Peter Friedmann
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American Shipper
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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Heartland shippers feel 20-foot box squeeze
The smallest of the standardized ocean containers in the global fleet remains ideal for dense, heavy agricultural goods, forest products, and machinery shipments.
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Blank sailings threaten to sink heartland ag exports
Container equipment shortage exacerbated by COVID-19 pandemic stresses upper-Midwest soybean exporter trying to fill his springtime customer orders to Asia.
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Ocean carriers asked to ‘exercise restraint’ on container charges
FIATA questions the reasonableness of assessing demurrage and detention charges against shippers and forwarders during pandemic.
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Ag shippers want more container ‘free time’ during coronavirus outbreak
“As long as there continues to be a lack of cargo and documentation handling in the ports due to the virus, our exporters and importers…
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Ag shippers wants carriers held more accountable for container availability
The Agriculture Transportation Coalition has developed service contract guidance its members can use to set parameters for when ocean carriers should issue or withhold detention…
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Removing sting of penalties for US export data errors
Agriculture shippers and forwarders work with CBP and Census in an effort to eliminate $5,000-$10,000 penalties for minor export data filing errors in the Automated…
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