fake. DO NOT MAKE ANY PAYMENTS TO A DIFFERENT BANK ACCOUNT. IF YOU NEED TO CONTACT US TO CONFIRM PLEASE CALL HERNANDO CORREA 718-978-0808.…..

AUGUST 16, 2021 | VOLUME 48

Posted On 18 Aug, 2021

IS 1,432% Y-O-Y PROFIT ENOUGH? That's what the Japanese carrier group Ocean Network Express announced at the end of July. For the first fiscal quarter, ONE recorded profit of $2.559 billion compared to $167 million posted in the same period last year. Admittedly, we know that time last year carriers…..