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The CDC announced that starting on July 14, 2021, a temporary suspension will be imposed on the importation of dogs from the countries that the CDC classifies as high risk for rabies in canines. Published on June 16th in the Federal Register, the suspension comes after more than 450 dogs arrived in 2020 with incomplete, inadequate, or otherwise fraudulent rabies vaccination documentation. Those dogs were refused entry and returned to their country of origin, however, the lack of capacity and limited flights during the pandemic, some of the animals were housed in less than ideal conditions. A list of the high-risk countries is available here. 
Carriers reschedule vessels to avoid congested ports
As cargo congestion at ports in Asia delay the vessels heading into the European leg, some carriers are skipping Rotterdam and Hamburg to speed up the process and get ships back on track. The decision is two pronged; one - the vessels aren't caught at busy ports that are taking weeks for services; and two - the cargo can be dispatched from the ship at smaller ports with less congestion like Bremerhaven.
White House releases 100 day review of supply chain
The White House released the 100-day report on the supply chain called: Building Resilient Supply Chain, Revitalizing American Manufacturing, And Fostering Broad-Based Growth. The report takes a close look at the supply chain challenges and issues that stem directly from the coronavirus pandemic and the supply chain and logistical equipment and capacity issues that arose from it. Looking at steps to strengthen critical supply chains where shortages are plaguing manufacturing in the United States, there are a number of digital factors that are tied into the bolstering process.
NEWS FROM COPPERSMITH
COPPERSMITH WISHES YOU A HAPPY 4th OF JULY
Coppersmith is thrilled to see that we've come through the worst of the pandemic and are now able to celebrate safely with family and friends. We hope everyone has an incredible 4th of July!
For Ocean Shippers: 
As illustrated above, the ocean cargo market is just about in total disarray as issues from delays to chassis shortages to port congestion and vessel issues keep hitting forwarders on every continent. Carriers are being accused of profiteering, of engineering a situation of crisis to charge top dollar rates and other general unsavory business practices. In truth, with enough advanced notice and a trusted logistics partner like Coppersmith Global Logistics in your corner, we can mitigate a lot of the problems and issues that shippers are currently seeing. Flexibility is key as we can use other ports and hubs to load cargo and avoid the most congested coasts. We have solutions ready for your cargo.
Air Cargo Capacity Update:
Capacity on the ocean lanes is expectedly terrible, but air cargo isn't going much better as disruption at the US ocean ports drives more cargo to the air to meet urgent deadlines and keep manufacturing going. As June and July are typically the slowest months of the year for air freight, any canceled flights that aren't moving for lack of cargo are taking much-needed capacity out of the market to sustain rates much the same way ocean carriers pulled together at the start of the pandemic to blank sailings and maintain rates and basically broke everything about ocean logistics and we're still trying to fix it. Coppersmith has a plan to help if you need air space!

The Port of Los Angeles sets Western Hemisphere record for handling 10 million TEUs in a 12 month period. In April, Port of Los Angeles reported handling 946,966 TEUs for its best April in the port’s history and its ninth consecutive month of year-over-year increases. Similar record-setting numbers are expected from the port for May.
The record didn't come without sacrifice as the port has been plagued with a bottleneck of rail and truck shipments, ships stuck waiting at anchor and issues regarding social distancing exacerbating delays.
India has survived a second wave of the pandemic but their exports are still stymied by an equipment shortage that's reaching critical levels as the US continues to import retail and home goods cargo at a record pace. COVID-19 restrictions after the second wave is allowing the opening of factories in India but they are not yet at full working capacity as social distancing and best practices are still required to prevent a third issue flaring up and creating more havoc in a nation that's suffered intensely this year.
Trade relations between the U.S. and Europe were supposed to get better under President Biden. The situation is still rocky, with Europeans still miffed that the U.S. has not rescinded steel and aluminum tariffs. A big dispute over subsidies for large aircraft manufacturers that has resulted in retaliatory tariffs by both sides is still unresolved. Biden was in Europe for a week and trade will be a big part of discussions during meetings with other leaders. As more time passes we expect alerts about the digital services tax tariffs