HYUNDAI WEIGHT DISCREPANCY FEE EFFECTIVE 2/10/2025
Dear Valued Customer, Please click here to download the updated Surcharges file. HYUNDAI WEIGHT DISCREPANCY FEE: $100.00 per Bill of Lading = EFFECTIVE 2/10/2025 Shall apply in all cases where a weightamendment to the shipping instructions is received after a B/L closing, or if the original or modified weight provided in the shipping instructionsdiffers from the VGM by 5% or more.
Update on ILA-USMX Tentative Agreement
Dear Valued Customer, We are pleased to share that the International LongshoremenAssociation (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance, Ltd. (USMX) have announced a tentative agreement on a new, six-year master contract, thereby ending the threat of a U.S. Gulf and East Coast strike. This agreement, which now awaits ratification by ILA members in the coming weeks, ensures continued operations at major ports, safeguarding the stability of supply chains that handle nearly half of U.S. imports. Under the tentative deal, dockworkers will continue operating under the current contract until the new agreement is finalized. ———————————————————————————————————————- For sales inquiries, kindly contact [email protected], and for rate inquiries, please contact [email protected]. Note: All rates are subject to the Doc fee, surcharges, GLI handling fee, & MSC chassis if you use them. Rates are subject to all increases and are based on the full date received. Please refer to our announcement on upcoming surcharges or check our Booking Rate Request Page, where announcements are posted. — Did you know that you can do all this from our website? Access thousands of rates and book your cargo from one page. Track your cargo with any carrier. Have access to your carrier bills of lading. Get automated reminders of document due dates and alerts for when your cargo arrives overseas. Let our team show you how GLI can help your business. General Logistics International Inc. Office: 732-296-9300, ext. 2556 [email protected] Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GenLogIntl DOT# 2404763 MC# 825371 FMC 16526NF
MSC SURCHARGE UPDATE
Dear Valued Customer, Please click here to download the updated Surcharges file. MSC SURCHARGE UPDATE ADMINISTRATIVE FEE: $110 PER BL EFFECTIVE 2/1/2025 MANUAL BL PROCESSING FEE $100 PER Bl EFFECTIVE 2/1/2025 Telex Release Fee: $75 per Bill of Lading EFFECTIVE 2/1/2025 Bill of Lading Amendment Fee: $75 will be applicable for every correction request made by the merchant to the carrier to amend the USA Export Bill of Lading AFTER the vessel has sailed. For sales inquiries, kindly contact [email protected], and for rate inquiries, please contact [email protected]. Note: All rates are subject to the Doc fee, surcharges, GLI handling fee, & MSC chassis if you use them. Rates are subject to all increases and are based on the full date received. Please refer to our announcement on upcoming surcharges or check our Booking Rate Request Page, where announcements are posted. — Did you know that you can do all this from our website? Access thousands of rates and book your cargo from one page. Track your cargo with any carrier. Have access to your carrier bills of lading. Get automated reminders of document due dates and alerts for when your cargo arrives overseas. Let our team show you how GLI can help your business. General Logistics International Inc. Office: 732-296-9300, ext. 2556 [email protected] Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GenLogIntl DOT# 2404763 MC# 825371 FMC 16526NF
SURCHARGES UPDATE
Dear Valued Customer, Please click here to download the updated Surcharges file. Kindly find the updated surcharges from the shipping lines below. Should you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out to us. Wan Hai: overweight fee increase YML: Reprint fee for OBL TPWB HDMU: overweight fee for Canada ———————————————————————————————————————- For sales inquiries, kindly contact [email protected], and for rate inquiries, please contact [email protected]. Note: All rates are subject to the Doc fee, surcharges, GLI handling fee, & MSC chassis if you use them. Rates are subject to all increases and are based on the full date received. Please refer to our announcement on upcoming surcharges or check our Booking Rate Request Page, where announcements are posted. — Did you know that you can do all this from our website? Access thousands of rates and book your cargo from one page. Track your cargo with any carrier. Have access to your carrier bills of lading. Get automated reminders of document due dates and alerts for when your cargo arrives overseas. Let our team show you how GLI can help your business. General Logistics International Inc. Office: 732-296-9300, ext. 2556 [email protected] Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GenLogIntl DOT# 2404763 MC# 825371 FMC 16526NF
HYUNDAI JAN – 2025 GRI UPDATES
Dear Valued Customer, Please click here to download the upcoming GRI PDF. HYUNDAI (HMM): 1/15/2025: GRI from All USA and Canada Locations $200/20/40/HC ———————————————————————————————————————- For sales inquiries, kindly contact [email protected], and for rate inquiries, please contact [email protected]. Note: All rates are subject to the Doc fee, surcharges, GLI handling fee, & MSC chassis if you use them. Rates are subject to all increases and are based on the full date received. Please refer to our announcement on upcoming surcharges or check our Booking Rate Request Page, where announcements are posted. — Did you know that you can do all this from our website? Access thousands of rates and book your cargo from one page. Track your cargo with any carrier. Have access to your carrier bills of lading. Get automated reminders of document due dates and alerts for when your cargo arrives overseas. Let our team show you how GLI can help your business. General Logistics International Inc. Office: 732-296-9300, ext. 2556 [email protected] Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GenLogIntl DOT# 2404763 MC# 825371 FMC 16526NF
STRIKE UPDATE AND RATE INCREASE – JAN 2025
STRIKE UPDATE AND RATE INCREASE – JAN 2025 Dear Valued Customer, Please click here to download the upcoming GRI PDF. Pending Strike Announcement We continue to monitor and keep you updated on the ongoing negotiations between the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance, Ltd. (USMX), which could potentially impact your operations. As of October 3, a conditional agreement was reached regarding wages, resulting in a temporary extension of the contract. However, discussions regarding technology-related issues stalled during the subsequent meetings in November. The current contract has been extended until January 15. Should a new agreement not be reached by this deadline, there is a possibility of a coast-wide strike by the ILA beginning January 16. The situation remains dynamic, and the likelihood of a strike increases with each passing day without a settled contract. We are closely monitoring developments and will provide updates as new information becomes available. MSC GRI: SAIL DATE 1/15/2025 FROM ALL CANADA EAST COAST(MONTREAL, HALIFAX, & ST JOHN) TO: India (Cochin, Ennore, Haldia, Hazira Port/Surat, Kolkata, Marmugao, Mundra, Nhava Sheva, Tuticorin, Visakhapatnam), Pakistan (Karachi, Muhammad Bin Qasim-Karachi), Sri Lanka (Colombo), Bangladesh (Chattogram), Maldives (Male), Jordan (Al Aqaba), SaudiArabia (Duba, Jeddah, King Abdullah), Egypt (Sokhna Port), Sudan (PortSudan), Bahrain (Bahrain), Iraq (Umm Qasr), Kuwait (Shuaiba, Shuwaikh), Oman (Salalah, Sohar), Qatar (Hamad), Saudi Arabia ( Dammam, Jubail) and UnitedArab Emirates (Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Jebel Ali, Ras Al Khaimah, Sharjah, Umm alQaiwain) $200/20 $400/40/HC 1/25/2025: EMERGENCY OPERATION SURCHARGE—TRADESFROM USA EAST AND GULF COASTS TO ALL DESTINATIONS $1000/20 $2000/40/HC CMA Effective Date: January 15, 2025 Scope: US East Coast, US Gulf Coast, and any US inland points via said portsto Indian Subcontinent, Middle East Gulf, Red Sea, Africa, Mediterranean Ports (including Black Sea and Adriatic Ports), and inland points via said ports GRI Amounts: $250 per 20′ container $500 per 40’/High Cube container HYUNDAI Effective Date: January 1, 2025Scope: From all Canada inland locationsGRI Amounts: $90 per 20′ container $100 per 40’/40’HC container YANG MING Effective Date: January 16, 2025Surcharge: Port Congestion SurchargeTrigger: Strike, lockout, work slowdown, or other labor-related disruptions at any U.S. or Canadian port (labor unrest)Amounts: $800 per 20′ container $1,000 per 40′ container $1,125 per 40’HC container ZIM Effective Date: January 10, 2025Surcharge: ILA Strike Port SurchargeTrigger: Strike, work stoppage, work slowdown, or other labor-related disruptions at U.S. East Coast or Gulf ports, including potential congestion due to such eventsAmounts: $1,000 per 20′ container $2,000 per 40’/40’HC container Note: This surcharge will not apply if no disruption occurs. ———————————————————————————————————————- For sales inquiries, kindly contact [email protected], and for rate inquiries, please contact [email protected]. Note: All rates are subject to the Doc fee, surcharges, GLI handling fee, & MSC chassis if you use them. Rates are subject to all increases and are based on the full date received. Please refer to our announcement on upcoming surcharges or check our Booking Rate Request Page, where announcements are posted. — Did you know that you can do all this from our website? Access thousands of rates and book your cargo from one page. Track your cargo with any carrier. Have access to your carrier bills of lading. Get automated reminders of document due dates and alerts for when your cargo arrives overseas. Let our team show you how GLI can help your business. General Logistics International Inc. Office: 732-296-9300, ext. 2556 [email protected] Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GenLogIntl DOT# 2404763 MC# 825371 FMC 16526NF
January Rate increase
WAN HAI 1/1/2025: FOR ALL CARGO ORIGINATING FROM USA EC AND WC $800/20 $1000/40 $1125/40HC
Are Blank sailing the new the New Norm
With the ongoing congestion and backlog of containers sitting at the ports and off shore, we may see more blank sailing at US Port in the near term. We have yet to find a workable solution to the current backlog of containers sitting off the coast in Los Angeles and other ports the only way to fix the problem in the short term will be blank sailing at US Ports, something that has been happening at foreign ports for some time. While the Port Authority and the Union continue to blame each other for congestion issues and until carriers invest more in the infrastructure and better ways to communicate and better management and a balancing of surplus and demand areas, there will be a continued problems facing shippers. We are starting to see schedule changes blank sailing and new Vessel rotations to try to aleve the backlogs. My hope that this will offer relief to the back logs in the next few month, during that time the leadership in the shipping companies ports authorities and other critical parts of our transportation industry start to come up with a clear plan for regular increased business as overall trade grows by 5 to 10 percent per year over the next 5 year there will be a continued strain on our system unless we start to take action now on ways to update and improve our transportation infrastructure. We need automated systems at the ports better communication between carriers and terminal operators shipper and truckers, Renewed negotiation with Unions that deal with the changing environment and investment in technology that reaches across the different parts of the transportation infrastructure from the Terminal Carriers and Rail systems to Shippers 3PL and Truckers.
In Support of Metal Scrap Shippers
As all of us serving the Metal Scrap Community have experienced there has been new constraints that we have experienced. This has been caused by services issues we have all experienced by Carriers and drayage companies. Carriers don’t have equipment or space on the vessels, schedules are ever changing, effecting drayage companies. Planning for these kinds of disruptions is very difficult. The only way to plan for these types disruptions is to increase planning work internally within your organization working with the sales, contract and transportation teams and clearly communicate with your partners, Mapping out future sales by looking at past contracts and then communicating those plans throughout your organization and with partners such as Freight Forwarder 3PLs and your other transportation partners. There is a fundamental shift between using just in time service that rely on Carriers and Drayage companies to fill orders and act as warehousing or inventory control that has been the standard practice for the last several years. The “Just in Time” environment we have become used to, is no longer a practical way of managing inventory and handling contracts. There is a fundamental shift that is taking place in this current environment and for the near future. Planning contracts and sales and working closely with your Transportation Departments and Partners has become an ever more important part of controlling inventory and sales. Understanding the realities of todays transportation environment is a necessary reality in controlling costs.
Charleston Port Smashes Recorders
South Carolina Ports turned in its best cargo-handling performance in history in March — and the volume was 34% higher year-over-year. “This significant achievement leads up to another historic milestone as we prepare to welcome the first ship to the Leatherman Terminal on Friday,” South Carolina Ports President and CEO Jim Newsome said in a statement. “Our all-time container record reinforces that we are adding more capacity to the Port of Charleston at the right time. The state-of-the-art Leatherman Terminal will add 700,000 TEUs [twenty-foot equivalent units] of throughput capacity and a 1,400-foot berth to the East Coast port market when it is most needed.” The Hugh K. Leatherman Terminal will have five ship-to-shore cranes with 169 feet of lift height above the wharf deck, 25 hybrid rubber-tired gantry cranes and an expansive container yard, the South Carolina Ports Authority has said. At full build-out, the terminal will add 2.4 million TEUs of capacity — doubling existing port capacity. In its all-time container record, the SCPA moved 248,796 TEUs across the Port of Charleston’s Wando Welch and North Charleston container terminals in March. The previous record was set in August 2019 with 233,110 TEUs. In March 2020, as the supply chain stoppage brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic was felt at U.S. ports, the SCPA handled a total of 185,631 TEUs. Loaded imports last month at the Port of Charleston were up nearly 50% year-over-year, from 76,019 TEUs in March 2020 to 113,867 TEUs this year, the SCPA said, noting the “booming Southeast population and pandemic-driven lifestyle shifts continue to drive retail imports, including home goods, furniture, electronics, exercise equipment and fresh produce and refrigerated foods.” Empty containers exported also were up significantly, from 28,911 TEUs in March 2020 to 46,872 TEUs last month. SONAR: PIMS.USCHS Charleston, South Carolina, port import market share has surged year-to-date as volumes have climbed. To see more SONAR data and to schedule a demo, please click here. Loaded exports also were up year-over-year, by 8.2%, from 73,077 to 79,077 TEUs “as advanced manufacturers and automotive companies see steady demand for their products across global markets,” the SCPA said. More than 22,000 vehicles were handled at the Port of Charleston’s Columbus Street Terminal in March, the SCPA said. The March numbers also were up from February, when port congestion around the country was blamed for lower volumes: 182,269 TEUs moved at the Port of Charleston and 17,555 vehicles were handled at the Columbus Street Terminal. Inland Port Greer continues to break records, the SCPA said. It recorded its busiest month in history in March with 16,688 rail moves, up 20.3% from the same month in 2020. So far in the fiscal year, from July 1 to March 31, Inland Port Greer has handled 119,460 rail moves, up nearly 5% from the same period last year. Just a month earlier, Inland Port Greer, located in upstate South Carolina, had turned in its best February with 14,418 moves. That followed the best January with 13,401 rail moves. According to the SCPA, Inland Port Greer extends the Port of Charleston’s reach 212 miles inland via rail, and 94 million consumers can be reached within a one-day truck trip from the terminal. Inland Port Dillon, located in the Pee Dee region of South Carolina, had “nearly 3,000” rail moves in March, the SCPA said, similar to the 2,823 reported in February. From July 1 to March 31, Inland Port Dillon recorded 27,549 rail moves, up 12.4% from the same period in 2020. South Carolina Ports finding groove with rail South Carolina Ports rides rails to robust January South Carolina Ports continues riding volume wave Click here for more American Shipper/FreightWaves stories by Senior Editor Kim Link-Wills. Inland Port Dillon Inland Port Greer Leatherman Terminal Port of Charleston SCPA South Carolina Ports Wando Welch Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Share via Email Senior Editor Kim Link-Wills has written about everything from agriculture as a report
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