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DP WORLD MOVES 10 MILLIONTH UNIT AT LONDON GATEWAY 
 
DP World has announced that its terminal at London Gateway has handled its 10 millionth container, just nine years after the smart logistics hub on the doorstep of the capital opened for business. 
 
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CDS Deadline Approaches 
 
The CDS deadlines are looming. Going by the current schedule, CHIEF will be withdrawn in two stages: 
 
After 30 September 2022, you won’t be able to make import declarations on CHIEF 
 
After 31 March 2023, you won’t be able to make export declarations on CHIEF 
 
HMRC recently sent letters to 220,000 GB VAT registered traders and although not all of them will be importers and or exporters, and many will use the services of a broker or forwarder, this communication is indicative of the lack of awareness – and lack of preparedness – for the impending move 
 
Port of Liverpool - Strike Action Confirmed 
 
Unite the Union has confirmed strike action is to take place at the Port of Liverpool between 06:00 Monday 19 September and 06:00 Monday 3 October. 
 
The move is designed to disrupt operations at the UK container port after a pay package of 8.3% was rejected by the union, and following demands for greater pay increases. 
 
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HUTCHISON PORTS AND TIL ANNOUNCE NEW DEVELOPMENT 
 
Hutchison Ports and Terminal Investment Limited Sàrl (TIL), the terminal investment company of Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), have announced a collaboration to develop a new container terminal in the Europahaven, where the north side of the Hutchison Ports ECT Delta terminal and Hutchison Ports Delta II (the former APMT-R site) are located. 
 
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INNOVATION AT P&O FERRIES IS TRANSFORMING THE PROCESS OF IMPORTING AND EXPORTING GOODS FROM THE UK 
 
P&O Ferries has unveiled a suite of new tools and service enhancements for customers in the UK designed to speed up and simplify customs formalities, mitigate border delays and assist clients looking to digitise their processes. 
 
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MP'S BACK RHA CALL FOR A 15PPL ESSENTIAL USER REBATE 
 
The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Road Freight and Logistics has today called on the Government to introduce an immediate ‘essential user rebate’ of at least 15 pence per litre for road freight, coaches, and logistics operators in light of sky-high fuel prices and growing inflation. 
 
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P&O FERRIES DOUBLES LO-LO CAPACITY AT ZEEBRUGGE 
 
P&O Ferries has doubled its capacity to load and unload cargo at its Zeebrugge hub with the arrival of a second specialist lift-on, lift-off crane this month. 
 
The expansion in P&O Ferries’ operations at the port is set to streamline the transportation of freight, boosting productivity and enhancing capacity to service vitally important trade routes for UK exporters and trading partners. 
 
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DP WORLD BREAKS RECORD 
 
DP World has, for the first time, handled more than one million TEU in six months at London Gateway, a record for the port as the leading provider of smart logistics solutions continues to make major investments in the UK’s infrastructure. 
 
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Airfreight rates out of Asia take a dive as demand from the west is 'subdued' 
 
Asian forwarders are reporting a large drop in airfreight rates, but don’t believe this is the end of elevated prices, nor a significant fall-off in demand. 
 
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