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WSSA and Albatrans will be attending the International Bulk Wine and Spirits Show (IBWSS) in San Francisco on July 28-29. Organized by Beverage Trade Network, IBWSS is North America’s leading trade show and conference dedicated to bulk wine, bulk spirits, private label beverages, contract production, and beverage supply chain solutions, bringing together producers, suppliers, buyers, […]

Yesterday, the White House announced an additional 50% tariff on certain imports from Canada, adding further uncertainty to cross-border trade and shipping between the two countries. The President has used a section of a 1930 trade law never used before by a US President, outlined in the attached article, known as Section 388 of the Tariff […]

Antwerp: Chemical Leak Closes MPET, DP World Terminal ResumesOn the evening of Tuesday, July 14, a container carrying hydrofluoric acid began leaking aboard the MSC Mia Summer II while the vessel was working cargo at the MPET terminal (Quay 1742/1718) in the Deurganck Dock. The leak triggered a large-scale evacuation, closure of the Kieldrecht Lock, […]

Antwerp: A chemical incident overnight at Deurganck Dock has prompted authorities to close all Left Bank terminals, including 1700, 1718, 1742, and surrounding facilities, until further notice. The terminals listed serve most of the major ocean carriers, including including MSC, OOCL, CMA, Evergreen, ONE. No container pick-ups or deliveries can be carried out at the affected […]

In his recent article, Emmanuel Sanchez, the Albatrans Global Marketing Manager & Regional Director of USA and Mexico, speaks on cross-border Mexico-U.S. freight capacity. Sanchez references four compounding forces that are working against cross-border traffic flow: over 20,000 Mexican drivers losing U.S. visas (English-proficiency and cabotage enforcement); a nationwide truck/trailer shortage as new equipment gets […]