Global Shipping Crisis Reported to the President

As everyone is aware, the global meltdown in the movement of cargo is continuing at full strength with no relief in sight. For importers, this means delays of many weeks to get cargo out of Europe and other congested regions. For exporters, the crisis has resulted in cancellations of bookings for months at a time. The crisis includes moving goods from the Texas border due to the extreme weather in that area, getting access to truck or rail moves from California, and moving containers off terminals in LA or NY.  

WSSA continues to support all efforts to find solutions to the crisis. We work toward improvements that will lead to more resilience of the supply chain in the future, whether it be supporting grey chassis’ and eliminating “box rule” requirements or advising the FMC when carriers and terminals are not following the FMC guidelines for reasonable behavior on detention and demmurage.  

As a member of the AgTC, we are signatories on a letter sent to President Biden supporting the needs of agriculture exporters, and we are happy to share this letter here.

We will keep all of you updated as to deterioration or improvements in the USA and abroad, and please reach out to us should you have any issues you would like to review or discuss.