Posts from July 2021

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Typhoon could continue to disrupt Shanghai ports

Posted on 27th July 2021 at 19:20

 

Typhoon could continue to disrupt Shanghai ports 

 

Typhoon In-Fa, which slammed into eastern China last weekend, prompting local authorities to evacuate more than 100,000 people and shut schools, markets and businesses, could continue to impact ocean and air freight flows in the Shanghai region in the coming days. 

 

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https://www.lloydsloadinglist.com/freight-directory/news/Typhoon-could-continue-to-disrupt-Shanghai-ports/79581.htm#.YQBMR45KiUk 

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Shippers urged to book early for this peak season

Posted on 16th July 2021 at 17:21

 

Shippers urged to book early for this peak season 

 

Cargo owners are being urged to book early for this year’s air and ocean freight peak seasons, with the current strong demand for space and limited capacity likely to extend into next year – along with high prices. 

 

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https://www.lloydsloadinglist.com/freight-directory/news/Shippers-urged-to-book-early-for-this-peak-season/79508.htm#.YPGvwOhKiUk 

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Ocean rates continue to climb as peak season heats up

Posted on 16th July 2021 at 17:11

 

Ocean rates continue to climb as peak season heats up 

 

Demand for ocean freight capacity on key trades continues to outstrip supply as peak season heats up, pushing listed Asia-North Europe spot freight rates past the US$13,000/FEU mark, “and sending Europe to South America rates spiking more than 30% since last week”, the latest spot market figures and analysis from digital freight platform Freightos indicate. 

 

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https://www.lloydsloadinglist.com/freight-directory/news/Ocean-rates-continue-to-climb-as-peak-season-heats-up/79518.htm?cl=article_1&elqTrack=true&mc_cid=d4b814a4c6&mc_eid=bb81110dd5#.YPGuVOhKiUk 

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Confusion over UK freeports plans, survey finds

Posted on 13th July 2021 at 18:15

 

Confusion over UK freeports plans, survey finds 

 

Most firms still do not have a full understanding of how UK freeports will operate and be governed, several months after eight winning bids were announced for the new economic zones, a survey of UK businesses has found. 

 

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https://www.lloydsloadinglist.com/freight-directory/news/Confusion-over-UK-freeports-plans-survey-finds/79490.htm?cl=article_2&elqTrack=true&mc_cid=bc6c1d3196&mc_eid=bb81110dd5#.YO3HYOhKiUk 

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Ocean freight spot rates continue to surge

Posted on 13th July 2021 at 12:00

 

Ocean freight spot rates continue to surge 

 

Ocean freight spot rates have continued to surge over the last week, with average rises close to 5% compared with the previous week across the eight major East-West trades assessed by container shipping specialist Drewry, and further rises expected this week. 

 

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https://www.lloydsloadinglist.com/freight-directory/news/Ocean-freight-spot-rates-continue-to-surge/79482.htm?cl=article_2&elqTrack=true&mc_cid=ccc354a9c4&mc_eid=bb81110dd5#.YO1xDOhKiUk 

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Driver shortages ‘pushing UK logistics towards unprecedented crisis’

Posted on 12th July 2021 at 10:39

 

Driver shortages ‘pushing UK logistics towards unprecedented crisis’ 

 

Road freight groups call for urgent measures including EU drivers to qualify for a UK work visa under the UK Shortage Occupations List. 

 

UK national road freight network operator Pall-Ex Group has joined other leading logistics businesses to highlight “the growing crisis” faced by the UK road freight sector due to “crippling HGV driver shortages”, calling for a number of measures by the UK government to urgently to help alleviate the crisis. 

 

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https://www.lloydsloadinglist.com/freight-directory/news/Driver-shortages-%E2%80%98pushing-UK-logistics-towards-unprecedented-crisis%E2%80%99/79474.htm#.YOwLcehKiUk 

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South China port disruptions ‘could extend to Christmas’

Posted on 12th July 2021 at 10:28

 

South China port disruptions ‘could extend to Christmas’ 

 

Dwell times at the major ports in and around the south China city of Shenzhen “remain disruptively high”, despite trending downward in recent days with the Port of Yantian at full capacity again, according to freight visibility platform Project44. 

 

It said the data suggests that disruptions related to China’s COVID-19 quarantine efforts could extend well into the year, impacting seasonal shipments as far out as Christmas. 

 

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https://www.lloydsloadinglist.com/freight-directory/news/South-China-port-disruptions-%E2%80%98could-extend-to-Christmas%E2%80%99/79457.htm#.YOwJSehKiUk 

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Shipper competition driving up ocean freight rates

Posted on 9th July 2021 at 19:00

 

Shipper competition driving up ocean freight rates 

 

Rates will keep rising while there is more cargo than capacity to ship it, with some cargo owners on long-term contracts and high volumes benefitting from their scale and gaining a significant competitive advantage 

 

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https://www.lloydsloadinglist.com/freight-directory/news/Shipper-competition-driving-up-ocean-freight-rates/79469.htm?cl=article_1&elqTrack=true&mc_cid=90a5c94a82&mc_eid=bb81110dd5#.YOiAKOhKiUk 

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UK extends driver hours relaxation due to haulier shortage

Posted on 8th July 2021 at 15:18

 

UK extends driver hours relaxation due to haulier shortage 

 

Business group Logistics UK has reacted with dismay to yesterday’s announcement of the continued relaxation of drivers’ hours legislation until 8 August 2021, which governs the length of time HGV drivers are legally expected to work. 

 

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https://www.lloydsloadinglist.com/freight-directory/news/UK-extends-driver-hours-relaxation-due-to-haulier-shortage/79459.htm?cl=article_3&elqTrack=true&mc_cid=c2f78038dc&mc_eid=bb81110dd5#.YOcGtehKiUk 

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Ocean freight disruption could hasten re-positioning of supply chains

Posted on 5th July 2021 at 10:13

 

Ocean freight disruption could hasten re-positioning of supply chains 

 

The prolonged disruption to ocean freight logistics with continuing patterns of container equipment and vessel capacity shortages, port congestion and delays, could hasten structural change in global supply chains put to the severest of tests over the past 18 months. 

 

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https://www.lloydsloadinglist.com/freight-directory/news/Ocean-freight-disruption-could-hasten-re-positioning-of-supply-chains/79376.htm#.YOLK-uhKiUk 

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