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Brexit border ‘catastrophe’ warning over lack of customs agents

Posted on 3rd December 2020 at 11:39

Brexit border ‘catastrophe’ warning over lack of customs agents

UK government ministers criticised for failing to ensure enough customs agents have been trained to handle the expected surge in demand caused by the end of the UK’s Brexit transition period from EU rules from 1 January

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https://www.lloydsloadinglist.com/freight-directory/news/Brexit-border-%E2%80%98catastrophe%E2%80%99-warning-over-lack-of-customs-agents/77979.htm?cl=article_3&elqTrack=true&mc_cid=08dd299301&mc_eid=bb81110dd5#.X8jKzdj7SUk

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Container shortages exacerbated by slow turnaround times

Posted on 3rd December 2020 at 11:23

Container shortages exacerbated by slow turnaround times

Container availability in China remains at a record low as the length of time equipment is sitting in depots is increasing.

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https://www.lloydsloadinglist.com/freight-directory/news/Container-shortages-exacerbated-by-slow-turnaround-times/77977.htm?cl=article_1&elqTrack=true&mc_cid=08dd299301&mc_eid=bb81110dd5#.X8jIftj7SUk

Asia-Europe container freight spot rates hit new highs

Posted on 1st December 2020 at 10:05

Asia-Europe container freight spot rates hit new highs

Container spot freight rates from Asia to northern Europe have broken the $2,000 per teu level for the first time in a decade after rising by more than a quarter this week.

The Shanghai Containerised Freight Index reported rates of $2,091 per teu on the Asia-northern Europe trade. The last time rates were this high was during the “dead cat bounce” that followed the global financial crisis, when rates topped £2,100 per teu in May 2010.

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https://www.lloydsloadinglist.com/freight-directory/news/Asia-Europe-container-freight-spot-rates-hit-new-highs/77961.htm?cl=article_1&elqTrack=true&mc_cid=089370bc72&mc_eid=bb81110dd5#.X8YTg837SUk

AMBITIOUS VISION SET OUT FOR INNOVATIVE NEW FREEPORT IN EAST OF ENGLAND

Posted on 30th November 2020 at 10:01

AMBITIOUS VISION SET OUT FOR INNOVATIVE NEW FREEPORT IN EAST OF ENGLAND

Freeport East would focus on the Port of Felixstowe and Harwich International Port – both owned by Hutchison Ports – and be a strategic hub linking UK importers and exporters with suppliers and customers across the globe, situated as it is at the heart of vital trading routes to Asia and Northern Europe

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https://www.multimodal.org.uk/article/ambitious-vision-set-out-innovative-new-freeport-east-england

Brexit border checks trial causes long lorry queues in Kent

Posted on 26th November 2020 at 18:16

Brexit border checks trial causes long lorry queues in Kent

Queues of trucks stretching for five miles unexpectedly built up in Kent earlier this week after the French started a trial of post-Brexit checks, according to The Guardian.

Lorries on their way across the English Channel were forced to stop in long lines up to junction 11 on the M20 as they tried to approach the Eurotunnel entrance just outside Folkestone and the Port of Dover.

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https://www.lloydsloadinglist.com/freight-directory/news/Brexit-border-checks-trial-causes-long-lorry-queues-in-Kent/77944.htm?cl=article_3&elqTrack=true&mc_cid=fdbedee6c9&mc_eid=bb81110dd5#.X7_uF837SUk

Forth Ports and DP World push forward with Thames Freeport bid

Posted on 23rd November 2020 at 10:50

Forth Ports and DP World push forward with Thames Freeport bid

As the Government launches the competitive bidding process, DP World and Forth Ports continue to push forward their bid for a Thames Freeport with London Gateway, the Port of Tilbury and Ford's Dagenham engine plant at its heart.

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https://www.multimodal.org.uk/article/forth-ports-and-dp-world-push-forward-thames-freeport-bid

Shippers switching to air freight to escape sea freight hell

Posted on 20th November 2020 at 18:50

Shippers switching to air freight to escape sea freight hell

With sea freight rates reaching some of the highest levels ever seen, along with equipment shortages, late vessels and still no guarantee of uplift, some shippers are starting to switch to air, driving up rates on a mode that had been enjoying some stability.

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https://www.lloydsloadinglist.com/freight-directory/news/Shippers-switching-to-air-to-escape-sea-freight-hell/77904.htm?cl=article_2&elqTrack=true&mc_cid=d33591e2d4&mc_eid=bb81110dd5#.X7gM5c37SUk

UK-EU freight trade set for bumpy ride in January

Posted on 18th November 2020 at 19:22

UK-EU freight trade set for bumpy ride in January

With the end of the UK’s Transition Period from European Union trade rules fast-approaching, there continues to be a significant lack of preparedness on the part of the trading community with regard to the post-Brexit business landscape and the implementation of the systems that will be needed from the end of December, according to leading UK customs technology specialist Peter MacSwiney, chairman of UK customs clearance solutions provider Agency Sector Management (ASM).

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https://www.lloydsloadinglist.com/freight-directory/news/UK-EU-freight-trade-set-for-bumpy-ride-in-January/77879.htm?cl=article_2&elqTrack=true&mc_cid=ddb5aef875&mc_eid=bb81110dd5#.X7Va7c37SUk

Felixstowe congestion to continue into December

Posted on 17th November 2020 at 15:50

Felixstowe congestion to continue into December

The Port of Felixstowe says high container volumes may continue through into the New Year, claiming it is taking action to increase resources and remove ‘slow-moving PPE containers’.

Congestion at the UK’s largest container port, Felixstowe, is expected to continue into December and possibly into the new year, as unexpectedly high import volumes, slow-moving containers of PPE, and problems managing the high activity levels persist.

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https://www.lloydsloadinglist.com/freight-directory/news/Felixstowe-congestion-to-continue-into-December/77867.htm?cl=article_1&elqTrack=true&mc_cid=b9e25322ba&mc_eid=bb81110dd5#.X7PuBsj7SUk

Air freight prices ex-China continue to rise

Posted on 16th November 2020 at 12:56

Air freight prices ex-China continue to rise

China-Europe rates end October 25% higher than in September, despite a dip in demand in the final week of last month, with the market’s six-month recovery broadly continuing.

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https://www.lloydsloadinglist.com/freight-directory/news/Air-freight-prices-ex-China-continue-to-rise/77805.htm#.X7J1V8j7SUl

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Posts tagged “Imports”

Brexit border ‘catastrophe’ warning over lack of customs agents

Container shortages exacerbated by slow turnaround times

Asia-Europe container freight spot rates hit new highs

AMBITIOUS VISION SET OUT FOR INNOVATIVE NEW FREEPORT IN EAST OF ENGLAND

Brexit border checks trial causes long lorry queues in Kent

Forth Ports and DP World push forward with Thames Freeport bid

Shippers switching to air freight to escape sea freight hell

UK-EU freight trade set for bumpy ride in January

Felixstowe congestion to continue into December

Air freight prices ex-China continue to rise

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