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E-commerce logistics market grew 27% in 2020 
 
The global e-commerce logistics market grew by more than a quarter in 2020 – an estimated 27.3% – to around $368 billion and is forecast to expand to €557 billion by 2025, according to new research by Transport Intelligence (Ti). 
 
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Maersk says post-Suez disruptions will last well into May 
 
Almost two weeks since the Ever Given was re-floated, box traffic through the Suez Canal has more or less returned to normal, but the knock-on effects will last well into May, Maersk has warned. 
 
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DP WORLD ANNOUNCES £40M INVESTMENT IN SOUTHAMPTON THIS YEAR 
 
DP World has announced that Southampton, Britain’s second largest container terminal, will benefit from a major programme of investment in 2021 designed to take it up to the next level as a premier international freight and logistics hub. 
 
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DFDS LAUNCHES NEW SERVICE FROM SHEERNESS TO CALAIS 
 
The service will start on the 1st of June and will offer one daily sailing in each direction between the two ports. 
 
The service will be operated by the Gothia Seaways, which can carry up to 165 unaccompanied freight units (trailers or containers without drivers). 
 
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CONNECTING ISTANBUL AND THE UK VIA RAIL 
 
As part of MSC’s comprehensive range of cargo services between Europe and the UK, they are now offering the Omerli-Tekirdağ rail service. 
 
Once the cargo departs Turkey via Asyaport (Port of Tekirdağ), it’s just eight days until it reaches the Port of Felixstowe in the UK (or 12 days to the Port of Liverpool). 
 
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Ports prepare for Suez surge 
 
Following the refloating of the 20,000 teu Evergreen containership ‘Ever Given’ that has been blocking the Suez Canal for the best part of a week, attention is now turning to the surge of imports that are due to arrive at Europe’s shores as a backlog of vessels begin to transit the canal. 
 
Among those ships that have been waiting to transit the canal are 100 containerships with an aggregated capacity of 1m teu, according to figures from Lloyd’s List Intelligence. While some of that cargo is outbound or empties, on average 52% of canal capacity each week is northbound to Europe. 
 
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UK announces Covid tests for inbound hauliers 
 
Hauliers arriving in England from outside the UK from 6 April onwards will need to take a COVID-19 test if they are staying for more than two days, the UK government has announced, as the country bids to limit the numbers of infections of potentially vaccine-resistant variations of the virus. 
 
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Disruption to cross-Channel trade if France added to COVID 'red list' 
 
Travel to and from France may be banned to control the spread of a 'third wave' of COVID-19 coronavirus from mainland Europe despite the move creating a risk of “very serious disruption” to food and medicine supplies, according to Boris Johnson. 
 
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Suez Canal remains blocked despite efforts to re-float grounded ‘Ever Given’ 
 
The Suez Canal remains closed following the grounding of a fully laden Evergreen-operated 20,000 teu containership on Tuesday, blocking traffic on one of the world’s most important waterways. 
 
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No let-up expected in buoyant air cargo market 
 
High demand will continue to buoy air cargo charter activity over the next few months, consolidating the strong start to 2021, although prices may cool somewhat from their current high levels, according to a leading air freight broker. 
 
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