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Box port delays causing service cancellations

Posted on 1st February 2021 at 12:50

Box port delays causing service cancellations

Major global container lines are being forced to cancel significant numbers of east-west services due to exceptionally long delays to vessels caused by congestion in Asian and North American ports.

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https://www.lloydsloadinglist.com/freight-directory/news/Box-port-delays-causing-service-cancellations/78356.htm#.YBf3qOj7SUk

Decline in UK road-borne exports also hitting imports

Posted on 1st February 2021 at 12:43

Decline in UK road-borne exports also hitting imports

A lack of demand for road freight capacity from the UK, as a result of export volumes to the EU falling well short of normal levels almost one month after the end of the Brexit transition period, is making it difficult for importers to find trucks willing to make the journey to Britain because it is less financially worthwhile for hauliers than was previously the case, according to the Road Haulage Association (RHA).

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https://www.lloydsloadinglist.com/freight-directory/news/Decline-in-UK-road-borne-exports-also-hitting-imports/78333.htm#.YBf00-j7SUk

China reaffirms attempt to cap box shipping rates

Posted on 19th January 2021 at 21:08

China reaffirms attempt to cap box shipping rates

China said it is planning to release measures to tackle the thorny supply issues for shippers in the container shipping market, raising concerns about another round of clampdowns on freight rates.

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https://www.lloydsloadinglist.com/freight-directory/news/China-reaffirms-attempt-to-cap-box-shipping-rates/78289.htm?cl=article_1&elqTrack=true&mc_cid=e1585efa17&mc_eid=bb81110dd5#.YAdH6uj7Ryw

PORT OF FELIXSTOWE SELECTED FOR UK GOVERNMENT 5G TRIAL

Posted on 18th January 2021 at 09:17

PORT OF FELIXSTOWE SELECTED FOR UK GOVERNMENT 5G TRIAL

Hutchison Ports’ Port of Felixstowe will be the largest UK port to deploy 5G technology and the Internet of Things (IoT) to enhance productivity, efficiency and safety across its core operations

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https://www.multimodal.org.uk/article/port-felixstowe-selected-uk-government-5g-trial?utm_source=feedotter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=FO-01-15-2021&utm_content=httpswwwmultimodalorgukarticleportfelixstoweselectedukgovernment5gtrial

Ocean freight issues adding to squeeze on air cargo capacity

Posted on 15th January 2021 at 14:24

Ocean freight issues adding to squeeze on air cargo capacity

Shortages of containers and capacity for ex-China exports plus vessel schedule disruption are continuing to drive modal shift to air, adding to a squeeze on air freight capacity already stretched by buoyant demand.

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https://www.lloydsloadinglist.com/freight-directory/news/Ocean-freight-issues-adding-to-squeeze-on-air-cargo-capacity/78265.htm?cl=article_1&elqTrack=true&mc_cid=0c3e33c74b&mc_eid=bb81110dd5#.YAGiiuj7SUk

US box imports set for record in 2020 despite pandemic

Posted on 12th January 2021 at 10:18

US box imports set for record in 2020 despite pandemic

US container imports seen during 2020 appear to be headed toward a new annual record despite the coronavirus pandemic, and remain at high levels as 2021 begins, according to the latest monthly Global Port Tracker report from the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Hackett Associates.

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https://www.lloydsloadinglist.com/freight-directory/news/US-box-imports-set-for-record-in-2020-despite-pandemic/78231.htm?cl=article_2&elqTrack=true&mc_cid=c248a038cc&mc_eid=bb81110dd5#.X_1179j7SUk

Record Asia-Europe ocean freight rates rise further

Posted on 12th January 2021 at 10:10

Record Asia-Europe ocean freight rates rise further

As prices soar to multiple times their normal level, further hikes are expected later this month, with equipment shortages, port delays and lack of capacity set to continue right up to lunar new year in mid-February.

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https://www.lloydsloadinglist.com/freight-directory/news/Record-Asia-Europe-ocean-freight-rates-rise-further/78232.htm?cl=article_1&elqTrack=true&mc_cid=c248a038cc&mc_eid=bb81110dd5#.X_1zNtj7SUk

China to tighten inspection on box shipping carriers’ pricing practices

Posted on 7th January 2021 at 14:56

China to tighten inspection on box shipping carriers’ pricing practices

China’s Ministry of Transport has defended carriers’ reasoning when responding to a shipper’s complaint about skyrocketing container shipping costs, but has said it will tighten its scrutiny on carriers’ pricing practices.

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https://www.lloydsloadinglist.com/freight-directory/news/China-to-tighten-inspection-on-box-shipping-carriers%E2%80%99-pricing-practices/78212.htm?cl=article_2&elqTrack=true&mc_cid=8c8a7918ab&mc_eid=bb81110dd5#.X_cW-tj7SUk

CNY 2021 blank sailings currently ‘far below previous years’

Posted on 7th January 2021 at 14:08

CNY 2021 blank sailings currently ‘far below previous years’

As strong ocean freight demand continues on the major trades, container lines look set to blank far fewer sailings around Chinese New Year (CNY) than in previous years with less than six weeks left before the usual annual shutdown of China’s manufacturing capacity and the normally associated slowdown of the ocean logistics systems that support it.

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https://www.lloydsloadinglist.com/freight-directory/news/CNY-2021-blank-sailings-currently-%E2%80%98far-below-previous-years%E2%80%99/78214.htm?cl=article_1&elqTrack=true&mc_cid=8c8a7918ab&mc_eid=bb81110dd5#.X_cSGdj7SUk

UK logistics industry welcomes Brexit trade deal

Posted on 29th December 2020 at 17:54

UK logistics industry welcomes Brexit trade deal

The logistics industry has welcomed the signing of a Brexit trade deal between the UK and the EU while highlighting the changes that lie ahead from the beginning of next year and the need to be fully prepared.

In broad terms, the agreement makes provision for the UK and the EU to have access to each other's markets, ensuring that imported goods will not be subject to tariffs or quotas, although they will still be subjected to checks and controls.

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https://www.lloydsloadinglist.com/freight-directory/news/UK-logistics-industry-welcomes-Brexit-trade-deal/78153.htm?cl=article_1&elqTrack=true&mc_cid=43b0d9254b&mc_eid=bb81110dd5#.X-tqIdj7SUk

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Posts tagged “Imports”

Box port delays causing service cancellations

Decline in UK road-borne exports also hitting imports

China reaffirms attempt to cap box shipping rates

PORT OF FELIXSTOWE SELECTED FOR UK GOVERNMENT 5G TRIAL

Ocean freight issues adding to squeeze on air cargo capacity

US box imports set for record in 2020 despite pandemic

Record Asia-Europe ocean freight rates rise further

China to tighten inspection on box shipping carriers’ pricing practices

CNY 2021 blank sailings currently ‘far below previous years’

UK logistics industry welcomes Brexit trade deal

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