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Ho Ho No! Port Congestion and Supply Chain Delays Threaten to Disrupt Christmas

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The extreme port congestion and container shortages that drastically reduced shipping out of Southern China last month have eased, but as freight volumes from Yantian and other Pearl River Delta ports recover, the rebound will send another wave of disruptions through the troubled global shipping network, according to American Shipper.

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What Are General Rate Increases in Shipping & What Should Enterprises Know?

Intelligent Audit

In modern freight transportation services, GRI stands for General Rate Increase. As a shipper, it’s impossible to avoid rate increases at times, and while freight invoice audits help to catch errors, not knowing the facts behind GRIs will only open the doors to risk. FedEx Freight shipping rates will increase by an average of 4.9%

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Doing Business in the United States

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The last two states added were Alaska and Hawaii in 1959. It is bordered by Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. The climate is mostly temperate, but Alaska is arctic, Florida and Hawaii are tropical, and the Great Plains are mostly arid or semi-arid. Annual freight traffic equaled about 37.22 Though, the U.S.