INDUSTRY NEWS: Felixstowe: Workers at key UK port to strike for eight days
Workers at the UK's biggest container port in Felixstowe are to strike for eight days in a dispute…
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INDUSTRY NEWS: Industrial action across Europe a drop in the ocean of delays, say shippers
Freight faces myriad disruptions across Europe, with soaring rates of inflation driving industrial action in ports and rail.…
INDUSTRY NEWS: Carriers 'fire-fighting' in battle to ease congestion at N Europe ports
Maersk is looking to overland Asian containers at less-congested North European ports and evacuate long-stay imports to off-dock…
INDUSTRY NEWS: Companies Face Rising Supply-Chain Costs Amid Inventory Challenges
Business logistics costs rose 22% in 2021, as companies worked to adjust to shifting consumer demand, a new…
INDUSTRY NEWS: Thousands of UK shippers still unprepared for customs system switch
Up to 220,000 UK traders have yet to register for the government’s new customs declaration system as the…
INDUSTRY NEWS: Container players expect more chaotic peak season
Forwarders, traders and shippers expect the 2022 container peak season to be even more chaotic than 2021’s, according…
INDUSTRY NEWS: Shanghai Returns, but Supply Chain Will Worsen Before Getting Better
Although Shanghai’s port, which handles one-fifth of China’s shipping volumes, has been operating throughout, it has been running…
INDUSTRY NEWS: New custom charges on UK imports by terminal operators create resentment
UK ports have begun charging “customs clearance fees” in what a source claims is an effort to recoup…
INDUSTRY NEWS: Freight rates begin to rise as Shanghai slowly reopens for business
Chinese forwarders are seeing freight rates rise as factories re-open and goods start to move. “Factories are reopening…
INDUSTRY NEWS: Intra-Asia trade delays worsen as sliding spot rates put pressure on carriers
Intra-Asia trade delays worsen as sliding spot rates put pressure on carriers read more
