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WSSA is changing the location where we handle your orders and those of your DI distributors. Beginning the middle of July, we will transfer WSSA’s operations activities to our partner, Albatrans New York. This is a new and exciting time, but we will do the transition cautiously and deliberately. We expect it will be concluded by August 31.
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Standard industry practice has been that the first day of free time is the first day after the vessel completes operation. As example, if the vessel completed working on Tuesday at 1300 hours, the first free day would begin on the next working day i.e. Wednesday.
The advisory from Maersk changes the norm as it applies to Maersk and APM Terminals in Los Angeles.
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Safmarine have annouced a change to their coverage of the U.S. Pacific Northwest service. The port of call at Tacoma, WA will be replaced with a new port of call at Seattle, WA.
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Hapag Lloyd have issued the following advisory announcing a new procedure designed to assist those doing their own Importer Security Filing (ISF) to ensure compliance with the new CBP 10+2 regulations.
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Hapag Lloyd have issued the following advisory regarding changes to the Import Demurrage policy at the Ports of Long Beach/Los Angeles.
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Maersk have issued the following advisory regarding changes to their process for the payment of demurrage charges.
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Click here to view the Maersk Express Debit Form in PDF.
Safmarine have issued the following advisory to inform their clients that the Safmarine Oranje sustained a technical breakdown shortly after her departure from Cape Town. The vessel will be repaired and tested before being allowed to continue with her journey.
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We have been advised by our country manager in Spain that rumors of a stevedors strike in Spain have been confirmed as true. Please read his comments below.
Please kindly note that roumours received during the last few days are now confirmed and a stevedors strike has been anounced for March 23rd,24th and 25th. It will only affect the delivery and receipt of goods by land. We will try to arrange any deliveries before the strike, but keep in mind there is also a festival on March 19th in some communities, and this could cause some congestion as to the availability of trucks.
This strike will not affect the loading and unloading of ships or the activity in the depots.
The strike is scheduled to commence on March 23rd at 0001 hours and will end on March 25th at 0800 hours. The strike will affect all terminals in Spain including the Canary Islands.
Please contact your usual WSSA Service Specialist with any question or concerns you may have regarding your shipments or orders.
Ports of America, the operators of the Port of New Orleans, have issued the following announcement regarding the permanemt Friday closure of gate and container yard operations. The closure is in response to a reduction in gate volume.
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The AgTC have issued the following notice for the Ports of LA and Long Beach and their new Clean Truck Program fees. The fees will be collected beginning February 18th, 2009.
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Hamburg Sud's Chile office has issued the following advisory regarding the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles Clean Truck Program and the implementation of the second phase of the program.
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We have been advised by our Country Manager in France that there will be a one day general national strike on Thursday January 29th. There will be no port activities on that day. The strike, being general, will effect many interests and services in France, to include all mail, rail, schools, government offices, utility companies and other large companies.
Please continue to check this website for updates on the situation in France.
Please contact your usual WSSA Service Specialist with any questions you may have regarding your orders and shipments.
ICL have issued the following press release to announce a service change. Effective March 25th, ICL will no longer be calling at Richmond, VA. It has been replaced with a port call at Wilmington, NC
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Safmarine have issued the following advisory regarding the enforced compliance with AES regulation. Although this notice comes from Safmarine, all carriers will be following the guidelines and requirements.
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We have been advised that the Port of Fos in France is currently closed due to bad weather. The region is experiencing heavy snow and it has become necessary for operations at the port to close pending an improvement in the weather conditions.
It is hoped the weather will improve in the next day or so and the truckers will once again be able to drive by Monday. We have been given some photos taken of the port, which are linked below for your viewing.
Please contact your usual WSSA Service Specialist should you have any questions regarding your orders and shipments. We will provide updates of the situation in Fos immediately once information is received.
The Port of Fos picture 1
The Port of Fos picture 2
The Port of Fos picture 3
The Port of Fos picture 4
The Port of Fos picture 5
Hapag Lloyd have issued the following advisory detailing terminal closures for the South East Region for the forthcoming Martin Luther King Holiday on January 19th.
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Maersk have issued the following customer advisory with an update to the new CBP Security Seal requirements.
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Hapag Lloyd have issued the following notice regarding the newly implemented Port of Los Angeles and Long Beach Clean Truch Fee (CTF) . The fee is effective from November 17, 2008. Please find below the official Hapag Lloyd announcement, along with additional information provided from The Port of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
Click here to view the announcement from Hapag Lloyd.
Click here to view The Port of Long Beach Clean Truck Fee Q & A Sheet
Click here to view The Port of Long Beach CTF Exemption Sheet
ICL have announced an increase in demurrage charges on all westbound shipments into the ports of Chester, PA and Richmond, VA, effective December 5, 2008.
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Safmarine have issued the following notice regarding a new Import/Export Intermodal Fuel Surcharge to go into effect December 1, 2008.
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Hapag Lloyd have issued the following announcement advising that effective November 22nd 2008, there will be an increase in the Destination Terminal Security Charge for cargo from New Zealand and Australia to North America.
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The Journal Of Commerce have recently launched a new website that is very informative and interesting. It offers the most current and comprehensive North American Shipping Schedules available online. The following article will tell you more about the Journal Of Commerce and their new website. The address is www.jocsailings.com.
Click here to read more about www.jocsailings.com
Click here to go straight to www.jocsailings.com
Maersk have also issued the following advisory in relation to the new CBP regulation requiring security seals, for all inbound containers as well as those remaining on board bound for a foreign destination.
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Hapag Lloyd have issued the following announcement regarding the new Reefer Container Facilitation Fee, imposed by the Port of Savannah, effective December 1, 2008.
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ICL have issued the following customer advisory regarding the new regulations issued by the CBP in relation to all inbound containers.
Click here to view the advisory in PDF.
The American Shipper+ Shippers'NewsWire have recently published the following article, written by Chris Dupin, regarding the possability of strikes by the workers operating the Canadian locks on the St. Lawrence Seaway.
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We have been informed by both Hapag-Lloyd and Maersk that they have been instructed by the Hawaii Department of Agriculture to begin collecting an Agricultural fee. Each carrier will be assessing this in different ways. For more clarification it is best to contat the carrie directly regarding this new cost line item.
Click here to view the Hapag-Lloyd notice.
Click here to view the Maersk notice.
We have received the following from our friends at Hapag Lloyd regarding a tariff increase at NY terminals on US imports.
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Hapag Lloyd have issued the following article relating to numerous updates across the industry.
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Hapag Lloyd have announced that they have made changes to the already announced ANZ-USA West Coast Restructure program.
Click here to view the revised announcement in PDF.
This Safmarine surcharge will affect all USA import and export inland cargo effective October 1, 2008 at $290 per container.
Click here to view full article from Safmarine
Hapag Lloyd has advised that the ANP service will re-commence weekly calls at the ports of Napier and Timaru in addition to the current New Zealand ports. Effective September 8, 2008.
Click here to read the full details
Effective October 15th, 2008 all cargo laden containers in transit to the United States will require a High Security Seal (HSS) that meets the requirements of the International Organization for Standardization Publicly Available Specification 17712 (ISO PAS 17712).
Click for Container Seal photo and full text from OOCL
Please be advised that Hapag Lloyd will implement new Terminal Handling Charges (THC) for North Europe as of October 1, 2008.
Click here for details about each port affected
July 16, 2008
Containers moving through the Port of Los Angeles, the Port of Long Beach
and the
Port of Oakland would be assessed a $60-per-FEU fee under a bill passed
earlier today
by the California Assembly. Senate Bill 974 authored by State Sen. Alan
Lowenthal
was amended before passage to spell out what infrastructure projects would
be
eligible to be funded from the fee, change the makeup of the authority that
will
administer the funds in Southern California, and clarify other requirements of the bill.
The bill was already approved in the State Senate. It will now return to
the Senate
for approval of the amended version before being sent to the Governor's
desk.
If the bill passes and is signed as expected, the $60 per 40-foot box state
container
fee - due to take effect in 2009 - will be added to two local container fees
passed
but not yet implemented at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles totaling
$100 per
FEU and a $25 per FEU passed at the Port of Oakland.
Courtesy of Evergreen Shipping Line
OOCL are now offering the option to customers to pay their freight payments via Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT).
Click here to find out more information on this service from www.OOCL.com
OOCL have advised that it is now offering increased service to customers wishing to obtain end to end shipment information through their Voice Response System. This service is offered in addition to OOCL's interactive website.
Click here to view more information on this service from www.OOCL.com
MSC have issued the following service announcement announcing the opening of the new state of the art Bayport Container Terminal in Houston, TX. MSC operations will be transferred to this terminal from the previously used Barbours Cut Terminal.
Click here to view the announcement in PDF.
Hapag-Lloyd have issued the following customer advisory regarding changes to the port rotations for their WAS Service from New Zealand to USWC.
Click here to view the advisory in PDF.
The Agriculture Transportation Coalition have issued the following notice answering many questions regarding the port fees adopted at the Ports of LA and Long Beach.
Click here to view the notice in PDF.
Rates for US Inland Points
Many WSSA contracts include rates for selected US in-land
points for inter-modal movement of containers from/to
the nearest port. These rates are fixed for the
duration of the contract. This protects the WSSA
member from possible increases in their transportation
costs.
LCL
Programs (Less than Container Loads)
WSSA has a program in place for "lite" shipments
from Italy. This program has fixed pricing on a
per case basis for smaller shipments from Italy and provides
delivery to nine major cities in the US. Please
inquire for details.
Just
as the bunker surcharge on your ocean freight is subject
to review and fluctuation, so is the cost of diesel fuel
(needed to run the majority of trucks operated by the
US trucking industry). Toward that end, we continue to
monitor the National Average. Please note this figure
is reviewed and updated on a weekly basis, and we will
post those updates for you on a weekly basis.
| Week of August 24, 2009 |
$2.67 |
FSC 28% |
| Week of August 17, 2009 |
$2.65 |
FSC 27% |
| Week of August 10, 2009 |
$2.63 |
FSC 27% |
| Week of August 3, 2009 |
$2.55 |
FSC 25% |
| Week of July 27, 2009 |
$2.53 |
FSC 25% |
| Week of July 20, 2009 |
$2.50 |
FSC 24% |
| Week of July 13, 2009 |
$2.54 |
FSC 25% |
Note:
As these costs fluctuate, so will the US inland fuel surcharges
on your trucking and/or rail movements.
In the four weeks to July 13, overall alcohol volumes increased 2.3% compared to a -0.8% decline a year ago, according to Morgan Stanley based on IRI data. Dollar sales rose 4.7% versus a 3.2% jump last year. Spirits and domestic beer reportedly drove volume and dollar share gains. In the latest 4 weeks, spirits gained 30bps of servings share and 10bps of dollar share while domestic beer drove 10bps of volume share and 40bps of dollar share.
Wine trailed total alcohol in servings and dollar growth. In the latest 4 weeks, wine lost 30bps of servings share and 20bps of dollar share as volumes for the segment increased 0.8% and sales increased 3.9%. Within wine, Constellation and Foster's lost volume and value share while Gallo, The Wine Group and Kendall-Jackson drove share gains. In the latest 4 weeks, Constellation's volume and value share declined 70bps.
Wine by price has largely held up relative to prior performance. Industry trends remain soft for the lowest price wines (less than $3), where sales declined -4.3%. Sales for wines in the $3-7 range have picked up 11% but were flat to down this time last year. Wines in the $7-14 segment were down -4.2% in the latest 4 weeks but grew double-digits previously. Wines priced above $14 continue to grow at strong rates, up 20%, which is ahead of mid-teens growth seen last year.
Data provided by Wine & Spirits Daily
Total spirits grew 2% in value in the four weeks to May 3, according to Nielsen's food, drug and liquor store scan data. Volume rose 1.8%.
Ultra-premium priced spirits grew the most in dollar sales, rising 2.8%, but grew only 0.4% in volume. Mid-price spirits grew the fastest in volume, up 2.8%, and the second fastest in dollar sales, up 2.7%. Dollar sales of value spirits grew 2% and volume rose 1.6%. Premium priced spirits saw dollar sales and volume both gain 0.9%.
Vodka, whiskey, gin and rum showed solid growth in the four week period, while tequila, cognac, cordials and prepared cocktails lost share. Dollar sales of vodka grew 5.1% and volume jumped 5.4%. Rum value gained 3.6%, while volume rose 2.7%. Lastly, dollar sales of gin grew 2.5% and volume was up 1.5%.
Dollar sales of tequila were down a whopping -3.8% and volume fell -3.7%, likely due to tough comparisons. Cognac dollar value dropped -9.4% and volume declined -11.6%. Dollar sales of cordials/schnapps were down -1.3%, while volume declined -1.9%. Lastly, value of prepared cocktails dropped -0.4% and volume was down -2.6%.
Article presented by Wine & Spirits Daily
The
American Shipper Magazine, January 2007 Edition, has published
an article featuring WSSA. The article is in commeration
of our 30th Year Anniversary. It speaks of the history
of WSSA, our members, and how WSSA stands to serve the
industry and our members. The following article,
written by Chris Gillis, has been reproduced with the
very kind permission of the Publisher.
Click
here to read the article in PDF.
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