According to multiple news sources, including the Associated Press, a Golden-class container ship known as the Ever Given (Evergreen Marine Corp.) has blocked the entire Suez Canal of all traffic as it is turned in a sideways position. The 20,124 TEU mega-ship (399.94 meters in length) was destined for Rotterdam when the event occurred on Wednesday with its bow in contact with the eastern wall of the canal. The Suez Canal Authority has indicated that they are making every effort to resolve the problem and restore navigation in the canal as soon as possible.

Fairfield, ME, (March 23, 2021)– Parsifal Corporation is proud to announce a major milestone in reaching 40 years of service as the world’s leading relocation auditing, consulting and procurement technology firm. Parsifal’s outstanding management team has over 300 years of experience as HHG Relocation Subject Matter Experts (SME). Parsifal SMEs focus on creating world class service along with state of the art technology solutions. (See Full Press Release at Read More)

Most experts agree that a VMT system is very likely to be some part of a future revenue source to support the revitalization of the ailing US national road infrastructure. Additional funding is definitely needed within the next 10 years in addition to the existing fuel tax which has remained the same since 1993 (24.4₵/gal of diesel, 18.4₵/gal of gasoline). But a shift to a VMT fee program would raise cost to the US federal program from a current $70 million per year to more than $13 billion. Combination trucks drove only 5.4% of the total 3.26 trillion miles traveled by all US vehicles.

The Biden administration along with the Democrat-dominated congress will likely heavily impact trucking regulations in 2021 and the years to follow. Momentum is also building in congress to support a comprehensive infrastructure bill this year that will include many of the democrat focused regulatory items. Fleet Owner reported last week on regulations that are probable for upcoming changes such as - an increase in minimum insurance liability, a requirement for large truck speed limiters, and sleep apnea screening.

UNIRISC, the relocation insurance division of leading national specialty insurance brokerage and risk management firm Risk Strategies, announced yesterday its acquisition of Willis Relocation Risk Group, a specialty business unit which operated within Willis Towers Watson Global Marine providing insurance, risk management and claims solutions designed specifically for the mobility and relocation industries.

American Shipper reported extreme congestion of container ship traffic at California ports of LA and Long Beach last week with 32 ships at anchorage and 25 at berth. These berth levels began to rise dramatically in July and for anchorage times in November peaking with a record breaking number of 40 ships at anchor at the beginning of February. The cause of these problems have been attributed to “extremely high inbound volumes (and) …. "