Peter Friedmann
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American Shipper
Ag industry’s letter to Buttigieg urges immediate action on export problem
Ag letter is the latest in a series of urgent pleas to stop the denial of trade and increased demurrage costs.
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Maersk collaborating to ‘alleviate supply chain pain points’
Ocean carrier Maersk says it is “working closely with the Agriculture Transportation Coalition and local trucking associations to address their concerns of equipment availability and…
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Commentary: AgTC applauds FMC’s push of Shipping Act mandates
The Agriculture Transportation Coalition is grateful to the Federal Maritime Commission for its support of American shippers.
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Container return date upheaval by the numbers
The Agriculture Transportation Coalition, together with TradeLanes, surveys hundreds of American shippers about the cost to their bottom lines of uncommunicated earliest return dates from…
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Industry groups ready responses to FMC’s ocean carrier pricing review
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission wants to learn the extent of allegations that ocean carriers are targeting noncontracted service providers for freight payment.
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American exporters want end to erratic container return dates
The inability of ocean carriers to timely inform shippers of schedule changes results in costly logistics disruptions and potential for lost international sales.
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CBP makes it easier for shippers to obtain manifest data confidentiality
For years, exporters and importers have been frustrated by the former U.S. Customs and Border Protection process to withhold their names and addresses in manifest…
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American shippers, draymen want ocean carriers out of chassis pools
Leasing companies say a neutral chassis pool lacks incentive to invest the tens of millions of dollars each year to maintain viable chassis equipment.
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Port Houston ‘famous’ for COVID-19 response
Quick action sets the bar for terminal operators across the country, says Agriculture Transportation Coalition chief
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Navigating service contract negotiations during COVID-19
Shippers and forwarders will be cautious with how much cargo they commit to the ocean container carriers this contract season, industry experts say.
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