AgTC in the News
Media Coverage
AgTC hears of new sailing to Oakland as exporters navigate booking and equipment challenges – 10/08/2021
Biden administration pushing shippers, carriers to expand operating hours – 10/-0/2021
Round-the-clock LA-LB port operations not ready for prime time: terminal operators – 10/08/2021
Agricultural exporters plead for more Oakland services – 09/21/2021
LA/LB ports to test expanded night, weekend hours – 09/17/2021
LA’s Seroka expresses support for Ag exporters but cites challenges – 09/16/2021
Exporters ratchet pressure on Biden to take on shipping challenges – 09/15/2021
Ag Coalition Outlines Export Shipping And Delay Concern To Administration – 09/14/2021
Ag Associations send another urgent plea to President Biden – 09/13/2021
Coalition of Businesses, Trade Groups Endorse Ocean Shipping Reform Act – 09/13/2021
Dearth Of Shipping Containers Adding To Supply Chain Frustrations – 09/10/2021
Shipping Act rewrite defers to FMC to define ‘unreasonable’ export rejections – 08/10/2021
Bill unveiled to help get US ag goods to foreign buyers – 08/10/2021
Where Did All the Shipping Containers Go? – 08/04/2021
Farmers Have A Big Problem On Their Hands: They Can’t Find A Way To Ship Their Stuff – 07/23/2021
US regulator to begin auditing alliances – 07/21/2021
Daybreak July 21: Lawmakers look at revising ag disaster program – 07/21/2021
Congress, President Address Shipping Laws To Encourage Fairness, Competition – -7/16/2021
Cargo Owners Applaud White House Order on Competitiveness – 07/15/2021
Biden takes aim at consolidation in ocean, rail with new executive order on increasing competition – 07/09/2021
Congress drafting law barring ocean carriers from refusing US exports – 06/15/2021
Port congestion may be accelerated by urban-rural divide, ZEV mandates and AB 5 uncertainty – 05/12/2021
Ag industry’s letter to Buttigieg urges immediate action on export problem – 04/28/2021
Hundreds of U.S. exporters urge ocean transport intervention – 04/28/2021
Seattle Times: COVID-19 even affects apples: Washington farm exports crimped by cargo-container shortage – 03/09/2021
The Spokesman-Review: COVID-19 even affects apples: Washington farm exports crimped by cargo-container shortage – 03/13/2021
Washington farm exports hampered by cargo-container shortage – 03/10/2021
Senators call on federal commission to back exporters – 03/09/2021
Pandemic “doom shopping” is clogging up shipping ports. That means a lot of food destined for export is getting stuck. – 03/02/2021
Ocean carriers take heat for profiting ‘so handsomely’ while service plunged – 03/01/2021
GSCW chat recap: AgTC on challenges faced by food exporters – 02/24/2021
War of words escalates as exporters scramble for scarce containers – 02/03/2021
Why the empty container math doesn’t add up in US exporters’ favor – 02/03/2021
Harbor truckers dispute millions of detention, demurrage charges as fees surpass $200 – 02/03/2021
California asks Federal Maritime Commission to take action on agricultural shipping delays – 02/02/2021
Shipping carriers rejected tons of U.S. agricultural exports, opting to send empty containers to China – 01/26/2021
Commentary: AgTC applauds FMC’s push of Shipping Act mandates – 12/21/2020
Carriers must keep returning empty boxes to avoid shortage going into February – 12/17/2020
AGTC Hears U.S. Import Surge Could Last Through 2021 – 12/09/2020
US container shipping system tilting against exporters – 12/09/2020
Ag shippers feel pain from lack of ocean containers – 12/09/2020
AGTC’s Friedmann lauds FMC investigation into detention & demurrage – 11/24/2020
Ag export equation: Bulk surge, box squeeze, ‘reefer madness’ – 11/24/2020
U.S. shipping regulator opens investigation into foreign carriers’ business practices at American ports – 11/20/2020
Maritime Regulators to Investigate Container Shortage Impact on U.S. Exporters – 11/20/2020
Container shortages, vessel delays stymie US agricultural exporters – 11/19/2020
FMC urged to suspend detention, demurrage fees – 11/16/2020
U.S. Exporters Coming Up Empty in Scramble for Outbound Containers – 11/16/2020
Commentary: US ag exporters, trucking industry urging FMC to regulate carriers – 11/16/2020
Freightcasts Weekly Recap – 11/01/2020
Hapag-Lloyd drops ‘bombshell,’ suspends North American ag container shipments – 10/30/2020
Carriers use technology to resolve supply chain inefficiencies – 10/27/2020
Ag shippers slam carriers for refusing some export loads – 10/23/2020
Container return date upheaval by the numbers – 10/20/2020
US exporters in revolt over the cost of changing earliest return dates – 10/19/2020
US agricultural sector criticizes container lines – 10/19/2020
Industry groups ready responses to FMC’s ocean carrier pricing review – 10/08/2020
American exporters want end to erratic container return dates – 10/05/2020
Commentary: 20-foot container crunch may impact harvests – 08/07/2020
Fresh threat to US food exports: China COVID inspections – 07/19/2020
U.S. food exporters sign safety declarations in lieu of… – 07/14/2020
U.S. food exporters sign safety declarations in lieu of virus-free guarantees – 06/26/2020
U.S. food exporters balk at China demand for coronavirus-free pledge 06/26/2020
China demands COVID-19 declaration on U.S. exports – 06/26/2020
Port of Savannah named top port for agricultural exports – 06/25/2020
Carrier capacity cuts send trans-Pacific rates into orbit – 06/22/2020
Carriers see rise in booking cancellations, no-shows – 05/28/2020
FMC Dye is Agriculture Transportation Coalition’s “Person of the Year” – 05/26/2020
Press Release: AgTC “Person of the Year” Rebecca Dye – 05/26/2020
American shippers, draymen want ocean carriers out of chassis pools – 05/25/2020
AgTC’S Friedmann urges West Coast port partners to work together to stop market share loss – 06/24/2020
Pandemic leads to ‘complete disruption’ of container flows – 05/22/2020
East Coast ports optimistic for post-coronavirus recovery – 05/22/2020
Top time sucks in ocean shipping – 05/22/2020
US Agriculture exporters, chassis lessors clash- 05/21/2020
Seroka: Information flow vital for ocean container moves – 05/21/2020
Port Houston ‘famous’ for COVID-19 response – 05/21/2020
FMC’s Dye keeps eye on COVID-19-challenged US supply chains – 05/21/2020
AgTC’s virtual annual conference hails FMC’s Rebecca Dye – 05/21/2020
Talking TEUs and tequila – 05/20/2020
Navigating service contract negotiations during COVID-19 – 05/01/2020
Heartland shippers feel 20-foot box squeeze – 04/28/2020
Blank sailings threaten to sink heartland ag exports – 04/22/2020
US shippers turn up the heat on government over ‘punitive’ D&D fees – 04/07/2020
Ag shippers seek immediate action on demurrage fees – 04/06/2020
Ocean carriers asked to ‘exercise restraint’ on container charges – 04/02/2020
American Shippers Want FMC Container Availability Rule Published – 03/16/2020
FMC urged to adopt demurrage-detention rulemaking – 03/16/2020
Continuing operations in lieu of disruptions – 03/16/2020
Coronavirus Snarls Trans-Pacific Shipping and Ripples Through U.S. Business – 03/05/2020
Refrigerated cargo is being diverted from Chinese ports – 02/17/2020
Reefer surcharges rocket due to Chinese port plug scarcity – 02/14/2020
U.S. FOOD EXPORTERS SUFFER FROM CHINA’S VIRUS CLAMPDOWN – 01/05/2020
Ag shippers want more container ‘free time’ during coronavirus outbreak – 01/03/2020
Shippers fear growing supply chain disruptions due to coronavirus – 01/03/2020
AGTC’s Friedmann says BNSF & Union Pacific need to support U.S. West Coast ports’ competitiveness – 01/24/2020
Ag shippers want carriers held more accountable for container availability – 01/23/2020
Farm, Forest Product Exporters Applaud Stay of AB5 Truck Bill – January 4, 2020
Proposed demurrage and detention rule spotlights industry schism – November 1, 2019
Finally! Action on Per Diem Charges – AgTC Official Statement – September 6, 2019
Shipping industry will review FMC’s container availability recommendations
FMC to gauge detention/demurrage fairness on flow merits
NYSHEX helps carriers and shippers ‘play effectively’
Journal of Commerce: Chassis ‘utility’ model proposed for ports, hubs
American Shipper: Ag shippers say customer service ‘dying artform’
American Shipper: Talking Trade with AgTC’s Peter Friedmann
American Shipper: Shipper group opposes ballpark at Port of Oakland
AgTC Testifies Before U.S. Senate