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A severe shortage of shipping containers in some countries and an oversupply in others has created bottlenecks all over the world. Pakistan has been hit particularly hard. “There is a material shortage of containers, and it will take us till ...Read More
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Retailers, shipping and haulage companies are complaining of "chaos" at Felixstowe Port in Suffolk, with imports for the Christmas period being delayed. A ship due to be unloaded last week was redirected to Rotterdam because of "unacceptable" delays. Owners blame ...Read More
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The UK government has signed contracts with four freight ferry operators to provide short-sea shipping capacity for about 3,000 HGVs per week. The companies have collectively signed contracts worth £77.6 million to increase ro-ro capacity, using eight UK ports; Felixstowe; ...Read More
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Trade bodies in India have urged the government to set up a regulator, to deal with rising sea freight charges, and the problem of container shortages which exporters have. The Engineering Export Promotion Council of India has claimed that shipping ...Read More
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A shipping company has announced a new freight service out of the Port of Liverpool to meet growing demand. the new tri-weekly Liverpool to Dublin service is being launched due to an increase of container traffic across the Irish Sea. ...Read More
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According to the Digital Container Shipping Association, the ocean freight industry spends up to $8bn a year on paper bills of lading. The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated the need for electronic documentation – and cost cuts – in the struggling ...Read More
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The Port of Rotterdam is planning three projects to make it CO₂ neutral in three steps. The Port's goal is construct a robust and sustainable international freight transport system. A quarter of the freight going through the Port of Rotterdam ...Read More
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Companies who are shipping goods across the Irish Sea could face over £20m in extra charges annual in attempting to meet new targets on sulphur oxide, according to the Freight Transport Association. The rules imposed by the International Maritime Organisation ...Read More
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Norway has praised India for accepting a UN court ruling on its maritime boundary dispute with Bangladesh. Norway said it was a "very, very good example" of New Delhi abiding by democracy and a rules-based world order in contrast to ...Read More
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The Elbe entrance to the port of Hamburg is being upgraded, which gives a positive signal for shipping companies and shippers in Germany and internationally. The German gateway announced a 6.4% increase in first-quarter freight container traffic. Hamburg’s growth rate ...Read More
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Two luxury brands have failed in their attempt to make a freight forwarder liable for trans-shipping fake products in two 40-ft containers from China to Batam through Singapore. In an important ruling for the freight forwarding industry, the Court of ...Read More
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Dublin Port Company has handled one million Ro-Ro freight units within a year for the first time ever. The millionth freight trailer in 2018 arrived when the ferry docked at 6.30am on 20th December. The the fully booked vessel arrived ...Read More
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According to a recent report, high prices in airfreight and lack of capacity is driving freight forwarders to experiment with other transport modes. Last year, there was a lack of airfreight capacity combined with high prices in the peak season, ...Read More
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A scheme of state aid to support the transfer of German freight transport from road- to rail-based routes has been approved by the EC. The scheme will support rail freight operators to take over management of German freight transport. This ...Read More
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Freight shipping on the river Rhine in Germany has returned to normal levels, after heavy rain raised water levels. Levels on the Rhine had been low for approximately six months, after a hot dry summer and a dry autumn. Freight ...Read More
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Brazil has shipped its first-ever mango export to South Africa, following an export agreement which was recently reached between the two countries. The Confederation of Agriculture and Livestock of Brazil reported that South Africa has now opened its import market ...Read More
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A new initiative, aimed at tackling the problem of counterfeiting in the shipping sector, has been welcomed by the International Hologram Manufacturers Association (IHMA.) The industry trade body says the new Know Your Customer (KYC) Best Practices* is a significant ...Read More
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The Norwegian Competition Authority has approved the proposed acquisition of the Norwegian freight shipping firm, Nor Lines, by the Dutch logistics company, Samskip. The competition commission decided that the acquisition of activities associated with Nor Lines AS would not result ...Read More
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Nigerian importers and shippers will spend N59 billion in 2017, due to the increase in freight charges on every container coming into the country by foreign shipping lines. The foreign shipping lines, which increased the freight rate with a caption ...Read More
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New Zealand's shipping federation say coastal transport is a resilient lifeline during natural disasters such as earthquakes,but that not enough attention has been paid to ensuring ports are equally adaptable. Shipping Federation executive director Annabel Young said that coastal shipping ...Read More
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Freight shipping on all of the river Rhine in Germany has returned to its normal levels, as rain has raised water levels to allow full vessel loading. Levels on the River had been below normal since early September, compelling vessels ...Read More
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A dispute in Norway is centred on Nyhamna, a gas processing plant being expanded with freight-train sized modules to allow it to supply about 22 million European homes. Norway is set to export an unprecedented amount of the fuel to ...Read More
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A recent report suggests that container shipping will continue to suffer from over-capacity and financial difficulties. The forecast for container shipping growth for this year has been reduced to 2.2%. Additional capacity is being added to the fleet this year, ...Read More
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What is claimed to be the largest ever single shipment of biomass fuel docked and discharged this week at Humber International Terminal (HIT) at the Port of Immingham after a 34 day voyage. The freight consisted of nearly 60,000 tonnes ...Read More
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Shipping freight rates, which have hit record lows this year, are set to remain weak for the rest of the decade or longer. There are too many ships and low fuel prices are capping operating costs, a recent report said. ...Read More
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Freight shipping prices have fallen to a historic low, fuelled by a long-standing problem of too many ships and lower demand from China. Shipping industry experts however caution against seeing it as a warning on the health of the global ...Read More
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Falling oil prices, and thus transportation fuel costs, will have different effects on these different modes, according to a report recently issued by a major investment bank. The report observed that freight carriers generally charge customers fuel surcharges based on ...Read More
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