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

Ocean Freight: Cancellation Fees Related to Overbooking

Ocean Freight: Cancellation Fees Related to Overbooking

Steamship lines have complained for years that shippers book more containers than what are required to meet their shipping needs. It is common practice for some shippers to place excess container bookings to protect space only to cancel these bookings prior to the sailing date.  Steamship lines claim that for every four containers booked, only three show up for the sailing.…

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Ocean Carrier Financial Results Seeing Red

Ocean Carrier Financial Results Seeing Red

The 2016 operating margins for the top 13 ocean carriers have been announced. While the fourth quarter showed some improvement, the overall numbers were abysmal for the containership industry. Of the 13 carriers, only three posted operating margins in the black. Despite an uptick in rates triggered by the collapse of Hanjin Shipping, the remaining 10 carriers posted margins in…

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IHSA Negotiating May 1st Ocean Contract Rates

IHSA Negotiating May 1st Ocean Contract Rates

Ocean contract negotiations for cargo moving from Asia to the United States and Canada have been on-going for several weeks. It was anticipated that the carriers were going to take a tough stand this year and push for substantial rate increases. The carriers were not going to allow 2017 to be a repeat of 2016 where they collectively lost billions of dollars. Initial feedback…

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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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