Thunderbolt Global featured in AJOT
Read Paul Abbott’s article in the Nov-Dec 2021 issue of AJOT: Planning, innovation help meet challenges in shipment of project, breakbulk cargos View the article. (Right hand page)
Entries by Jim Shapiro
Thunderbolt Global Logistics International & Domestic Thanksgiving 2021 Transportation Update
GLOBAL LOGISTICS ISSUES It’s Thanksgiving time in the United States. The 4th Thursday of November is a day for family and football. It’s a day we should relax and not think about the continued transportation crisis in the United States and abroad. It’s been nearly 4 months since my last update. Has much changed since […]
Thunderbolt Global Logistics International & Domestic Mid-Year Transportation Update
GLOBAL LOGISTICS ISSUES The definition of chaos is “Complete disorder and confusion”. This is the state of the global logistics world right now. It seems that every couple of weeks a new event happens that causes a hiccup in global shipping. From the Ever Given blocking the Suez Canal for 6 days to a Covid […]
Thunderbolt Global Logistics International & Domestic Transportation Update
GLOBAL LOGISTICS ISSUES There are transportation bottlenecks all over the United States and the world right now. Vessels are arriving late and leaving late on both the east and west coast of the United States. This is happening from/to Asia and Europe. Vessels are also delayed from/to Asia to Europe and this is impacting available […]
CTPAT Initiatives Statement
In November 2001 U.S. Customs and Border Protection launched a government- private sector partnership called the Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT). The joint initiative is designed to improve the security of cargo entering the United States without inhibiting the flow of trade. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) requires participants to continually assess, develop, and […]
Thunderbolt Featured in Project Cargo Weekly
Jim Shapiro, Founder & Owner of Thunderbolt Logistics was interviewed in Project Cargo Weekly. An excerpt is below, and a link to the full article. THUNDERBOLT GLOBAL LOGISTICS – BALTIMORE, USA October 22, 2020 Interviews, Project Freight Forwarding, USA Interview with Mr. Jim Shapiro, Owner First of all, Jim can you explain to our readers […]
Thunderbolt Global Logisticsupdated statement on Covid-19/Coronavirus March 20, 2020
Thunderbolt Global Logistics is very concerned about the health and welfare of everyone around the world and their families. This is especially true for our staff, clients, agents and vendors. It’s paramount we do everything we can to stop the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus. Starting on Monday March 23, 2020 the majority of our staff will […]
Thunderbolt Global Statement on Covid-19/Coronavirus
Thunderbolt Global Logistics is very concerned about the health and welfare of our excellent staff and their families. At this time we are working from our office. This could change quickly depending on the situation in Baltimore City and the State of Maryland. All of our staff have the ability to telecommute from home. We […]
Section 301 Tariffs Phase Two
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) published a list earlier this month of approximately $16 billion worth of imports from China that will be subject to a 25 percent additional tariff as part of the U.S. response to China’s unfair trade practices related to the forced transfer of American technology and intellectual […]
Section 301 Tariffs from China go into effect today
Dear Valued Customer, Section 301 Tariffs from China go into effect today, Friday July 6,2018. Following a Memorandum from President Trump, on August 18, 2017, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) initiated an investigation under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 into the government of China’s acts, policies, and practices related to technology transfer, […]