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Learn about IHA’s cost-saving programs, including the International Housewares Shippers Association, designed to help members grow their business!

Transformation of the Trans-Pacific Ocean Shipping Market

Transformation of the Trans-Pacific Ocean Shipping Market

December 31, 2016 could not have come soon enough for shippers that import and export ocean containers through the Trans-Pacific ocean shipping lanes to and from the United States. 2016 will be remembered as one of the most turbulent years on record for the international shipping industry. Shippers struggled to find consistent and reliable services while weaker ocean carriers…

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IHA Working with the AAP Coalition to Provide Border Adjustment Tax Information

IHA Working with the AAP Coalition to Provide Border Adjustment Tax Information

The International Housewares Association, representing the more than 1,700 housewares suppliers around the globe, is working with the Americans for Affordable Products (AAP), a growing coalition of more than 100 businesses and trade associations that represents millions of American jobs, to provide information on the Border Adjustment Tax or BAT. AAP is running a national…

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Ocean Freight Rates Trending Higher

Ocean Freight Rates Trending Higher

A reputable consulting firm, Drewry Shipping Consultants, is forecasting ocean freight rates in the Asia to US trade will increase in 2017. If the forecast is accurate, it would mark the first time since 2010 where there have been any significant increases in ocean freight rates. Carriers have been warning shippers about unsustainable rates since September 2015. Carrier…

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IHSA Issues A Rebate

IHSA Issues A Rebate

The past twelve months will be remembered as one of the most tumultuous times that the shipping industry has ever faced. Freight rates reached historical lows which sent ocean carrier profits spiraling downward. Shifting carrier alliances and carrier consolidation added to the uneasiness shippers were feeling in the shipping industry. The uneasiness reached its peak on August…

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California Releases New Prop 65 Warning Regulations

California Releases New Prop 65 Warning Regulations

After considering them for more than a year, California’s Office of Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has finally issued new “Safe Harbor” warning regulations for Proposition 65. The new regulations intend to provide consumers “more specificity” about the chemical content of products sold in California.  They take effect on August 30, 2018 and are set forth in California Health…

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MOL, NKY and K-line to Merge

MOL, NKY and K-line to Merge

The International Housewares Shippers Association has been informed by MOL, NYK and K-line of their intentions to consolidate their container shipping divisions into a single operating entity. In the meantime, it is business as usual, and all three companies will continue to operate and serve their customers as they do today on an ongoing basis. Some key points of the…

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Space is Tight, Are Your Protected?

Space is Tight, Are Your Protected?

Container ships sailing from China to the U.S. have remained full since Hanjin unexpectedly filed for bankruptcy at the end of August. Specific areas, such as Ningbo and Shanghai, are providing far greater challenges for shippers to secure space than the Southern China region. Ocean carriers have been actively rolling cargo from Shanghai and Ningbo for over a month. Some…

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Hanjin Bankruptcy is a Game Changer

Hanjin Bankruptcy is a Game Changer

It was only a matter of time before the unthinkable happened in the shipping industry. On August 31, 2016, Hanjin Shipping filed for bankruptcy protection sending shockwaves through the shipping industry. Bankruptcies are not new to the shipping industry. There have been numerous bankruptcies over the last 15 years with the most notables being Cho Yang in 2001 and Hainan POS in…

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Possible Impacts of Hanjin’s Bankruptcy on Current Shipments

Possible Impacts of Hanjin’s Bankruptcy on Current Shipments

By:  David P. Street and Brendan Collins, IHSA Legal Council As you are probably aware, Hanjin filed for bankruptcy protection in Korea on Wednesday August 31st.  The filing came just a day after the company creditor's discontinued financial assistance of more than USD $896 million to keep the company operating. The Korean bankruptcy court will determine whether Hanjin should…

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