News & Advisories ::
Current Advisories.
march 4, 2010
Ports & Airports - current status report:
San Antonio (Port): All piers are under evaluation due to structural damages. TEM terminal has only one pier operative and all piers are being evaluated at the STI terminal.
MARCH 2, 2010
SANTIAGO, Chile - Chile's stringent, well-enforced building codes saved most modern buildings and countless lives. Still, extensive use of adobe in older structures meant that many of those buildings fell in the hardest-hit regions of the country.
february 28, 2010
The airport in Santiago, Chile was closed for up to three days after a catastrophic earthquake, with a magnitude of 8.8, struck early Saturday.
february 27, 2010
A massive magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck Chile early Saturday, producing powerful aftershocks and triggering a tsunami. The epicenter of the earthquake was located off the coast in Maule, near the city of Concepcion, 212 miles (341 kilometers) from the capital of Santiago. The quake struck at 3:34 a.m. (1:34 a.m. ET).
february 18, 2010
The Union of Customs officers decided the escalation of their strike activities by applying repeated 48 hours strikes between Friday 19th Feb & Wednesday 24th Feb.
february 16, 2010
Greece's Custom workers announced that they are again going on a 72 hour strike between 16-18 Feb. 2010 forcing the closure of all border stations, ports and airports throughout the country.
february 11, 2010
Airports throughout the Mid-Atlantic began operating again Thursday after a blizzard tore up the East Coast, shutting down runways for the second time in less than a week and causing one of the biggest disruptions to air travel since the 9/11 hijackings, according to airlines and government statistics.
february 10, 2010
Blizzard warnings on the East Coast stretched from New York to the Carolinas on Wednesday morning, the National Weather Service said. Areas under the warning include metro Washington; Baltimore, Maryland; Newark and Atlantic City, New Jersey; Dover, Delaware; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; New York City; and Long Island, New York.
february 2, 2010
The Greek Federation of Customs Employees is set to strike on Thursday and Friday, February 4 and 5.
The planned 2 day strike will most likely affect all entry points to Greece, including Airports and Ports. Customs officers protesting against low salaries will close all the border checkpoints for 48 hours.
january 26, 2010
We've been witnessing a rising number of complaints and war stories coming from Shanghai and China on getting cargo out before Chinese New Year (CNY), which this year falls some two weeks later than last year, beginning February 14. The current rate hikes and cargo scrambling pre-CNY have taken on a life of their own.
january 7, 2010
In a surprise move, custom officers in Chile went on strike earlier this week over staffing issues, working hours and retirement benefits, a trade union representing the workers explained.
november
15, 2009
The
Finnish Air Line Pilots' Association (SLL) representing Finnair
pilots has rejected settlement proposals put forward by State appointed
mediator Esa Lonka on Friday night. Finnair pilots' strike begins
on Monday, 16 November at 00:01 hours.
october
12, 2009
ATHENS,
Greece -- Dock workers in the Greek port of Piraeus voted Sunday
to continue their strike for another 48 hours, in an attempt to
pressure the newly elected socialist government to cancel an agreement
with China's Cosco Pacific to operate two container terminals.
september 11, 2009
The People's Republic of China will be celebrating the nation's 60th anniversary in early October and for safety measures the government will be imposing strict and extensive limitations on the transportation of chemicals and dangerous goods.
september
4, 2009
MUMBAI
-- Cargo operations at the international airport came to a halt
on Wednesday, 2 September, when almost 2,500 customs clearance agents
at the airport's cargo complex declared an indefinite flash strike
on Wednesday afternoon.
august 30, 2009
According to "La Nacion," one of Argentina's leading daily newspapers, and BDP International in Argentina, that nation's Stevedores union lifted the interruption of activities in the port of Buenos Aires on Friday, 28 August. Due to the backlog, it will take time for the flow of work to resume back to normal, but ships are now being loaded and unloaded.
august 26, 2009
Container shipments are paralyzed in the port of Buenos Aires due to a union conflict that is causing huge losses, the Argentine press reported. The labour dispute pits the SUPA union, which represents the longshoremen, against the crane operators union, which has been paralyzing the cargo terminals of the Argentine capital since last Friday, industry representatives said.
august
6, 2009
TAIPEI
-- Taiwan's weather bureau on Thursday urged residents to take precautions
as the first major typhoon of the season gained strength and churned
towards the island.
july 15, 2009
SANTIAGO (Dow Jones) -- Chile's civil workers' union, the Association of Fiscal Employees, began a 48-hour strike Tuesday to protest job instability and failed labor overhauls.
july 1, 2009
With deposed Honduran president Manuel Zelaya vowing to fly back to regain power and political unrest in some parts of the country, the main port, Puerto Cortes, remains open at this time and operating under normal conditions, according to Bloomberg news service, container carrier APL, and BDP Global Network Partner Grupo Genesis in Honduras.
june 15, 2009
A 14-day strike by dock workers at Ivory Coast's port of Abidjan may be resolved today, a spokesman for the dockers' union said.
june
9, 2009
Antwerp,
Belgium -- Please be advised we are receiving reports from the Antwerp
Port Organization, Alfaport, that the port is currently experiencing
"irregular and selective work interruptions."
june
8, 2009
ABIDJAN
-- Police in Ivory Coast used tear gas to disperse dozens of striking
dockers who have slowed the flow of goods through the top cocoa
grower's main port of Abidjan, witnesses said on Monday.
may 2009
American Shipper reports on the dismal global economy causing logistics managers to question whether to commit to long-term contracts or to pluck rates and service off the spot market.
april
13, 2009
BANGKOK
-- Thailand is taking measures to secure major ports and airports,
the government spokesman said Monday, as it moves to crack down
on anti-government protests.
march
23, 2009
Long
Beach, California -- In hearings staged late last week, the U.S.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit unanimously held that the
California lower court erred in refusing to enjoin the truck concession
programs instituted by the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
february
10, 2009
PARIS
-- High winds lashed France on Tuesday, prompting authorities to
shut Paris' two international airports for the first time in 34
years.
january
28, 2009
France
is facing severe disruption of freight traffic Thursday with rail
and airport workers set to join a one-day general strike.
january
5, 2009
NEW
DELHI -- The All-India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC) has decided
to go ahead with its indefinite strike from midnight of January
5, after its third round of talks with the Central government failed
to break the ice on Sunday.
January 2, 2009
On January 2, 2009, CBP issued the long awaited guidelines for the Imposition and Mitigation of Civil Penalties for Failure to Comply with the AES regulations.
december
4, 2008
RIO
DE JANEIRO -- Brazil is committed to quickly repairing key ports
damaged in massive floods in order to recoup millions of dollars
in daily losses to the economy, a government official said Tuesday.
december
2, 2008
A
court dissolved Thailand's top three ruling parties for electoral
fraud Tuesday and banned the prime minister from politics, bringing
down a government that has faced months of strident protests seeking
its ouster.
november
27, 2008
At
least 100 people were killed and more than 400 wounded in a series
of shootings around India's financial capital Mumbai on (26th Nov)
Wednesday night and continued till Thursday, with two five-star
hotels, railway station and several other places among the targets
in what police called a terror attack.
november
24, 2008
The
Importer Security Filing (IFS) rule known as 10+2 will be published
by US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Tuesday November 25, 2008. According
to an advance copy of the document, there are four major differences
between the proposed and "interim final rule."
november
21, 2008
A
strike by nearly a half million Chilean government workers ended
Friday in anticipation of government approval of a 10 percent wage
increase.
november
17, 2oo8
SANTIAGO
- About 400,000 Chilean government workers went on strike Monday
morning, seeking higher wages, while the government set in motion
a contingency plan to ensure access to key services.
november
17, 2008
JAKARTA
- A powerful earthquake jolted eastern Indonesia, killing at least
one person, crumpling homes and briefly triggering a region-wide
tsunami warning, officials said early on Monday as they surveyed
the damage.
november
17, 2008
NEW
DELHI - A moderate 5.7-magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of
India's Andaman islands in the Indian Ocean on Sunday, the US Geological
Survey said.
october
30, 2008
The
future of the United States' free-trade agenda is in big trouble.
Consider this train of thought: The global economy is in a tailspin,
and Republicans are being held responsible by most voters.
october
13, 2008
Shippers
are clearing their cargo from Bangkok Port and re-routing shipments
via Laem Chabang Port on fears that unionised workers will strike
again in support of anti-government protests, the Bangkok Post reported.
september
28, 2008
TAIPEI
- Hundreds of people evacuated their homes as Typhoon Jangmi pounded
Taiwan with strong winds and heavy rain on Sunday, causing a major
landslide and forcing the cancellation of flights.
september
25, 2008
The
ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have weathered initial legal
challenges to their clean-trucks programs and are poised to implement
the plans on Oct. 1.
september 18 , 2008
BDP Internatoinal is pleased to report stability and good progress in the recovery of our operations in Houston.
September 15 , 2008
BDP has moved into a post-hurricane assessment and recovery phase, although flooding, power outages and debris on the roadways throughout the Houston area continue to be widespread.
september 14, 2008
Hurricane Ike made landfall near the US city of Houston, Texas early Saturday cuting a path of damage to property and infrastructure in its wake.
september 11, 2008
Weather forecasters project Hurricane Ike will make landfall along the central coast of the US state of Texas early Saturday morning as a major hurricane; but conditions will begin deteriorating during the day on Friday.
september
9, 2008
In
spite of a decision last week by Israel's National Labor Tribunal
ordering laborers to return to work at Haifa and Ashdod, the ports
there are operating at less than 25% of capacity.
september
9, 2008
A
new China Customs Regulations NO. 172 has been published in China
that states:
Beginning on January 1, 2009, China Customs will require that all carriers' manifest details be filed electronically in advance of the vessel or aircraft loading.
Beginning on January 1, 2009, China Customs will require that all carriers' manifest details be filed electronically in advance of the vessel or aircraft loading.
september
4, 2008
Weather
forecasters report the center of Tropical Storm Hanna is projected
to make landfall near the US coastal South Carolina/North Carolina
border or perhaps just east of there early on Saturday morning,
September 6.
september
3, 2008
september
2, 2008
BANGKOK
- Thailand's embattled prime minister declared a state of emergency
in the capital Tuesday after thousands of his opponents and supporters
clashed in the worst street violence here in more than a decade.
august
31, 2008
DHAKA
(Bangladesh) - At least 20,000 people in northern Bangladesh have
been cut off from the rest of the country after several rivers burst
their banks, news reports said on Sunday as a flood warning agency
forecast the situation is 'likely to deteriorate.'
august
31, 2008
A
powerful aftershock rocked southwest China's Sichuan province on
Sunday, one day after a 6.1-magnitude earthquake left at least 28
people dead and about 350 injured, state media reported.
august
29, 2008
The
potential of Tropical Storm Gustav landing along the US Texas Gulf
as a hurricane early next week has placed the state and residents
on alert as the storm continued a path toward the Gulf of Mexico.
august
22, 2008
Hong
Kong last night braced itself for its second shutdown in a month
as Typhoon Nuri churned in on a path that indicated it could score
a direct hit on the city this evening.
august
21, 2008
Two
earthquakes shook the border between China and Myanmar on Thursday
in quick succession, the US Geological Survey said, a day after
a tremor hit the same area.
august
20, 2008
A
5.3-magnitude earthquake hit China's border with Myanmar early on
Wednesday, destroying homes and forcing more than a thousand people
to evacuate, the US Geological Survey and Chinese state media said.
august
18, 2008
The
Port of Miami will close at 4 p.m. ET today to inbound traffic in
advance of the anticipated arrival of Tropical Storm Fay.
august
5, 2008
august
4, 2008
A storm that appeared as a blip on the Gulf Coast radar late last week could reach hurricane strength before it bears down, possibly on the southeast Texas coast, by Tuesday morning.
july
29, 2008
West
Coast dockworkers and some of the world's largest shipping lines
said Monday that they tentatively agreed to a new six-year contract.
july
28, 2008
The
International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the Pacific Maritime
Association late Monday announced a preliminary agreement on terms
for a new six-year contract covering more than 25,000 dockworkers
at 29 West Coast ports.
july
22, 2008
july
7, 2008
july
2, 2008
Cargo-handling
operations at West Coast ports are expected to remain normal on
Wednesday even though longshoremen are working without a contract.
july
2, 2008
Millions
of Indian truckers went on strike on Wednesday, parking up their
vehicles to protest high taxes and rising fuel bills, union leaders
said, but talks to discuss ways to end the stoppage were planned.
june
30, 2008
The
West Coast dockworkers’ union and representatives of the dockers’
maritime industry employers are unlikely to reach a full settlement
before the midnight Monday expiration of the current six-year labor
pact, despite nearly four months of negotiations.
june
26, 2008
Marseilles
and Le Havre, France’s largest ports, are at a standstill
Thursday as dockworkers stage a 24-hour strike one day after the
French Parliament approved the government’s port reform bill.
june
20, 2008
Truckers
yesterday reached an agreement with shipping firms to end their
week-long strike. The Transport Ministry said drivers and shippers
agreed to raise long-distance haulage rates by 19 percent and introduce
legal standard shipping rates next year.
june
18, 2008
Flood
damage to Midwest freight operations continued to spread even as
storms eased up in recent days. The Army Corps of Engineers has
closed 14 upper Mississippi River locks to barging, covering 315
river-miles. Meanwhile, truckers find many secondary highways still
closed in the region, causing long detours around flood zones or
lost business from area shippers, and Iowa officials say the floods
"decimated" the rail network there.
june
9, 2008
Spanish
truckers began an indefinite strike Monday morning and French rail
workers will walk off the job later tonight, threatening serious
delays to shipping at the countries’ major container and bulk
cargo ports.
june
2, 2008
Well,
the long awaited and much anticipated regulations requiring automated
filing of export information, along with attendant penalties for
late filing, has officially been published today, Monday, June 2.
These regulations appear in today’s Federal Register which,
for the curious and brave, is available on line at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/fr-cont.html.
may
30, 2008
After
telling U.S. exporters earlier this week that their cargo "must
truly begin to pay its own way," the major discussion agreement
for the U.S.-Asia container carriers has followed up with another
statement saying there is "no quick fix" for shippers
who have been unable to get containers or space on ships for their
cargo.
may
27, 2008
U.S.
exporters already encountering difficulties shipping their goods
abroad have been told they must pay more to cover shipping lines'
mounting operational costs.
may
26, 2008
Government
memo to freight forwarders bemoaning the extra costs they'll have
to eat to meet new mandates for screening air cargo: Get over it.
may
8, 2008
French
dockworkers are set to strike at seven publicly-owned ports Friday,
extending a month-long campaign to protest government plans to privatize
handling of containers.
may
8, 2008
Operations
at the Port of Oakland and the Union Pacific rail ramp at Lathrop,
Calif., continue to be hampered by a shortage of truck capacity
due to protests by independent drivers over the high cost of fuel.
may
2, 2008
LOS
ANGELES -- Ports along the U.S. West Coast, including the country's
busiest port complex in Los Angeles, were shut most of Thursday
as some 10,000 dock workers went on a one-day strike to protest
the war in Iraq, port and union officials said.
may
1, 2008
LONG
BEACH, Calif. -- Cargo handling at West Coast ports ground to a
halt during Thursday's day shift as members of the International
Longshore and Warehouse Union made good on their promise to shut
the ports down in order to protest the war in Iraq.
april
23, 2008
LONDON
-- A 24-hour strike by dockworkers paralyzed France’s seven
biggest ports on Wednesday.
april
19, 2008
On
Thursday, April 17, BDP sponsored a roundtable
discussion which brought together industry leaders to explore
the ocean transport supply /demand gap which U.S. exporters are
experiencing.
april
10, 2008
French
dockworkers will stage 24-hour strikes every week starting Monday
in a major escalation of protests against government plans to privatize
container terminals at seven publicly-owned ports.
april
10, 2008
Many
U.S. companies hoping to profit from surging exports created by
the weak dollar are facing an unexpected hurdle: There aren't enough
of the big, metal shipping containers that help form the backbone
of the global economy.
march
31, 2008
Member
shipping lines in the Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreement,
reacting to the record rise in marine bunker fuel, have announced
hikes in shipping fuel surcharges that would reach $900 per 40-foot
container by Oct. 1.
march
25, 2008
Shipping
lines that carry U.S. import cargo from Asia said they are experiencing
"early success with cost recovery efforts."
march
21, 2008
Is
the U.S. economy dragging down your bottom line? Is the loss of
the U.S. dollar’s prominence in the global market reducing
your profits? Are your shareholders in an uproar? Well don’t
expect any sympathy from the ocean carriers in 2008.
march
20, 2008
Maersk
Line will further reduce its U.S. footprint in mid-August by withdrawing
from the U.S. East Coast/East Coast of South America trade.
march
10, 2008
The
French dockworker union CGT on Monday suspended a 48-hour strike
planned to start at midnight after the government offered to discuss
its controversial proposals to reform state-owned ports.
march
3, 2008
A
scheduled strike by rail workers in France is expected to seriously
disrupt the movement of ocean containers to and from the country’s
leading container ports of Le Havre and Marseilles.
february
7, 2008
By
now you probably know US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued
its proposed import security filing rule – the 10+2 rule –
on January 2 requiring U.S. importers and carriers to provide cargo
data not found on a ship's manifest.
january
2, 2008
WASHINGTON
-- Customs and Border Protection on Wednesday issued its long-awaited
proposed rule requiring importers and carriers to provide cargo
data not found on a ship's manifest.
