Operations Update:

Last week we announced a strategic FX partnership with Koverly to offer guaranteed best in market, no fee, foreign exchange rates.  We are pleased that a number of our customers have already taken advantage of this new service.

For those of you interested in learning more, we will be holding a webinar on Wednesday, Sept. 28th at 2 PM EDT.  If you are interested, please register for the webinar by emailing support@elentenyimports.com.  Places are limited, however a recording of the webinar will also be made available on our website.

Italian Strike and Delays:  Port terminal labor unions at Livorno port are striking this week (September 15th through September 22nd) after negotiations broke down.  This is a limited strike of 2 hours at the end of each work shift.

We expect additional gate congestion and operational slowdowns for containers at the terminals.

NY Port Update: PNCT is now down to a 1-2 week delay, a week less than the prior worst-case scenario.  APM is now up to a week.  Some New York metro 3PLs are now reporting up to 4 week delays, however FDL & Gordon’s continue to weather the storm with little impact to Elenteny’s operations.

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