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CMA CGM increases ocean freight rate discounts after government pressure 
 
CMA CGM is to introduce even bigger discounts in ocean freight rates and broadened its scope, in response to the sharp rise in inflation hitting the purchasing power of French households. 
 
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PORT OF FELIXSTOWE LAUNCHES OCEAN 
 
Hutchison Ports’ Port of Felixstowe has launched OCEAN (Online Container Enquiry Analytics Notifications), a new online platform to provide fast and accurate real-time information for customers. 
 
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CALL FOR GOVERNMENT TO RECOGNISE MARITIME SECTOR AS BEST HOPE FOR LEVELLING-UP 
 
The new Chief Executive of one of the UK’s largest logistics firms has urged the government to embrace a partnership with port and maritime companies to help meet its objectives on levelling-up, net zero and economic growth. 
 
Claudio Veritiero, who took over at Peel Ports Group in April, says that businesses in the sector are ideally placed to provide benefits and opportunities across these three national priorities, especially in the wake of Covid-19 and Brexit. 
 
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GLOBAL FREIGHT FORWARDING REPORT PREDICTS CONTINUED GROWTH IN 2022 
 
According to Transport Intelligence, the global forwarding market exceeded pre-pandemic levels in 2021, but limited capacity and record-high freight rates present a challenging market. Ti predicts that the market will grow 5.7% in 2022, slowing to 3.7% by 2026. 
 
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EUROTUNNEL LE SHUTTLE FREIGHT CELEBRATES CARGO MILESTONE 
 
Eurotunnel Le Shuttle Freight has announced a milestone as its thirty-third millionth truck crossed the Channel aboard its Shuttle on Monday 11 July 2022. 
 
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Ningbo-Zhoushan hits record container volume amid Shanghai lockdown 
 
In April, Ningbo-Zhoushan port is expected to post a container throughput of over 3m teu, a new high for single month and an increase of 10% year-on-year. 
 
Amid the recent covid-outbreaks happened in Yangtze river delta, especially the wave in its neighboring port Shanghai, Ningbo-Zhoushan port maintained smooth operation for container trucks transportation and provided more solutions including opening up new services, adding freight places and adjusting empty containers to effectively relieve the logistics pressure in Yangtze river delta region. 
 
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UK GOVERNMENT WILL NOT INTRODUCE SPS AND S&S IMPORT CONTROLS ON EU GOODS ON 1 JULY 2022 
 
The remaining import controls on EU goods will no longer be introduced this year, the government has announced. 
 
Instead, traders will continue to move their goods from the European Union to Great Britain as they do now. 
 
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Most UK small importers unprepared for 1 January EU-GB customs changes 
 
Most small UK import businesses remain unprepared for the latest post-Brexit changes on 1 January, when EU goods exported to Great Britain (GB) will require full customs declarations at the point of arrival, new research reveals. 
 
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DP WORLD TO INVEST £300M IN NEW FOURTH BERTH AT LONDON GATEWAY 
 
DP World has announced that it will begin work next month on a new fourth berth at its London Gateway logistics hub to increase supply chain resilience and create more capacity for the world’s largest vessels. 
 
The £300m sum - which builds on the £2bn investment DP World has made in Britain over the last decade – represents the next step by the leading global provider of smart logistics in delivering integrated supply chain solutions for customers. 
 
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Air freight rates ex-Asia rise to new highs 
 
Air freight spot rates ex-Asia have surged again this week to their highest level this year and some of the highest levels on record, with significant increases from Hong Kong (HKG) and Shanghai (PVG) to North America and Europe. 
 
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